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SUMMARY:Franco-American Women's Experiences online course
DESCRIPTION:FAS 230/WST 235/WST501\nFranco American/Women’s Studies:
 \nFranco-American Women's Experiences\nOnline, Asynchronous course\nCo
 urse Description: This course will examine the immigration experience 
 and subsequent lifestyles of the present-day Franco-American woman and
  her cultural ancestors.Following their immigration from France to New
  France, Canada, and across the border into the United States, through
  reading of literature and discussion,the class participants will beco
 me informed of the historical and cultural implications for the women 
 immigrants and the definition they impartedto the culture through thei
 r contributions from the 1600s to the present.These women braved the n
 ew worlds of the wilderness, farmlands and the industrial settings to 
 help establish the French culture as we know it today on the North Ame
 rican continent. In addition, to the readings, this course will use fi
 lm, slide presentations, guests lecturers, and music to examine the ar
 tifacts, crafts, rituals, folklore and more of the daily lives of the 
 women following their ocean and border crossing as the route to discov
 ering the meaning of their lives. 3 Credit Hours\nCourse Topics\n• L
 es Filles des Roi, French Women of North America\n• Nuns\n• The Pi
 oneers\n• The Pioneers continued\n• The Acadian Diaspora\n• The 
 Acadians, 'Cajuns, Return\n• Les Québécoises\n• Choices--Home, M
 ill, Office, or Nunnery...\n• Work and Family\n• Journalism\n• T
 he Farm Wife/Daughter/Maman/Mémère\n\nTo register, contact:\nUMaine 
 Continuing & Distance Education\nQuestions or Comments? Call Toll Free
  1-877-947-HELP or E-mail: cedtechhelp@umit.maine.edu\n122 Chadbourne 
 Hall, University of Maine,\nOrono, 04469-5713\nphone:(207)581-3143 fax
 :(207)581-3141\nhttp://dll.umaine.edu/cd/\n\nInstructor:\nRhea Côté 
 Robbins, M.A.\nWIC\nFernald Hall\nUniversity of Maine\nOrono, Maine 04
 469\nor\n641 So. Main St.\nBrewer, Maine 04412-2516\nRhea_Cote@umit.ma
 ine.edu\nor\nRJCR@aol.com\nPhone: 207-989-7059\nFAX: 207-989-7059\n\nP
 our plus d'information visitez http://www.chezyankois.com/events/franc
 oamerican-womens
DTSTART:20091211T230000Z
DTEND:20100430T230000Z
CATEGORIES:online, "course!", register, "soon!"
LOCATION:Online!
WEBSITE:http://www.fawi.net/bien.html
URL:http://www.fawi.net/bien.html
CONTACT:See info above
ORGANIZER;CN="Rhea Côté Robbins":http://www.chezyankois.com/profile/
 Rhea
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