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This book delves into the complexity of the exclusion of multiple minority identities against the backdrop of anti-Black racism, linguistic discrimination, slavery, and colonialism and neo-colonialism, along with resilience against identity exclusion. Analyzing the construction and negotiation of Canadian, Francophone, and Black-African identities, we juxtapose inclusive identity meanings with dominant perceptions to show ways in which race, language, ethnicity, and religion shape identities in the 21st century. Drawing on the criterial tradition, critical race theory, critical multiculturalism, and critical ethnography, we engage the work of Frantz Fanon and Negritude and utilize semi-structured interviews, document collection, and content analysis to interpret identity and identification. We shed light on identity exclusion and subjectivity that fuels identity strategizing and agency, and recommend reforms, including naming Black Canadians an independent designated group, and combining multiculturalism and official bilingualism to strengthen belongingness among Blacks and other marginalized communities and to build the inclusive future that we long for.
"Francais-Monde "engages learners with meaningful and relevant language in a real-world context to ensure they develop communicative competence in French. Reflecting the five goals of the National Standards and their related objectives, "Francais-Monde "is uniquely designed to help learners develop cross-cultural competence in a rich and flexible framework by providing tightly integrated exposure to real-world culture, language and technology. Real Culture Focus on contemporary culture that helps learners analyze why they do what they do, and understand different cultural perspectives of people from the French speaking world. Integrated video follows French university students using natural, contemporary and authentic language as they perform every day functions. Vocabulary exposes student to words in use by today's French-speaking people. Thematic readings drawn from a variety of genres and resources, such as magazine articles, blogs posts, surveys, songs, poems, essays, prepare students to experience language in the real-world contexts. Real Language Learners are encouraged to demonstrate their cultural and linguistic competence via a culminating project at the end of each chapter. Students are prepared for a wide range of real-life situations, likely to be encountered in any Francophone country, by being exposed to authentic language in spoken and written form. Integrated video follows French university students using natural, contemporary and authentic language as they perform every day functions. MyFrenchLab Save Time, Improve Results with MyFrenchLab. More than 100,000 students use a MyLanguageLab product to access all the materials they need for their language course in one place. MyFrenchLab access includes course management and a flexible gradebook for you; the eText, Student Activities Manual, Video and Audio programs plus so much more for your students! Icons throughout the text direct students to MyFrenchLab whenever it will offer the support or resources they need to accomplish an activity.
"A study of the manifestation and persistence of hybrid Franco-American literary, musical, culinary, and media cultures in North America, particularly New England and southern Louisiana"--
The experiences of Black francophones in Alberta. Drawing on the qualitative analysis of numerous documents and interviews, the book explores how Black francophones hailing from sub-Saharan Africa who live in the predominantly anglophone province of Alberta construct multiple identities based on language, race, and citizenship while facing racism and multiple forms of exclusion. Blackness and la Francophonie is essential reading for scholars and informed readers interested in identity formation, anti-racism, and the politics of language.
Finalist for the Man Booker International Prize 2015 Outlandish, surreal and compelling, a murderous porcupine tells all: 'For years I was the double of Kibandi . . . He died the day before yesterday, so here is my confession' All human beings, says an African legend, have an animal double. Some are benign, others wicked. When Kibandi, a boy living in a Congolese village, reaches the age of eleven, his father takes him out into the night, and forces him to drink a vile liquid from a jar which has been hidden for years in the earth. This is his initiation and, from this point on, he, and his double, a porcupine, become murderers, attacking neighbours, fellow villagers, and anyone unfortunate enough to cross their path. But now Kibandi is dead, and the porcupine, free of his master, is free to tell their story at last.
The Commonwealth is a loose association of independent sovereign states. Members consult and co-operate with each other, and try to further world peace, social understanding, racial equality and economic development. This document specifically looks at the Commonwealth and La Francophonie in relations to Canada.
Organized by region, boasting an international roster of contributors, and including summaries of selected creative and critical works and a guide to selected terms and figures, Salhi's volume is an ideal introduction to French studies beyond the canon.
"This volume consists of selected papers from a conference organised under the aegis of the Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France at the University of Leicester in September 2000"--P. [9].