Metropolis and Colony
Date
- March 20th - 21st, 2009
- Dauer Hall 215 and 219
The aim of the Conference is to bring together
graduate students in the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences to discuss the conference theme. In
the post-colonial environment, scholars are increasingly
confronted with issues of domination and subjugation
inherent in colonialism. In 2005, a controversial
resolution was passed by the French government
to underline "the positive role of colonization" in
French textbooks. The resolution provoked
a strong debate in French society. As governments
and popular culture wrestle with post-colonial identity,
what is the objective reality of Western and
non-Western cultural relationships?
Program: Friday, March 20th
10:00 am
- Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Sylvie Blum-Reid
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures - Film, music, dance:
Tony Gatlif's Manifeste - "Ceux qui nous quittent nous reviennent toujours"
10:30 am - 12:30 pm: Session 1
Post-Colonialism / Post colonialism
Chair: William Sherd, University of Florida
- Renzo S. Duin, University of Florida
"Our Ancestors the Gauls"...in French Guiana - Camelia Raghinaru, University of Florida
Writing the "degree zero of resentment in twentieth century fiction": Nationalism and the Rationalization of Violence in Joyce's Ulysses, the "Cyclops" Episode - Rober Taber, University of Florida
"From Metropole to Colony but Rarely Back Again: Economic Opportunities for Poor Whites in Saint-Domingue, 1698-1789".
2:00 am - 4:30 pm: Session 2
Decolonization and Then?
Chair: Stephanie Kupfer, University of Florida
- Marjorie Carrillo, University of Florida
Reevaluating the Shanty Town of Villa el Salvador: Empowerment Through Collective efforts and Self-Management - Nicholas Campiz, University of Florida
Autonomy, Narratives, and the Island Territory: A study of Newfoundland and the Faroe Islands - Sharon L. Bayer, University of Florida
Linguistic Variety in Acadian French. - Stephanie Boluk, University of Florida
Linguistic Games in the Work of Ousmane Sembene.
Program: Saturday, March 21th
10:00 - 12:30 pm: Session 1
Culture and Identity
Chair: Matthew Lawton, University of Florida
- Laïla Fares, University of Florida
Le Colonialisme en Égypte - Quinn McCoy Hansen, University of Florida
Waldemar Bastos: Lyrics from Angola - Wedsly Turenns Guerrier, University of Florida
Vilaire: poète de rupture. - Christian Ahihou, University of Florida
La crise de la modernité dans la littérature africain Tradition en France, modernité en Afrique
2:00 - 4:30 pm: Session 2
In-Betweeness
Chair: Lakhdar Choudar, University of Florida
- Sami Mustapha, University of Florida
Le "parisianisme" ou quand l'Identité se raconte dans la ville de l'Autre - Kate Fredericks, University of Florida
The Post-Colonial Betweeness of Samba Diallo in Cheikh Hamidou Kane's L'aventure Ambigüe - Anny Mavambu, University of Florida
Vivre l'entre-deux dans Garçon manqué de Nina Bouraoui
Organizing Committee
- Christian Ahihou
- Matthew Loving
- Audrey Viguier
Photo of Acadia by Brent Danley, Flickr
