French and Creole in Louisiana

Please join us for an afternoon devoted to exploring the French and Creole languages in Louisiana.

2:00-2:15            Opening remarks

2:15-2:45            “Creole: A Nexus Analysis of Ethnolinguistic Labelling Practices.” N.A. Wendte (Tulane University)

2:45-3:15            “Decreolization in Louisiana Creole.” Oliver Mayeux (University of Cambridge)

3:15-3:30            Coffee break

3:30-4:30            “Transformative Learning in an Upper Division French Course: Francophone Louisiana Takes Center Stage.” C. Brian Barnett (University of Minnesota)

4:30-4:45            Coffee break

4:45-5:45            “Le créole louisianais – un créole à la périphérie.” Ingrid Neumann-Holzschuh (University of Regensburg)