Francophonie and the Orient ― French-asian Transcultural Crossings, 1840-1940

This book offers a pioneering study of Asian cultures that officially escaped from French colonisation but nonetheless were steeped in French civilisation in the colonial era and had heavily French-influenced, largely francophone literatures. It raises a number of provocative questions, including whether colonisation is the ultimate requirement for a culture's being defined as francophone, or how to think about francophone literatures that emerge from Asian nations that were historically free from French domination. The ultimate result is a redefining of the Asian francophone heritage according to new, transnational paradigms.

Nee a Shanghai et scolarisee au Quebec, Mathilde Kang a jusque recemment ete Maitre de conferences a l'Universite de Technologie Sydney. De parcours multi-culturel, assorti d'une formation purement francophone, elle se montre predisposee aux etudes impliquant des cultures d'horizons divers et plus particulierement la migration de la culture francaise vers d'autres continents.Mathilde Kang was until recently Lecturer at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Born in Shanghai, China, she has received her education in Quebec in Canada. The multicultural course of her life and her strictly French language education have led her to an interest in studying cultures made up of several mixed influences. Her main interest is the spreading of French culture outside Europe.Nee a Shanghai et scolarisee au Quebec, Mathilde Kang a jusque recemment ete Maitre de conferences a l'Universite de Technologie Sydney. De parcours multi-culturel, assorti d'une formation purement francophone, elle se montre predisposee aux etudes impliquant des cultures d'horizons divers et plus particulierement la migration de la culture francaise vers d'autres continents.Mathilde Kang was until recently Lecturer at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Born in Shanghai, China, she has received her education in Quebec in Canada. The multicultural course of her life and her strictly French language education have led her to an interest in studying cultures made up of several mixed influences. Her main interest is the spreading of French culture outside Europe.