Diversity and Franco-American Identity Politics

Diversity and Franco-American Identity Politics

Article on theories of assimilation and group identity politics in the United States. Franco Americans in Maine as a cultural case study. Outline of ways in which rethinking cultural identity and cultural difference might give new insight into multiculturalism more generally. Brief analysis of six specific aspects of Franco American culture commonly acknowledged - language, class, gender, age, religion, schooling - and citation of examples that complicate their significance for Franco American cultural identity. Reference to the 1992-1993 WBLM "Frenchie" scandal; 1991 Bates College language rule; Le Club Calumet refusal of a woman member in the early 1990s; and certain other events.

Peterson, Eric E.

1994-07

en

Journal Article

20th century; Maine

1090-5413

1

58-67

Maine History: Maine Historical Society Quarterly

34