SEMINAR PROFILE

H26 -
Bilingual/Bicultural Lives

This seminar will explore the richness and complexities of bilingual/bicultural identities, as they are presented in contemporary fiction, memoirs, and essays. The exploration of the bilingual/bicultural experience will cover issues related to immigration, exile, and colonialism; to mother tongue and original culture; to intergenerational relationships, conflicts and transmissions. The texts are Eva Hoffman's Lost in Translation, Patrick Chamoiseau's School Days, and Jhumpa lahiri's The Namesake.

Scholar:

Isabelle DeCourtivron

Location:

Harvard Hillel

Dates:

1/30/2009, 2/10/2009

H26 -	Bilingual/Bicultural Lives

	This seminar will explore the richness and complexities of bilingual/bicultural identities, as they are presented in contemporary fiction, memoirs, and essays. The exploration of the bilingual/bicultural experience will cover issues related to immigration, exile, and colonialism; to mother tongue and original culture; to intergenerational relationships, conflicts and transmissions. The texts are Eva Hoffman's Lost in Translation, Patrick Chamoiseau's School Days, and Jhumpa lahiri's The Namesake.

		Scholar:	Isabelle DeCourtivron
		Location:	Harvard Hillel
		Dates:	1/30/2009, 2/10/2009