This collection of original essays challenges French-centered conceptions of francophonie as the shaping force of the production and study of the French languag

Questions of space, place and identity have become increasingly prominent throughout the arts and humanities in recent times. This study begins by investigating

Ethnic minorities, principally from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the surviving remnants of France's overseas empire, are increasingly visible in contemporary

Praised by Voltaire and admired by Pushkin, Évariste Parny (1753-1814) was born on the island of Réunion, which is east of Madagascar, and educated in France.

The dissolution of the French Empire and the ensuing rush of immigration have led to the formation of diasporas and immigrant cultures that have transformed Fre