Browsing French (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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The impact of (un)ethical survival mode duality and choices of the educational elite on the African renaissance
(2024)In postcolonial Africa, education has always been perceived as pivotal for national and continental progress. For many Africans pursuing education abroad, the intent was to contribute to their countries’ development upon ... -
The International Linguistic Association 59th Annual Conference
(2014)L?election presidentielle francaise se deroule en deux scrutins. Le second tour oppose les deux candidats arrives en tete au premier. Entre les deux tours, depuis 1974, un debat televise oppose les deux finalistes sur le ... -
Intersecting and Contiguous Identities in African Narratives: ontological and Anthropological Perspectives
(2022)The tribal and ethnic identities in Africa have been associated with many social tensions, political intolerance and violence. Through the lenses of fatalistic pessimism, many African writers have generally portrayed ... -
Irish Neutrality between Vichy France and de Gaulle
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Is The Map More Interesting Than The Territory? A Post-Representational Approach to Michel Houellebecq’s The Map and the Territory
(2018)This collaborative, interdisciplinary article analyses Houllebecq’s use of crime fiction and autofiction in The Map and the Territory (2010). The novel’s intra- inter- and extra-textual geographies, including its depiction ... -
On the Return of the (Media) Author: Michel Houellebecq, écrivain médiatique
(2020)This article argues that Michel Houellebecq is an écrivain médiatique, a media author, and examines how and why he engages in a type of authorial strategy that relies on more than the text and presents the author as a ... -
Only connect
(Portland Press, 2010)Synthesize and conclude: this is the brief which I was given in relation to the foregoing proceedings. A fascinating, though daunting, task. To synthesize inevitably involves a degree of subjectivity and, as Flaubert ... -
Parler pour gouverner: Trois études sur le discours présidentiel français
(Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble, 2016)Three statistical studies applied to presidential discourse (vocabulary, themes and style).The campaigns for the presidential elections of 2002, 2007 and 2012 reveal personalisation, tension and a growing level of ... -
Power and agency: a critical analysis of the role of mistresses in francophone African literature
(2024)In the context of postcolonial literature, mistresses are often portrayed as subjugated concubines seeking job opportunities, career advancement, and income security in societies that are characterised by stark social ... -
The Quest for Solidarity in a Failed Prescriptive and Aspirational Cosmopolitanism: African Travel Narratives and Duality of Cross-Cultural Encounters
(2023)The theme of travel has occupied a central position in African literature, as it serves as a conduit for exploring the complexities of cross-cultural interactions and the pursuit of solidarity. Travel narratives have ... -
Representation of Educational Elitism and Entrepreneurship Merit in Contemporary Africa: A Cultural Shift to Self-Fulfilment
(2023)This paper explores and acknowledges the recurring theme of education in African literature, which is often depicted as both a means to reclaim African identity and culture and a tool for social mobility and economic ... -
Simultaneity of time and weather in 'exotic' climates: the experience of French writers in Africa and the Americas
(2012)Foreign travel as affected by 'exotic' climates -
Socio-cultural shifts in the representation of gender (in)equality in Africa
(2023)Like anywhere else, many African societies were historically characterised by traditional gender roles and patriarchal structures, where men held dominant positions. Over time, social and political discourse on gender ... -
Sociological reading of the impact of nepotistic tribalism on political and socio-economic sustainable development in Africa
(2024)This study examines the portrayal of the manifestation and impact of nepotistic tribalism on political and socio-economic sustainable development in Africa. It is argued that tribal affiliation is an enriching cultural ... -
Sustaining learner engagement and achievement through the study abroad experience
(2021)The study abroad, also known as Year Abroad or Period Abroad, has always been and remains a very important part of any language degree programme. Whilst abroad, students are expected to develop language, academic, cultural, ...
