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Homework 9 - US South PART ONE Nathalie Dajko, "Shifting Land, Shifting Language”, French on Shifting Ground: Cultural and Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana, 2000, pp. 1-14. ☐ Provide a summary of the Dajko's text, highlighting the key points (6 sentences). ☐ Why specific aspect of the reading intrigued you and why it captured your attention? (6 sentences) ☐ Compare the situation of French in Louisiana as describe in this text with that of the Franco-Americans. (3-5 sentences). PART TWO - Short-Film Chasse-Galerite (2020) by Brian Hawkin 2020 | animation, watercolor on cut-paper https://vimeo.com/871252019 Summary: Chasse Galerite is a hunter whose untamed desire often leads him into trouble. Set in the Illinois Country in the late 17th century, this humorous and imaginative folktale, cherished by Missouri's French Creole community, is told in the local dialect by one of its last native speakers. ☐ How would you describe the storyline of La Chasse Galeritte (3 sentences). ☐ Discuss the narrative style employed in the film and speculate on the reasons behind the artist's choice to use this particular approach (4 sentences) ☐ Reflect on how the film both literally and metaphorically depicts the realities of French presence in the US-South in (4 sentences) ☐ Choose a frame from the short film that is interesting to you and take a screenshot. After describing the visual and artistic composition of your frame, explain why it caught your attention, and how it either aligns with or diverges from the film's overall visual aesthetic. (3-5 sentences). PART THREE - What is the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)? To answer the following questions, you will have to conduct independent online research, finding at least two websites that seem relevant to the questions asked (2 to 4 websites) □ What is the nature, history, and goal of OIF? (2-3 sentences) ☐ What is the nature, history, and function of OIF? (2-3 sentences) □ What are the positive initiatives undertaken by the OIF? What criticisms have been voiced against the organization? In other words, what are the pros and cons of this organization? (5 sentences) ☐ List the websites you used and explain why they seemed relevant to you with regard to the questions asked. (1-2 sentences per website) PART FOUR – What is the Nous Foundation? To answer the following questions, you must use two sources: 1) the official website of the Foundation (https://www.nous-foundation.org/) and 2) one of its social media platforms (Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook). □ What is the nature and goal of the Nous Foundations? (2-3 sentences) ☐ Which recent project of the foundation speaks to you the most. Identify this project and describe what it is about using social medias for more details. (2-3 sentences) ☐ Why did this project seem interesting to you? And in what way does it connect to the issues and questions we have discussed so far in this class? (4-8 sentences)

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