Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée /

Franco-American identity, community, and La Guiannée /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Servaes, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2015.
Series:William L. Potter publication series ; No. 11.
Subjects:
French Americans > Illinois > Prairie du Rocher > Social life and customs.
French Americans > Missouri > Sainte Genevieve > Social life and customs.
French Americans > Ethnic identity.
New Year > Folklore > Illinois > Prairie du Rocher.
New Year > Folklore > Missouri > Sainte Genevieve.
Prairie du Rocher (Ill.) > Social life and customs.
Sainte Genevieve (Mo.) > Social life and customs.
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Table of 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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