Tag: Christophe Landry

  • A Creole melting pot: the politics of language, race, and identity in southwest Louisiana, 1918-45 University of Sussex September 2015 353 pages Christophe Landry Doctorate of Philosophy in History Southwest Louisiana Creoles underwent great change between World Wars I and II as they confronted American culture, people, and norms. This work examines that cultural transformation,…

  • News Alert | Four new theses in Europe explore Louisiana history Louisiana Historic and Cultural Vistas 2016-06-17 Christophe Landry For immediate release European theses explore Louisiana history In 2015 and 2016, students in England and the Netherlands finalized research on Louisiana history, culminating in dissertations (called theses in the United Kingdom and Holland). It probably…

  • Creole Culture: Identity and Race in the Bayou Country Kreol Magazine October-December 2013, Issue 7 pages 42-45 Christophe Landry Louisiana is what many have come to refer to as the northern-most point of Latin America, where créolité, a Latin-based people, culture and consciousness, emerged early in the 1700s. From its earliest stages, the international melting…