Cajun Literature and Cajun Collective Memory

by Mathilde Kstler, Köstler, Mathilde

How does Cajun literature, emerging in the 1980s, represent the dynamic processes of remembering in Cajun culture?

Known for its hybrid constitution and deeply ingrained oral traditions, Cajun culture provides an ideal testing ground for investigating the collective memory of a group. In particular, francophone and anglophone Cajun texts by such writers as Jean Arceneaux, Tim Gautreaux, Jeanne Castille, Zachary Richard, Ron Thibodeaux, Darrell...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110772639
• ISBN13: 9783110772630
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 546 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"