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Creole - by Sybil Kein (Paperback)

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  • Who are the Creoles?
  • About the Author: Sybil Kein is a Creole scholar, writer, and singer.
  • 368 Pages
  • Social Science, Minority Studies

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Who are the Creoles? The answer is not clear-cut. Of European, African, or Caribbean mixed descent, they are a people of color and Francophone dialect native to south Louisiana; and though their history dates from the late 1600s, they have been sorely neglected in the literature. Creole is a project that both defines and celebrates this ethnic identity. In fifteen essays, writers intimately involved with their subject explore the vibrant yet understudied culture of the Creole people across time--their language, literature, religion, art, food, music, folklore, professions, customs, and social barriers.



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Who are the Creoles? The answer is not clear-cut. Of European, African, or Caribbean mixed descent, they are a people of color and Francophone dialect native to south Louisiana; and though their history dates from the late 1600s, they have been sorely neglected in the literature. Creole is a project that both defines and celebrates this ethnic identity. In fifteen essays, writers intimately involved with their subject explore the vibrant yet understudied culture of the Creole people across time -- their language, literature, religion, art, food, music, folklore, professions, customs, and social barriers.

"Multicultural before there was a name, racially constructed before there was a theory, international before there was a discourse, Louisiana's Creoles have much to teach us about the specific history and production of a remarkable people as well as about the larger, overarching, fluid, and complicated issues of culture, nation, and race. This extraordinary interdisciplinary collection, wide-ranging yet judiciously focused, is a powerful and necessary addition to the twenty-first century studies of race and culture." -- Thadious M. Davis, author of Southscapes: Geographies of Race, Region, and Literature

"Conservative or liberal, black, white, or griffe, all Louisianians should find this book a fascinating read -- an insight into the complicated political and social battles that shaped our state's history and still affect our society today." -- New Orleans Magazine



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Conservative or liberal, black, white, or griffe, all Louisianians should find this book a fascinating read--an insight into the complicated political and social battles that shaped our state's history and still affect our society today.-- "New Orleans Magazine"

Multicultural before there was a name, racially constructed before there was a theory, international before there was a discourse, Louisiana's Creoles have much to teach us about the specific history and production of a remarkable people as well as about the larger, overarching, fluid, and complicated issues of culture, nation, and race. This extraordinary interdisciplinary collection, wide-ranging yet judiciously focused, is a powerful and necessary addition to twenty-first century studies of race and culture.--Thadious M. Davis, author of Southscapes: Geographies of Race, Region, and Literature



About the Author



Sybil Kein is a Creole scholar, writer, and singer. She has published five poetry collections and several albums of Creole music, and her recorded poetry is housed in the National Archives. She is a distinguished professor of English emerita of the University of Michigan.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.02 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x 1.08 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.22 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Minority Studies
Publisher: LSU Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Sybil Kein
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2000
TCIN: 88973570
UPC: 9780807126011
Item Number (DPCI): 247-56-5233
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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