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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"French culture"”.
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Manifestations of Poland in nineteenth-century French culture
… to France during the nineteenth century, changed French perceptions of Poland. The more Polish migrants entered France and settled into Parisian society, the more representations became realistic. Hence, stereotypes changed and evolved as a result of political changes and increased factual …
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Representations of convicts in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French culture
From the 1820s, forçats were widely portrayed in French culture across a variety of fictional and non-fictional genres. This thesis analyses this ‘convict tradition’, and relates it to the emergence of industrial literature in France, with its resolutely reader-centred approach. It argues that …
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A Culinary Revolution: The First Celebrity Chef and the Unification of French Culture
… The monarchy was overthrown because of the French Revolution, a new system of government was being implemented and the country of France was starting to come together as one nation. Many different cultural aspects can be credited, but one in particular was the cuisine. Antonin Carême, the …
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The French in Australia : with special emphasis on the period 1788-1947
This thesis outlines the course of French immigration and settlement in Australia, concentrating on the years 1788-1947. It also briefly reviews the early explorations of the French navigators along the Australian coast (as witness the French place names) and the recent developments of the period …
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The French in Australia : with special emphasis on the period 1788-1947
This thesis outlines the course of French immigration and settlement in Australia, concentrating on the years 1788-1947. It also briefly reviews the early explorations of the French navigators along the Australian coast (as witness the French place names) and the recent developments of the period …
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Gaston Bachelard's scientific philosophy: an approach to science and technology studies
… within the context of early twentieth century French culture and science. Bachelard began his career in philosophy comparatively late in life and although his background in mathematics and physics was reflected in his philosophical approach to science, he belonged more to the French …
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The Lutheran hymn "Ein' Feste Burg" in Claude Debussy's Cello Sonata (1915): motivic variation and structure
… based on the hymn and hidden quotes of the French anthem “La Marseillaise” in the third movement of the Sonata will place this piece into the context of World War I and in accord with the nationalist attitudes of the French and Germans at the time. Currently, the popular explanation of the …
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Education and integration of immigrant minorities : a case study of the Haitian community in Quebec
… commitment of the Quebec government to establish French culture as the dominant one. Finally, different interviews with Haitian respondents and participants are introduced. The findings of the cases studied suggest that some of the Haitians who arrived here in the 1960s (first wave) became …
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Feminizing the West African diaspora in France: 1974-2005
… is understood as white and male and in which the French are implicitly viewed as culturally superior to their former colonial subjects. “Feminizing the African Diaspora in France 1974-2005,” explores African women’s contributions to the formation of the diaspora by investigating how they asserted …
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The influence of culture on pro-environmental activities : comparing English, French and Italian Canadians
… with examining the behaviors of English, French and Italian Canadians towards the environment. Given the bi-cultural environment of Montreal, Italian Canadians in our sample were divided into three groups: strong Italians, Italians acculturated toward the English culture, and Italians …
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Social Binaries in Contemporary Beur Fiction
… label serves as a third space in the binary of French culture and Maghrebi culture. This third space is necessary as the children of Maghrebi immigrants in France find themselves in between each culture and the sphere of influence that follows. The term is then problematized. The theme of …
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Prostitution chez Calixthe Beyala: race, corps, regard
… Their dreams of freedom and integration to the French culture are often shattered by the reality of racism, poverty and prostitution. In all her works, Beyala uses a recurring character, a strong and independent African woman, who is forced to prostitute herself. Crucial elements in Calixthe …
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Prostitution chez Calixthe Beyala: race, corps, regard
… Their dreams of freedom and integration to the French culture are often shattered by the reality of racism, poverty and prostitution. In all her works, Beyala uses a recurring character, a strong and independent African woman, who is forced to prostitute herself. Crucial elements in Calixthe …
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Mobile limits and the limits of mobility in French representations of urban space
… proposes a new approach to conceptualizing the French city through a series of readings on twentieth- and twenty-first century literature, cinema and theory. This project uncovers liminal protagonists in French urban space, analyzes their Certelian practices, and considers what happens when they …
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Medievalism in the French Renaissance: Literature, History, and Nation in Claude Fauchet's Veilles ou Observations (1555)
This thesis explores the place of medieval French literature in the formation of national identity in sixteenth-century France. It focuses on an unpublished and little-studied manuscript miscellany, the Veilles ou Observations de plusieurs choses dinnes de mémoire en la lecture d’aucuns autheurs …
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Student perspectives on study abroad: the case of Louisiana State University's summer internships in the French Alps
… and linguistic internship program, “LSU in the French Alps,” as well as the perspectives of four program participants. This research was conducted during four phases of the study abroad experience: the pre-departure orientation (4 days on LSU’s main campus), the in-country stay (4 weeks in the …
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Helen Maria Williams: the purpose and practice of translation, 1789-1827
The French Revolution has long been recognised as the crucial turning point in modern European history. The event is often cited as the beginning point for European Romanticism. Helen Maria Williams occupied a unique position at the crucible of events in post-revolutionary Paris. Having visited the …
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Consuming cultures: the cultinary poetics of Francophone women's literature
Anthropologists, sociologists and students of culture study food, eating and cuisine because they can provide insight into gender, power and even economic relations that structure a society. The way that people react to, think about and write about this most basic form of consumption can be very …
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Creole Resistance in Louisiana from Colonization to Black Lives Matter: Activism’s Deep-Rooted Role in Creole Identity
… identity within Louisiana emerged as a result of French colonization and as a means of classification denoting birthplace but developed into a cultural identity specific to the lived experience of residents of Louisiana. An often-overlooked aspect of Creole identity is its role within the …
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