The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives (Francophone Cultures and Literatures) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820437395 ISBN 13: 9780820437392

Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives introduces readers to French-speaking communities across the globe and offers a perspective on the cultures that have developed in the wake of French exploration and colonization. This book explores the French influence in West Africa, the diversity of cultures within the Caribbean, the Francophone communities of North America, and the plight of North African immigrants living in France. Through these interdisciplinary essays and the discussion questions that follow them, readers can examine such wide-ranging topics as the media in Francophone West Africa, the special status of women writers in Senegal, and the mix of cultures in Martinique and French Guiana. This book also highlights the transition into modernity in Burkina Faso, the theater of Aimé Césaire, literature and culture in Québec, and the French presence in the northeastern United States.

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About the Author

The Editor: Michelle Beauclair received her B.S.L.A. in French from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and her M.A. and Ph.D. in French literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches French and Francophone culture courses at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, W.A., and advanced Francophone literature courses at Seattle Pacific University. She has also taught a Francophone course in Paris for the Washington Consortium of Community Colleges. She is the author of Albert Camus, Marguerite Duras, and the Legacy of Mourning (Peter Lang, 1998).

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0820437395
• ISBN 13: 9780820437392
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 175
• Editor: Beauclair Michelle M.