La Survivance
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La Survivance is an expression used by French Canadians denoting the phlegmatic survival of francophone
culture, typically in the face of Canadian anglophone or Anglo-American hegemony. It was used frequently in Quebec
, especially before the Quiet Revolution
of the 1960s, but also found expression among the culturally dispossessed francophone mill workers of northern New England
, from the 19th century on.
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
culture, typically in the face of Canadian anglophone or Anglo-American hegemony. It was used frequently in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, especially before the Quiet Revolution
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
of the 1960s, but also found expression among the culturally dispossessed francophone mill workers of northern New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
, from the 19th century on.