Se ressaisir, enquête autobiographique d’une transfuge de classe féministe

In To Compose Oneself: An Autobiographical Study of a Feminist Class Passer (Se ressaisir. Enquête autobiographique d’une transfuge de classe féministe), Rose-Marie Lagrave calls into question dominant narratives about meritocracy, the stereotype associated with class passers, the myth of a social ladder ascended by virtue of exceptional talent or ability. This work traces a social migration constituted by chance and choice, wherein class domination and gender domination intertwine. It is the journey of a girl from a large family rooted in the countryside, who was in no way predestined to sit on the benches of the Sorbonne and go on to become a director of studies at the EHESS.