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Gabrielle Roy: An Annotated Bibliography And Guide To Studies About The Author And Her Works, Marjorie Benedict Jan 2001

Gabrielle Roy: An Annotated Bibliography And Guide To Studies About The Author And Her Works, Marjorie Benedict

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

Gabrielle Roy (1909-1983) is one of Canada's most important 20th century women writers of fiction. Born in Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, a French-speaking community across the Red River from Winnipeg, Gabrielle was the youngest child in a large family. In 1929, after two years of training at the Winnipeg Normal Institute, she began a teaching career in Manitoba. Eight years later, she traveled to Europe to study dramatic art. There she began to develop her talent as a writer and wrote her first published articles. The outbreak of World War II in 1939 hastened her return to Canada where she settled in …


Hégémonie, Féminin Et Paradoxes De La Représentation, Alexie Tcheuyap Jan 2001

Hégémonie, Féminin Et Paradoxes De La Représentation, Alexie Tcheuyap

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Gender issues in African literature and cinema have always raised challenging questions. It seems that the real or supposed oppression of women is often Justified in biological rather than in social terms, which, in turn obfuscates the real issues. This essay addresses the problem of film reecritures, from a comparative perspective. In so doing we pay special attention to the status of the feminine. Our aim is to reconsider current trends and ideological changes in the transfer from literary to filmic text.


L'Image-Son Dans La Zerda Ou La Pharmacie Du Cinématographe, Mireille Calle-Gruber Jan 2001

L'Image-Son Dans La Zerda Ou La Pharmacie Du Cinématographe, Mireille Calle-Gruber

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Film and literature are interrelated in the works of Assia Djebar. An analysis of La Zerda et les chants de l'oubli reveals among other techniques, that the "image- son" can also be found in the literary production of this author whose concern for autobiography and languages is essential.


Ousmane Sembène Et Le Cinéma Politique, Samba Gadjigo Jan 2001

Ousmane Sembène Et Le Cinéma Politique, Samba Gadjigo

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

The study examines how Ousmane Sembene positions himself as a fiimmakerthrough his ideology. it begins with a summary of his trade union days on the docks of Marseille, and continues with his memberships in the CGT (Confederation generale des travailleurs), the French Communist Party, and other sister organisations. Further, the study provides a sketch of Sembene's ideal society and finally analyze the role he attributes to cinema in such a setting. The study concludes with a discovery ofthe main features of politically committed filmmaking for Ousmane Sembene.


Entre Fiction Et Réalité: Contrôle Et Résistance Dans "Laissez Brûler Laventurcia" De Xavier Orville, Micheline Rice-Maximin Jan 2001

Entre Fiction Et Réalité: Contrôle Et Résistance Dans "Laissez Brûler Laventurcia" De Xavier Orville, Micheline Rice-Maximin

French & Francophone Studies Faculty Works

No abstract provided.


An Error Analysis Of The Use Of The Past Tense In French By Malay Students, Sep Neo Lim Jan 2001

An Error Analysis Of The Use Of The Past Tense In French By Malay Students, Sep Neo Lim

Student Works (2000-2009)

The objectives of this study are (a) to analyse and categorise the errors made by Malay students of French when using the two French conversational past tenses: the imparfait and the posse compose; (b) to compare and contrast the French past tenses with the Malay expressions of past times; and (c) to suggest some pedagogical strategies. The subjects of this study comprise Malay undergraduates of BA English and BA Malay doing a French proficiency course at Universiti Putra Malaysia. The instrument used is a test consisting of four passages. The respondents have to use the correct past tense of the …


État Illégitime Et Discourse Cinématographique Au Cameroun, Gilbert Doho Jan 2001

État Illégitime Et Discourse Cinématographique Au Cameroun, Gilbert Doho

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Cameroonian cinema is a product of a system that France and the local colonialists forged to maintain the imperial cultural hold. In order to cover its repressive nature, the local regime had to build up a cinematographic discourse that would portray its repressive nature and silence a rebellious population.


État De Recherches Et Orientations Nouvelles Du Cinéma Francophone Ouest-Africain: 1980-2000, Suzanne Crosta Jan 2001

État De Recherches Et Orientations Nouvelles Du Cinéma Francophone Ouest-Africain: 1980-2000, Suzanne Crosta

Présence Francophone: Revue internationale de langue et de littérature

Now is an opportune time to look at the expanse of research that has emerged since 1980 in the field of African film criticism, to trace its parameters, highlight its strengths and identify its current shifts. In examining its present trends, we shall underscore themes and promising features in current African films. Our focus ·will be on French West African films and filmmakers; we will emphasize theoretical and esthetic writings in the field rather than popular media resources. It is a modest contribution to the field of African film studies, one we hope will foster further research into the full …


Men Looking At Art: Aesthetic Voyeurism In Two Novels By Emile Zola, Juliana Starr Jan 2001

Men Looking At Art: Aesthetic Voyeurism In Two Novels By Emile Zola, Juliana Starr

Foreign Languages Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


George Sand And Cristina Di Belgiojoso's Literary Dialogue, Claire Marrone Jan 2001

George Sand And Cristina Di Belgiojoso's Literary Dialogue, Claire Marrone

Languages Faculty Publications

Presents a scholarly analysis of Italian woman writer Cristina Di Belgiojoso's writings in an effort to situate them better in relation to the work done by another female writer George Sand to identify the influence these two authors had on one another. Impact of their involvement in progressive politics on their work; Overview of similarities of views between these two authors; Highlights of their writings that suggests their mutual influence on one another.


A Tribute To Marie Cardinal, Claire Marrone Jan 2001

A Tribute To Marie Cardinal, Claire Marrone

Languages Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Clovis Hesteau De Nuysement: Un Certain Désir D'Immortalité, Denis M. Augier Jan 2001

Clovis Hesteau De Nuysement: Un Certain Désir D'Immortalité, Denis M. Augier

Foreign Languages Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Esquisse D'Un Nouveau Revolté Social: Le Cas De Dadou Dans L'Anté-Peuple De Sony Labou Tansi, Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga Jan 2001

Esquisse D'Un Nouveau Revolté Social: Le Cas De Dadou Dans L'Anté-Peuple De Sony Labou Tansi, Kasongo Mulenda Kapanga

Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Faculty Publications

La révolution est souvent l'expression (ou le résultat) d' une insatisfaction profonde ressentie par certaines couches sociales dans une communauté bien déterminée. Sa gestation et sa maturation peuvent comprendre plusieurs étapes dont trois semblent, à mon avis, indispensables pour atteindre le point d'ebullition, à savoir une très forte prise de conscience de la situation d' iniquité, une série de réflexions en vue de changer l'état stagnant des choses, et enfi n une action pour susciter le changement recherché. En premier lieu, l'individu se démarque par son désaccord avec la société en se retranchant volontairement à la marge d' un système …


Architectural Space And Narrative Structure In "The Dark Child" And "A Sister To Sheherazade", Mona Nazar Hussein Abdelaziz Jan 2001

Architectural Space And Narrative Structure In "The Dark Child" And "A Sister To Sheherazade", Mona Nazar Hussein Abdelaziz

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Multicultural Literature: A Study Of A Berks County, Pa High School, Amy Mcfeaters, Sara Smith, Lucy Chen, Rose Thoma Jan 2001

Multicultural Literature: A Study Of A Berks County, Pa High School, Amy Mcfeaters, Sara Smith, Lucy Chen, Rose Thoma

The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English

No abstract provided.