Accenting the French in Comparative American Studies
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Title
Accenting the French in Comparative American Studies
Description
Critical essay on the inclusion of Francophone peoples and regions in the broadening scope of American Studies. Brief survey on certain literary works and literary criticism that illustrate how cultural identity gets articulated in terms of the wide geography, multiple languages, and human migrations of the Americas. The ways in which regional writers "remap" their region's identity and build specific international relationships, with examples from Haiti, QueÌbec, and other Francophone areas in the western hemisphere. Particular emphasis on the peoples and literatures of Latin America and the Caribbean, QueÌbec and French Canada, with some comments on Cajuns and Creoles in Louisiana and Franco Americans New England.
Creator
Green, Mary Jean
Date
2009
Language
English
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
Coverage
21st century; North and South America
Contribution Form
Zotero
DOI
10.1215/00104124-2009-019
ISSN
0010-4124 (print) ; 1945-8517 (online)
Issue
3
Pages
327-334
Publication Title
Comparative Literature
Volume
61