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- Author: Werden, Douglas
Date: 2009
Book Title: The Geographical Imagination of Annie Proulx : Rethinking Regionalism
Language: en
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Essay analyzing Annie Proulx's novel, "Accordion Crimes," according to the ethnic groups, working-classes, and cultural identities its characters simultaneously challenge and represent. A mid-1990s United States commentary on assimilation,…
- Author: Gosnell, Jonathan
Date: 2008-06-01
Publication: French Cultural Studies
Volume: 19
Language: en
Find in a Library: 438108433
An essay describing France's Alliance Francaise, an internationally established cultural institution dedicated to promoting the French language and fostering dialogue with, about, and around French culture throughout the world. A history of the…
- Author: Sanders, Michael S.
Date: 2007 October
Publication: Down East
Volume: 54
Language: English
Article on Franco American foods and their relative invisibility, inspired by this food writer's engagement with some of the customs and cuisine to be found in the homes of Brunswick, Maine. Contains brief interviews on Franco American culture with…
- Author: Trépanier, Cécyle
Date: 1991 July
Publication: The Geographical Journal
Volume: 157
Language: English
Find in a Library: 481914879
Historical transformation of the term "Cajun" in Louisiana - its meaning, scope, and usage, as well as its blurring of the state's diversity of French lineages. Influence of the term "Cajun" on the cultural awareness of the Louisiana French, and the…
- Author: Brown, Becky
Date: 1993-03
Publication: Language in Society
Volume: 22
Language: en; fr
Find in a Library: 484389948
The status of French language in Louisiana over time - diversity, amalgamation, decay, revival, and current modes of expression. How the written French word in the context of Louisiana French language revival has taken on special political and social…
- Author: Henry, Jacques
Date: 1998 July
Publication: Journal of American Ethnic History
Volume: 17
Language: English, with some français
An essay on the origins and historical transformation of the term "Cajun" in the context of French Louisiana. An historical etymology of "Cajun" and an analysis of its usage from its 17th century iterations to those of the present day. An attempt at…
- Author: Breton, Raymond (editor)
- Author: Savard, Pierre (editor)
Date: 1982
Language: English
Find in a Library: 36283800
A conference publication consisting of a collection of essays on the titled topic. Contains the following written pieces by their respective authors: "The Acadians: a People in Search of a Country" by Jean Daigle, "Emigration and Colonization: Twin…