Cultural Heritage

Who are you? What are you?

In this third module we saw how strong cultural identity is in certain regions of France, so strong indeed that many identify their roots as firmly planted in their ownregion, as opposed to their owncountry. What parallels can you draw to American society today? Do people consider themselves, say, a "New Englander" or a "Southerner" BEFORE an "American"? Try togaugethe level of regional pride and identity in the USA today and in days gone by, and compare/contrast this level to what we learned in this module. Remember, political and historical context are ALWAYS important: witness the North vs. Southoppositonbefore, during, and long after our Civil War!

THEN, consider this: every day we hear and use terms such as, "African-American", "Spanish-American", Chinese-American", etc... but it would be EXTREMELY RARE to hear in France terms such as, "Breton-French", "Corsican-French", etc., at least from native French citizens. Why is this so, do you think? Is there, or has there been, a strong dichotomy of federal vs. regional in American culture? How about "standard" vs. "substandard" American English?

Part II(about 750 words):

As always, includeEACHquestion beforeEACHanswer, andDOUBLE-SPACEyour work. Also, when citing an internet source, use quotation marks and give the complete URL; when citing the textbook, use quotation marks and give the page number.One last time: if an attachment, either .doc, .docx, .pdf, or .txt ONLY, and NOTHING ELSE! Thank you!

1. Text, pp. 317-318: Describe, in 5-6 sentences, the actions of the ARC and the FLNC, and the reactions of the federal government, in Corsica from the 1970s through the 1990s. SEE ALSO YOUR OUTLINE! Name names, and give specific places and years for specific events.

2.From the articles on Corsica (links on the first Learning Content page):Describe, in 5-6 sentences, who Francois Santoni was, what he did, and what happened to him. THEN, in another 5-6 sentences, describe Napoleon's personal and emotional connection with the island. FINALLY, give a brief update on the whole Corsican "dilemma" from the Yahoo! News article from January 2013.

3. Text, pp.43-52: Make a list of ALL of Baron Georges Haussmann's urban innovations as discussed in these pages. Also, make another list of ALL "Hausmannized Cities" (p. 49 -- include dates for each city), and "several recurrent principles" of this kind of urban planning.

4. In the YouTube video on Haussmann, describe whatpre-Haussmann Paris looked like in the photos shown, in 3-4 sentences. THEN, in Emily Kirkman's article on Haussmann, describe in ANOTHER 3-4 sentences whatpost-Haussmann Paris looked like,based on the photos and drawings in her article. What does she conclude at the end of her article, about the Baron's impact on Paris?

5. Text, pp. 357-358: Describe in 5-6 sentences TOTAL, the provisions of the Bas-Auriol law and the Toubon law, and how each contributed to the centralizing, "universalizing" tradition of French politico-linguistic history.

6.Wikipedia article onFrederic Mistral:Year he was born? Year he died? What region and language is he associated with? What did he write? Name of literary/cultural movement? Awards won in his lifetime? THEN, using Wiktionary or Merriam-Webster (or both!), define the word, "mistral". To what language does this word belong (NOT French, but......?)?[Seriously, I can not believe this man is NEVER mentioned, NOT ONCE, in our textbook. Maybe because, strictly speaking, his works were not in "French"?]

Part III:

write a short respond to the following post:

I think in certain parts of the United States the regional cultural identity is stronger than the cultural identity of the country. For example, people from New York City have a very strong cultural identity, as do people from the west coast in places like Los Angeles. People from these places tend to strongly identify with where they are from and are proud of it, and can differentiate their culture from other regions in the US, or even other cities in their state. I think this is also seen in the south, but not as much in places without as much of a regional culture. I think terms like Chinese-American or African-American are common in this country because American culture is seen as secondary, and also identify a sort of subculture. A Chinese-American may identify strongly with Chinese culture, but being a Chinese-American there are other elements of American culture that work their way into how they identify, creating a new culture that is not purely Chinese, or purely American. I think there is a dichotomy of federal vs regional in the US. This can be seen with the overall political opinions of certain regions or states, as well as just with what is seen as American culture vs regional cultures. The differences of “standard” vs “substandard” English can be seen in different American cultures. There are many examples of “substandard” English such as AAVE and southern dialects. I think there are more examples of “substandard” English than there are of “standard” or “proper” English.