Interview with Barry Jean Ancelet (cont.); and Carl Brassueax

Accession No.: 
BE1-096

Interview with Barry Ancelet:
00:00 - Domengeaux - Wanted to integrate LA with the rest of the French speaking world - "He wanted to do it by getting us to speak Standard French, I wanted to do it by forcing the French speaking world to accept us on our own terms;
00:55 - It made sense for us to use the existing French spelling and writing systems;
02:45 - bias against Louisiana French;
04:30 - More discussion about Faulk's book;
05:30 - More about Domengeaux's opinions on Louisiana French, reactions by locals;
10:00 - Alan Lomax's involvement in the language renaissance;
12:15 - Establishing the Center for Acadian and Creole Folklore (Center for Louisiana Studies Archive);
13:00 - Picard and Debbie Clifton try to get Cajun French into LSU;
15:00 - David Marcantel, Richard Guidry;
17:00 - Domengeaux's motives for getting involved;
20:00 - Working for CODOFIL as a college student;

Carl Brasseaux:
23:15 - Cajuns and politics;
27:00 - Integration of schools bussing children into school;

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
Shane K. Bernard
Subject: 
CODOFIL; French language; Cajun politics
Creator: 
Shane Bernard
Informants: 
Barry Jean Ancelet Carl Brasseaux
Recording date: 
Friday, February 5, 1999
Coverage Spatial: 
Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Shane K. Bernard
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
Meta Information
Duration: 
30:52
Original Format: 
Audio--Cassette--60
Digital Format: 
Audio
Bit Depth: 
16 bit
Sampling Rate: 
44.1k
Storage Location: 
Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore