Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Historical context
  • The development of the French mentality and identity in the Illinois Country
  • Historical developments and influence on French identity
  • La Guiannée and its heritage
  • Part II. Community affirmation: analysis of the celebration with liminal theory
  • The season of La Guiannée
  • Analytical discussion of the celebration
  • Disguise and mask
  • Traveling and the neighborhood
  • Foodways
  • Theatrical play
  • Part III. Cultural continuity: collective memory and cultural identity
  • Heritage, history, and continuity
  • Modern adaptations and heritage
  • Linguistic, material, and religious symbols.