The conference will explore new trends in contemporary Quebec culture and society and is aimed at students, specialists, and the general public. As an immigrant writer himself, Mr Micone reflects on the question of the immigrant contribution to mainstream cultures, an essential issue in this era of globalization and multiculturalism. His own contribution to Quebec's literary scene includes a theatre trilogy about the difficulties encountered by a group of immigrants in their new home, an essay on immigration and a prize-winning translation of Goldini's La Locandiera . As a prologue, Dr Robert Kenny, from the University of Leicester, will be talking about Comic perceptions of New France in Eighteenth-Century France . No , after a reception hosted by the Delegation generale du Quebec.
Press are welcome during the late morning.
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