Textualizing the Immigrant Experience in Contemporary Quebec

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This is the first comprehensive study in English of the post-war literature of immigration in Quebec. It examines the literary representation of immigration as it relates to those who have moved to Quebec from such areas as the Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. Through this focus on immigration, the essays raise a series of questions related to gender, cultural pluralism, identity politics, and narrative forms. One of the key objectives is to consider the ways in which the literary texts portray the concept of immigrant culture and shape debates about Quebec's national and cultural identity. The book explores how these texts re-imagine and redefine problematic issues related to the immigrant experience. Textualizing the Immigrant Experience in Contemporary Quebec by Patrice J. Proulx and Susan Ireland is a cross-disciplinary work that will be of interest to scholars of French and francophone literature, cultural studies, the history of immigration, Canadian studies, and the literature of exile. The essays in this volume examine the ways in which the appearance of this contemporary corpus has led to a modification of critical categories, as scholars have sought ways to conceptualize this new body of literature.

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The 16 coordinated and well-edited essays in this volume provide a richly detailed overview of the contributions of immigrant writers to Quebecois literature since the so-called Quiet Revolution of the 1960s....Generous bibliographies--at the end of each article and the end of the book--and an index of proper names and themes enhance the usefulness of this collection for those seeking an overview of the ways immigrant voices have broadened, enriched, and enlivened the Quebec literary scene. Recommended. Large collections supporting study of francophone literature; upper-division undergraduates and above.-Choice
"The 16 coordinated and well-edited essays in this volume provide a richly detailed overview of the contributions of immigrant writers to Quebecois literature since the so-called Quiet Revolution of the 1960s....Generous bibliographies--at the end of each article and the end of the book--and an index of proper names and themes enhance the usefulness of this collection for those seeking an overview of the ways immigrant voices have broadened, enriched, and enlivened the Quebec literary scene. Recommended. Large collections supporting study of francophone literature; upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice

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SUSAN IRELAND is Professor of French at Grinnell College. PATRICE J. PROULX is Professor of French and Women's Studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.