Identity Discourse in Three Franco-American Life Histories from the U.S. Federal Writers' Project
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Title
Identity Discourse in Three Franco-American Life Histories from the U.S. Federal Writers' Project
Description
Critical reading of three Franco American oral history interviews from the Federal Writers' Project of the late 1930s. An exploration of how the participants in each interview constructed identities of self and community through the stories they chose to tell and the manners in which the stories were communicated. Begins with explanation of this author's specific concerns with methods of "critical discourse analysis," and is contextualized historically with an introduction to the history of New England's Franco American communities in general. Concludes with questions of the shape and substance of a 21st-century Franco American identity, illustrated in the author's own self-examination . From the author: "This project explores the social construction of ethnic identity among Franco-Americans, the descendants of French-Canadian immigrants to the northeastern United States....The project concludes with reflections on how the life narratives might inform a postmodern Franco-American ethnic identity."
Creator
Shannon, William F.
Source
Date
2010-12
Language
en
Type
Thesis/Dissertation
Identifier
Unknown
Coverage
1930-2010; New England
Contribution Form
Zotero
Archive
Athabasca University Library Digital Reading Room
Num Pages
56
Place
Athbasca, Alberta, Canada
University
Athabasca University
URL
Identity Discourse... @ Athabasca University