Library to hold program on Creole literature and history Posted by Roberta Carrow-Jackson March 24, 2008 11:29AM Categories: Art & Culture The St. Tammany Parish Library - Slidell Branch at 555 Robert Blvd. will host a six-week series of readings and discussions about the literary and historical significance of Louisiana's Creole population. Melissa Bryant, Adult Programming Coordinator for the St. Tammany Parish Public Library, announced in a news release today the free Creole literature and history program "The Creole Identity and Experience in Louisiana Literature and History." Funded by the State of Louisiana and sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and the Louisiana Library Association, the program is free and open to the public and will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., beginning on April 23 and concluding on May 28 for a total of six sessions. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register in advance at the library - call 985-646-6470. "The Creole Identity and Experience" will be conducted by Thomas Fick, Professor of English at Southeastern Louisiana University. The six sessions are entitled: 1) Colonial Foundations of Creole Culture and Identity; 2) Les Americains and the Creole Experience: Cultural Transformation, Criticism and Defense; 3) Gens de Couleur Libre: Neither White nor Black; 4) Gens de Couleur Libre: Between Privilege and Oppression; 5) A Legacy of Triumph: Four Generations of Creole Women; 6) Creole Identity at Mid-Twentieth Century: Assimilation and Survival. Texts include: George Washington Cable's The Grandissimes, The Feast of All Saints by Anne Rice, Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization, by Arnold Hirsch and Joseph Logsdon, Catherine Carmier, by Ernest Gaines, and Cane River by Lalita Tademy. "Creole identity and culture have become uniquely associated with Louisiana and have both persisted and undergone dynamic change in our state's history," stated James Segreto, Director of RELIC Library Programs for the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. He added, "'The Creole Identity and Experience in Louisiana Literature and History' will offer the reading public an opportunity to consider why Creole identity has evolved and migrated among groups over history and how class, race, and culture have been used by writers of the Creole experience. Historical articles and novels will serve as platforms to launch discussions about this endlessly engaging subject." Pre-registration is strongly encouraged because of the limited number of books and expected public response.

Peggy: Is there any way to get/order a copy of the materials? I live in TX and will not be able to get to the meetings. Thanks G. Wilson Granbury, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggy" <rooneytoon29@earthlink.net> To: <laorlean@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 11:47 AM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Library to hold program on Creole literature and history > > Library to hold program on Creole literature and history > Posted by Roberta Carrow-Jackson March 24, 2008 11:29AM > Categories: Art & Culture > > The St. Tammany Parish Library - Slidell Branch at 555 Robert Blvd. will > host a six-week series of readings and discussions about the literary and > historical significance of Louisiana's Creole population. > > Melissa Bryant, Adult Programming Coordinator for the St. Tammany Parish > Public Library, announced in a news release today the free Creole > literature and history program "The Creole Identity and Experience in > Louisiana Literature and History." > > Funded by the State of Louisiana and sponsored by the Louisiana Endowment > for the Humanities and the Louisiana Library Association, the program is > free and open to the public and will be held on Wednesdays from 6:30 to > 8:30 p.m., beginning on April 23 and concluding on May 28 for a total of > six sessions. Those interested in attending are encouraged to register in > advance at the library - call 985-646-6470. > > "The Creole Identity and Experience" will be conducted by Thomas Fick, > Professor of English at Southeastern Louisiana University. The six > sessions are entitled: > 1) Colonial Foundations of Creole Culture and Identity; > 2) Les Americains and the Creole Experience: Cultural Transformation, > Criticism and Defense; 3) Gens de Couleur Libre: Neither White nor Black; > 4) Gens de Couleur Libre: Between Privilege and Oppression; > 5) A Legacy of Triumph: Four Generations of Creole Women; > 6) Creole Identity at Mid-Twentieth Century: Assimilation and Survival. > > Texts include: George Washington Cable's The Grandissimes, The Feast of > All Saints by Anne Rice, Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization, by > Arnold Hirsch and Joseph Logsdon, Catherine Carmier, by Ernest Gaines, and > Cane River by Lalita Tademy. > > "Creole identity and culture have become uniquely associated with > Louisiana and have both persisted and undergone dynamic change in our > state's history," stated James Segreto, Director of RELIC Library Programs > for the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. He added, "'The Creole > Identity and Experience in Louisiana Literature and History' will offer > the reading public an opportunity to consider why Creole identity has > evolved and migrated among groups over history and how class, race, and > culture have been used by writers of the Creole experience. Historical > articles and novels will serve as platforms to launch discussions about > this endlessly engaging subject." > > Pre-registration is strongly encouraged because of the limited number of > books and expected public response. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I called this morning to register, and they called me back and said the packets were ready and I could come by and pick it up. I'll go this evening after work and let you know what it contains. She said I was the first to call. Penny T --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.