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Cajun Louisiana: Culture as a Way of Life.
- Source :
- Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society; 2019, Vol. 49 Issue 1, p14-29, 16p, 6 Color Photographs, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- This essay evaluates the character of the unique French culture of the Acadiana region of Southwest Louisiana. This Cajun space represents twenty-two of the state's sixty-four parishes (counties) of Louisiana—about one-third of the state. What follows is a discussion of the persistence of a distinct way of life in the face of powerful forces of cultural homogenization. This entails (1) what it means to be Cajun; (2) the nature of the Acadiana homeland; (3) the survival and maintenance of distinguishing forms of cultural distinctiveness. A coda reflects on the contentious issue of cultural authenticity as imagined and reimagined. As a distinctive cultural space, Acadiana is a rarity in the dominant American ethos. It is an interesting case study of the survival of communal culture that has similarities with other spaces, such as Cornwall, Brittany, and Bavaria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CAJUNS
CULTURE
CULTURAL policy
CONDUCT of life
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10632921
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Arts Management, Law & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134995784
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10632921.2018.1461723