French cultural studies
Subtitle: criticism at the crossroads
By: Marie-Pierre Le Hir, Dana Strand, editors.
Contributors: Le Hir, Marie-Pierre.; Strand, Dana.
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Culture -- Study and teaching.; Civilization, Modern -- French influences.; France -- Civilization -- 1945- .; France -- Cultural policy -- Social aspects.; France -- Relations -- French-speaking countries.; French-speaking countries -- Relations -- France.
Description: "French Cultural Studies provides a theoretical framework for reconsidering the domain of knowledge and expertise traditionally associated with the discipline of French. The contributors accompany their analysis of a wide variety of topics in French and Francophone Studies with a spirit of critical self-awareness that continually challenges traditional disciplinary boundaries.

Ranging from a reevaluation of Baudelaire's poetic interlude in the Mascarene Islands to a discussion of Patrick Chamoiseau's fictional blueprint for Caribbean resistance, these essays address the theoretical and pedagogical implications of redefining French Studies as an interdisciplinary field, while providing practical examples of the kind of criticism that such a shift would entail."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.