What's France got to do with it? contemporary memoirs of Australians in France

While only one book-length memoir recounting the sojourn of an Australian in France was published in the 1990s, well over 40 have been published since 2000, overwhelmingly written by women. Although we might expect a focus on travel, intercultural adjustment and communication in these texts, this is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: De Nooy, Juliana, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Acton, A.C.T. : Australian National University Press [2020]
Materias:
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009655174706719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction: Whats it got to do with us?
  • 2. Whats travel got to do with it? Exploring a contemporary publishing phenomenon
  • 3. Whats being there got to do with it? Distance, presence and belonging
  • 4. Whats love got to do with it?
  • 5. Whats France got to do with it?
  • 6. Whats class got to do with it (and demographics more generally)?
  • 7. Whats culture got to do with it?
  • 8. Whats language got to do with it?
  • 9. Whats wine got to do with it?
  • 10. Whats gender got to do with it?
  • 11. Conclusion: Whats Australia got to do with it?