Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée / Anna Servaes, Center for French Colonial Studies, St. Louis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: William L. Potter publication series ; No. 11.Publisher: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2015Description: 1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781626745599 (e-book)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée.DDC classification:
  • 977.3/9201 23
LOC classification:
  • F549.P87 S47 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Part I. Historical context -- The development of the French mentality and identity in the Illinois Country -- Historical developments and influence on French identity -- La Guiannée and its heritage -- Part II. Community affirmation: analysis of the celebration with liminal theory -- The season of La Guiannée -- Analytical discussion of the celebration -- Disguise and mask -- Traveling and the neighborhood -- Foodways -- Theatrical play -- Part III. Cultural continuity: collective memory and cultural identity -- Heritage, history, and continuity -- Modern adaptations and heritage -- Linguistic, material, and religious symbols.
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Part I. Historical context -- The development of the French mentality and identity in the Illinois Country -- Historical developments and influence on French identity -- La Guiannée and its heritage -- Part II. Community affirmation: analysis of the celebration with liminal theory -- The season of La Guiannée -- Analytical discussion of the celebration -- Disguise and mask -- Traveling and the neighborhood -- Foodways -- Theatrical play -- Part III. Cultural continuity: collective memory and cultural identity -- Heritage, history, and continuity -- Modern adaptations and heritage -- Linguistic, material, and religious symbols.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2016. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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