TY - JOUR
TI - Shame and Transformation: From Annie Ernaux to Canadian Francophone Literature Today
AU - Balint, Adina
TI - Shame and Transformation: From Annie Ernaux to Canadian Francophone Literature Today
AB - This article draws on the psychoanalytic theories of shame by Boris Cyrulnik to explore various literary representations of shame in Canadian francophone literature today. By comparing Annie Ernaux’s discourse on shame with excerpts from Kim Thúy and Pascal Janovjak (À toi), Sergio Kokis (Le Pavillon des miroirs) and Régine Robin (La Québécoite), I study the dynamics of interculturalism (G. Bouchard, P. Imbert, P. Ouellet) in contemporary francophone Canadian literature. Thus, I emphasise the irreductible impact of mobility, transformation and life experiences in the cultivation of shared cultural values.
VL - 2017
IS - Numéro 11 Acédie / Honte, malaise, inquiétude, ressentiment
PY - 2017
SN - 2300-4681
C1 - 2353-8953
SP - 123
EP - 143
DO - 10.4467/23538953CE.17.007.6901
UR - https://ejournals.eu/en/journal/cahiers-erta/article/honte-et-devenir-dannie-ernaux-aux-litteratures-francophones-du-canada-aujourdhui
KW - interculturalism
KW - mobility
KW - cultural studies
KW - shame
KW - Canadian franco phone literature
KW - Annie Ernaux