Although it is not traditionally considered part of the “Spanish-speaking world,” Aruba has a significant population of Spanish-speakers due to both tourism and immigration from Latin America. Recognizing the significant presence of Spanish in Aruba, this investigation will focu…
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I argue that the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL) played a part in the commodification, homogenization, and exclusion of Louisiana’s francophone cultures. My original goal was to prove my argument, but also to show the extent that CODOFIL commodified,…
The purpose of this study was to investigate the philosophical teaching perspectives of lecturers in teacher preparatory colleges in the Niger Delta of Nigeria as it relates to their choice of the language for classroom instruction. Specifically, the study explored the lecturers…
Baba Malay, the home language of Peranakans, was formed via early intermarriage between Hokkien-speaking male traders and Malay-speaking indigenous women in the Malay Peninsula. The language is endangered, with less than 1,000 speakers in Singapore, and less than 1,000 speakers …
My dissertation, "Emperors of Invisible Cities: The Sovereignty of the Imagination in Caribbean Literature," explores the ability of the imagination to empower the individual, both as fictional character and reader, to make political and personal changes in her reality. The nove…
Cape Verde, an island country 450 kilometers off the coast of Senegal, West Africa has been swept into globalization just as every other nation in the twenty-first century. Through in-depth interviews, this research looks at what Cape Verdeans have to say about women's lives, th…
Cette thèse explore l'évolution parallèle entre la Louisiane et la Sénégambie sous la domination française en particulier. Le peuplement de la Louisiane durant cette période a été marqué par l'arrivée de nombreux esclaves noirs venant de la Sénégambie. Cette spécificité démograp…