Lecture and Conversation on Feminine Expression in Francophone Literature

Associate Professor of French at Centre College, Allison Connolly, whose recent book Spaces of Creation : transculturality and feminine expression in Francophone literature draws  links between the Francophone literatures of Canada, the French Caribbean, and North Africa and demonstrates that problematic issues of dynamic, postcolonial societies can and do fuel creative acts on the part of women.

This vision of diversity in her book acknowledges both the heartening and tragic aspects of life in dynamic, multicultural communities, revealing creative synergies between the literatures of different Francophone diasporas and inviting the reader to reconsider the mother-daughter relationship.