Essay prompt:

Drawing on your readings of one or more of the assigned essays in Beauclair, respond to the following question and provide evidence/quotes from readings in Beauclair, Michelle, ed. The Francophone World: Cultural Issues and Perspectives. Peter

Lang, 2007 to support your arguments:

During this course we have read many sources describing France and French-speaking peoples’ historic roles in exploration, colonialism, resistance, emancipation, and decolonization.

Using one country, geographic region, and/or social movement to illustrate your response, how can we use knowledge of these historic processes to better understand present-day political, economic, and social realities in the Francophone world?

Possible paper topics include but are not limited to:

-Relief, recovery, and reconstruction in Haiti following the 2010 earthquake;

-Francophone hip-hop culture (in France or elsewhere);

-Protectionist language politics and policies in France, Quebec, and beyond.