Asian Diaspora in the Francosphere

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The immigration waves of the late twentieth century have witnessed the emergence and success of a group of Asian Francophone writers who, originally from Asia, publish in France and Quebec, Canada. While French has become their authoring language, linguistic idioms, poetic imagery, and classical thought from Asian cultural heritage permeate their French texts and visual artworks, reflecting a strong translingual and intercultural sensibility. In this course, we explore the Asian experience of displacement, memory, belonging, and otherness in the literary works and cultural productions of the most acclaimed contemporary Asian Francophone writers. Together, we discuss the construction of Asian diasporic identities through the lens of diaspora, translinguality, and global mobility. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer