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  • Author: Laberge, Yves

Date: 2008 November 3

Publication: University Affairs/Affaires universitaires

Language: English

Find in a Library: 61569585

A sympathetic review of the anthology, "Voyages: A Franco-American Reader" (Gardiner, Maine: Tilbury House, 2007). Discusses a few of the entries and their importance to the whole of American Studies.

  • Author: Gross, Sarah Chokla

Date: 1952 September 14

Publication: New York Times

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1760220

A review of the 1952 children's book, "Party for Suzanne," written by Cecile Pepin Edwards and illustrated by Jane Costle. Edwards and Costle attempted to create a book that talks about a French-Canadian child's experience in a New England public…

  • Author: Beston, Henry

Date: 1943 May 2

Publication: New York Times

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1760220

A review of the exploratory book-length essay entitled "The Shadows of the Trees," by Jacques Ducharme, on the Franco-American experience in the United States. Ducharme attempts to explore the most prominent aspects of French-Canadian emigrant…

  • Author: New York Times

Date: 1939 July 2

Publication: New York Times

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1760220

A collection of book reviews, including, as the title indicates, a review of Jacques Ducharme's 1939 novel, "The Delusson Family," about a French-Canadian immigrant family in the United States.

  • Author: Carter, George F.

Date: 1905 March 11

Publication: New York Times

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1760220

1905 letter to the editor on the recent discovery that New England author Nathaniel Hawthorne had supplied fellow New England writer Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with the theme for his famous story in verse, "Evangeline."

  • Author: Lemay, George

Date: 1900 September 9

Publication: New York Times

Language: English

Find in a Library: 1760220

1900 letter to the New York Times refuting pejorative descriptions leveled on "the French-Canadian of to-day" by a New York Times editorialist who had only spent a short time in Canada. The letter covers the editorialist's attitude toward…

  • Author: Lederman, Diane

Date: 2009 November 11

Language: English

Find in a Library: None

Article on Ray Luc Levasseur's suspended invitation to speak at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2009. Levasseur, a Maine resident, is serving a paroled sentence in that state for his alleged involvement in politically-motivated crimes…

  • Author: Langellier, Kristin
  • Author: Peterson, Eric E.

Date: 2004

Language: en

Find in a Library: 52214849

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Performance studies theory text. Maine Franco American case studies in a discussion of the methods and forms of storytelling. Written by two University of Maine professors. From Temple University Press: "The authors ably guide readers through the…

  • Author: Toth, Emily

Date: 1999

Language: English

Find in a Library: 39800550

Biography of the author of "The Awakening." From University Press of Mississippi: "In 'Unveiling Kate Chopin,' Emily Toth, the foremost authority on Chopin's life and works, creates a sharply revealing portrait of a modern woman in a Victorian world.…

  • Author: Greeley, Andrew M. (editor)
  • Author: Baum, Gregory (editor)

Date: 1977

Language: English

Find in a Library: 3358854

A selection of essays on religion and ethnicity in international contexts. Emphasis on Catholicism. Includes pieces situated in Western Europe, North America, and French Canada, on topics ranging from church attendance, to nationalism, to biblical…

  • Author: Colpron, Gilles

Date: 1970

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 14933131

Find Online: OL4935274W

Une discussion sur les anglicismes dans le français de Québec - la grammaire, la syntax, la locution, et la vocabulaire. Pris d'un revue du texte: "La première édition du répertoire de Gilles Colpron, 'Les anglicismes au Québec,'…

  • Author: Gilroy, James P. (editor)

Date: 1982

Language: Français and English

Find in a Library: 8494888

Collection of critical essays on contemporary Francophone literatures and the certain expression of Francophone identities through diverse uses of the French language in different geographies. Contains the following essays by their respective…

  • Author: Hamel, Réginald
  • Author: Hare, John
  • Author: Wyczynski, Paul

Date: 1989

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 21163604

Index d'auteurs (biographique, bibliographique) nord-américains qui écrivent dans la langue française.

  • Author: Doyle, James

Date: 1983

Language: English

Find Online: 11615031

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  • Author: Frenette, Yves (rédacteur)
  • Author: PaÌ‚quet, Martin (rédacteur)
  • Author: Lamarre, Jean (rédacteur)

Date: 2002

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 50236360

Recuil d'essaies en l'honneur d'Yves Roby, un historien québécois, par ses collègues et ses anciens étudiants. Des études sur les sujets importants de la carrière de Roby: l'historiographie; "les espaces québecois et…

  • Author: Fong, Mary (editor)
  • Author: Chuang, Rueyling (editor)

Date: 2004

Language: en

Find in a Library: 52348906

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Reader in ethnic studies. Critical approaches to ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and group identity in the United States, and the various ways they are manifest. Includes an essay by University of Maine scholar Kristin Langellier entitled, "'Where I…

  • Author: Louder, Dean
  • Author: Waddell, Eric

Date: 2008

Language: Français

Find Online: 228855988

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  • Author: Zyla, Wolodymyr T.

Date: 1978

Language: English

Find Online: 3730150

Watch/Listen: http://books.google.com/books?id=dJdZAAAAMAAJ&q=ethnic+literatures+since+1776&dq=ethnic+literatures+since+1776&hl=en&ei=W612TKeJM8O78gbwhoXzBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA

  • Author: Robbins, Rhea Côté (editor)
  • Author: Petrie, Lanette Landry (editor)
  • Author: Langellier, Kristin (editor)
  • Author: Slott, Kathryn (editor)

Date: 1995

Language: en; fr

Find in a Library: 34344246

A selection of women's writings - fiction, poetry, essay, journalism - that have appeared in the University of Maine Franco-American Centre's publication, "Le FAROG Forum." Le Forum is a periodical dedicated to issues related to the Franco American…

  • Author: Giamo, Benedict

Date: 2000

Language: English

Find in a Library: 42690123

From Southern Illinois University Press: "Giamo’s primary purpose is to chronicle and clarify Kerouac’s various spiritual quests through close examinations of [his] novels. Kerouac began his quest with 'On the Road,' which also is…

  • Author: Bonenfant, Joseph
  • Author: Moorhead, Andrea

Date: 1986

Language: fr

Find in a Library: 17296485

Une collection de lettres echangées entre deux écrivain(e)s et deux pays, Canada et les Etats-Unis, au début des années 1980.

  • Author: Boelhower, William Q.

Date: 1987

Language: English

Find in a Library: 14241897

Critical research that questions the concept of "ethnic literature" and explores the phenomenon of ethnicities being written out in American literature. Problematizes designating "ethnic literature" as a thing apart, given the peculiar ethnic and…

  • Author: Jones, James T.

Date: 1999

Language: English

Find in a Library: 40735081

From ECW Press: "With this fascinating new book, Jim Jones debunks many of the myths surrounding the life and times of Jack Kerouac. Jones concentrates on those whose lives were most affected by Kerouac: daughter Jan Kerouac, wives Edie Parker, Joan…

  • Author: Jones, James T.

Date: 1992

Language: English

Find in a Library: 44962590

From Southern Illinois University Press: "In this pioneering critical study of Jack Kerouac’s book-length poem, 'Mexico City Blues'—a poetic parallel to the writer’s fictional saga, the 'Duluoz Legend'—James T. Jones uses a…

  • Author: Jarvis, Charles E.

Date: 1973

Language: English

Find in a Library: 2737349

Biography of Jack Kerouac published in his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts.

  • Author: Jack, Belinda Elizabeth

Date: 1996

Language: English

Find in a Library: 34557449

From Oxford University Press: "The canon of French literature has undergone substantial transformation in recent years and francophone literature is now an increasingly important element in French literature courses. This study introduces the diverse…

  • Author: Hebert-Leiter, Maria

Date: 2009

Language: English

Find in a Library: 463256338

From LSU Press: "From antebellum times, Louisiana’s unique multipartite society included a legal and social space for intermediary racial groups such as Acadians, Creoles, and Creoles of Color. In 'Becoming Cajun, Becoming American,' Maria…