Teaching Multicultural Americans about Multicultural France ANGUS B
Teaching Multicultural Americans about Multicultural France ANGUS B. GRIEVE-SMITH SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY ANGUS@GRIEVE-SMITH. COM @GRVSMTH
Saint John’s University “In 1870, John Loughlin, Bishop of Brooklyn, asked the Vincentian Community to establish an institution of higher education to serve a growing immigrant population. ” Student population in 2011: 44% White, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black (SJU Institutional Research) Photo: Saint John’s University
Core: Language and Culture: French Mostly business and Photo: Saint John’s University professional students Exempt from language requirement Majors in Pharmacy, Sports Management, Criminal Justice Interested in sports, fashion, hip-hop, R&B music
Ethnicities in LAC: French at Saint John’s, 2008 -2010 Hispanic 10% White 24% Other 17% Black 36% Asian 13% Black with French Heritage 10% Asian with French Heritage 4% White with French Heritage 3%
What is French culture? Wine, cheese, croissants Fashion Flaubert and Proust Monet and Cézanne Ravel and Piaf Lots of white people Image: Classontheweb. com
The challenge: how French culture is perceived White Expensive Specialized Monolithic Snobbish Boring Too alien
Multiculturalism in France Rue du Faubourg St Denis, Paris. Photo: Déjà Rue
Multiculturalism in French News Nicolas Sarkozy, President 2007 -2012, fourth Jewish president 39% reported being either immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants in 2008, 2. 5% of sub-Saharan African ancestry (Genier et al. , 2011) Anne Hidalgo and Nathalie Kosciusko. Morizet. Photo: Miguel Medina, AFP
France’s Multicultural Empire Belgium Switzerland Quebec Haiti Algeria Egypt Mali Members of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie Congo Vietnam Cambodia
Multiculturalism in French History Let me assure you without exaggeration that the number who speak [French] purely do not exceed three million [20%]” (Grégoire, 1794) Henri Grégoire, painter unknown
Multiculturalism in Ancient History Greeks Gauls Romans Franks Goths Burgundians Alans Normans Ancient Greek port of Masilia Photo: Wikipedia Bretons Alamanni
Multiculturalism in French Literature Alexandre Dumas, 1855 (Photo: Nadar) Emile Zola, 1902 (Self portrait)
Multiculturalism in French sports Tony Parker (Johnson, Wikipedia) Zinedine Zidane (Ruddell, Wikipedia)
Multiculturalism in French music Diam’s (Gala. fr) Mokobé (Africahit)
Exploring Multicultural France History including immigration Geography Regions of France Other countries/territories with French culture Videos including hip-hop Weekly news summaries Book report Written in French, or About an aspect of French language and Culture Presentation
The takeaway All nations are multicultural Show enough difference for students to learn Show enough similarity for students to relate
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