
Issues in the French-Speaking World
Greenwood Press
Published on 30. August 2004
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-0-313-32154-2 (ISBN)
Description
The French today contend with national history and identity and the tensions brought on by changes such as immigration, European integration, and postcolonialism. This book encapsulates 11 major issues for students of French language and culture, providing an informed platform for critical thinking and engaging discussion. The topics, including the trial of Maurice Papon, the Headscarf Affair, Jose Bove and McDonald's, Quebec separatism, and the democratization movement in the Ivory Coast, are overviewed in individual chapters. Pro and con positions on the issues are then presented so that students can debate the points. Helpful French vocabulary, questions and activities, and a resource guide accompany each issue to round out the unit.
The authors are careful to tie in the French issues to American society and culture. Comparisons are probed so that students will broaden their understanding not only of French-speaking societies but also their own society and history as well. Written in a dramatic style, the unique approach of this content-rich resource is sure to bring new energy to the study of French culture, language, and history.
The authors are careful to tie in the French issues to American society and culture. Comparisons are probed so that students will broaden their understanding not only of French-speaking societies but also their own society and history as well. Written in a dramatic style, the unique approach of this content-rich resource is sure to bring new energy to the study of French culture, language, and history.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
596 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-32154-2 (9780313321542)
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Persons
MICHAEL B. KLINE is Professor of French at Dickinson College.
NANCY C. MELLERSKI is Professor of French at Dickinson College.
NANCY C. MELLERSKI is Professor of French at Dickinson College.
Content
Acknowledgments Introduction History and Memory Jeanne D'Arc: The National Hero The Trial of Maurice Papon: Holding France Accountable The Aussaresses Revelations: A Tortured Memory Competing Voices Regional Languages in France: The Return of the Repressed? The Headscarf Affair: Multiculturalism in Debate The Power of Language and Culture in Quebec The Ghost of France in the Construction of Post-Colonial Identities Equality The Parity Law of 2000: Aux armes, Citoyennes! Affirmative Action at Sciences Po: Leveling the Playing Field Globalization French Cinema and the "Cultural Exception": Holding Off Hollywood Trouble Down on the Farm: Big Mac Attack Index