Francophonia
Subtitle: stories from the Professional French Masters Program
By: edited by Ritt Deitz
Publisher: Lncidence
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9781492928010
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Alumni and alumnae; Americans; Anecdotes; French; Social life and customs; French language; Social aspects; French National characteristics; Français; Mœurs et coutumes; Français (Langue); Aspect social; Universities and colleges; University of Wisconsin--Madison. Professional French Masters Program; University of Wisconsin--Madison
Description: When did you realize the French-speaking world was not what you expected? Ritt Deitz, who directs the University of Wisconsin-Madison Professional French Masters Program, has brought together writers who see the monde francophone a little differently now than when they were studying the language in classrooms. They saw French as a way to get into that world that spans the globe from Paris to Montreal to Brazzaville and beyond-learning, along the way, that working in French is not necessarily the same thing as being French.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: ENTRY --; title: A Note from the Editor -- (starting p. 13); title: Preface -- (starting p. 15) / -- Christian Laurence; title: SIGHTS AND SOUNDS --; title: Francophonia -- (starting p. 23) / -- Ritt Deitz; title: Colors, Songs, and Hibou Dan -- (starting p. 34) / -- Sarah Demetz; title: Winning at French, Losing at Scrabble -- (starting p. 43) / -- Laura Gross; title: The Leaf Blower and the Rising Star -- (starting p. 59) / -- Sarah Allen; title: THE CULTURE --; title: Editorial Malcontent: When French Nonfiction Authors Publish in America -- (starting p. 73) / -- Bryn Grisham; title: Finding the Right Tone -- (starting p. 84) / -- John Brunner; title: Time's Up -- (starting p. 95) / -- Sarah Craver; title: Prepared -- (starting p. 105) / -- Irene Borngraeber; title: AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION --; title: "Le Francais des Francais" and Other Myths -- (starting p. 119) / -- Sunny Schomaker; title: Learning to Dislike the French -- (starting p. 132) / -- Joseph Halaas; title: You Want to Know About French Food? Ask the Boy from Singapore -- (starting p. 145) / -- Brigit Colder; title: The American Cousin -- (starting p. 156) / -- Ashley Herrick; title: Letters -- (starting p. 168) / -- Zoe Plaugher; title: THE MARKET --; title: Three Months' Notice -- (starting p. 195) / -- Leah Fink; title: Threshold -- (starting p. 208) / -- Cristina Settar; title: Goedemorgen -- (starting p. 222) / -- Megan Maley; title: The Puzzle -- (starting p. 242) / -- Natalia Swerchowsky; title: SUSTAINABLE --; title: Cirque de vie -- (starting p. 257) / -- Kate Williams; title: Flecks: Food, Farms, Quebec and Chicago -- (starting p. 265) / -- Michelle Harrison; title: A Map of the Congo -- (starting p. 282) / -- Patrick Malarkey; title: Life, Language, Love and Norway -- (starting p. 297) / -- Kristi Sandven; title: Looking for Freedom? Try France -- (starting p. 311) / -- Charles Peebles Squire; title: EXIT --; title: Acknowledgments -- (starting p. 327); title: Contributors-- (starting p. 329)