1. Teaching Multicultural Americans about Multicultural France Angus B. Grieve-Smith Saint John’s University angus@grieve-smith.com @grvsmth

2. Saint John’s University • “In 1870, John Loughlin, Bishop of Brooklyn, asked the Vincentian Community to establish an institution of higher education to serve a growing immigrant population.” • Student population in 2011: 44% White, 15% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 13% Black (SJU Institutional Research) Photo: Saint John’s University

3. Core: Language and Culture: French • Mostly business and professional students • Exempt from language requirement • Majors in Pharmacy, Sports Management, Criminal Justice • Interested in sports, fashion, hip-hop, R&B music Photo: Saint John’s University

4. Ethnicities in LAC: French at Saint John’s, 2008-2010

5. What is French culture? • Wine, cheese, croissants • Fashion • Flaubert and Proust • Monet and Cézanne • Ravel and Piaf • Lots of white people Image: Classontheweb.com

6. The challenge: how French culture is perceived • White • Expensive • Specialized • Monolithic • Snobbish • Boring • Too alien

7. Multiculturalism in France Rue du Faubourg St Denis, Paris. Photo: Déjà Rue

8. Multiculturalism in French News • Nicolas Sarkozy, President 2007-2012, fourth Jewish president • 39% reported being either immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants in 2008, 2.5% of sub-Saharan African ancestry (Genier et al., 2011) Anne Hidalgo and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet. Photo: Miguel Medina, AFP

9. France’s Multicultural Empire • Belgium • Switzerland • Quebec • Haiti • Algeria • Egypt • Mali • Congo • Vietnam • Cambodia Members of the OrganisationInternationale de la Francophonie

10. Multiculturalism in French History • Let me assure you without exaggeration that the number who speak [French] purely do not exceed three million [20%]” (Grégoire, 1794) Henri Grégoire, painter unknown

11. Multiculturalism in Ancient History • Greeks • Gauls • Romans • Franks • Goths • Burgundians • Alans • Normans • Bretons • Alamanni Ancient Greek port of MasiliaPhoto: Wikipedia

12. Multiculturalism in French Literature Alexandre Dumas, 1855 (Photo: Nadar) Emile Zola, 1902 (Self portrait)

13. Multiculturalism in French sports Tony Parker (Johnson, Wikipedia) ZinedineZidane (Ruddell, Wikipedia)

14. Multiculturalism in French music Diam’s (Gala.fr) Mokobé (Africahit)

15. Exploring Multicultural France • History including immigration • Geography • Regions of France • Other countries/territories with French culture • Videos including hip-hop • Weekly news summaries • Book report • Written in French, or • About an aspect of French language and Culture • Presentation

16. The takeaway • All nations are multicultural • Show enough difference for students to learn • Show enough similarity for students to relate