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Stivale, Charles Joseph was born on December 13, 1949 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph John and Olive Martha (Playfoot) Stivale.
( French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari ...)
French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari worked together extensively from the 1960s into the 1990s, and the resulting "intersections" of their different sensibilities and modes of knowing fueled powerful alternatives to Marxian and psychoanalytic orthodoxies. Yet readers approaching Deleuze and Guattari's works are often frustrated by the paucity or unfamiliarity of specific examples that might clarify their complex arguments. This timely volume "animates" key concepts and terminology by applying them to provocative readings of literary texts, films, and cultural phenomena--from Apocalypse Now to Cajun music and dance. Drawing extensively from primary and critical sources to elucidate Deleuze and Guattari's theoretical contributions, Stivale reinvigorates their "two-fold thought" for use as an analytical tool in the humanities and social sciences. The book also offers a clear introduction to the precollaborative phase of each thinker's work, an interview Stivale conducted with Guattari, and the first-time English translation of a 1967 essay by Deleuze. Winner--Board of Governors Faculty Recognition Award, Wayne State University
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( The expression laissez les bons temps rouler—"let the g...)
The expression laissez les bons temps rouler—"let the good times roll"—conveys the sense of exuberance and good times associated with southern Louisiana’s vibrant cultural milieu. Yet, for Cajuns, descendants of French settlers exiled from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in the mid-eighteenth century, this sense of celebration has always been mixed with sorrow. By focusing on Cajun music and dance and the ways they convey the dual experiences of joy and pain, Disenchanting Les Bons Temps illuminates the complexities of Cajun culture. Charles J. Stivale shows how vexed issues of cultural identity and authenticity are negotiated through the rich expressions of emotion, sensation, sound, and movement in Cajun music and dance. Stivale combines his personal knowledge and love of Cajun music and dance with the theoretical insights of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari to consider representations of things Cajun. He examines the themes expressed within the lyrics of the Cajun musical repertoire and reflects on the ways Cajun cultural practices are portrayed in different genres including feature films, documentaries, and instructional dance videos. He analyzes the dynamic exchanges between musicians, dancers, and spectators at such venues as bars and music festivals. He also considers a number of thorny socio-political issues underlying Cajun culture, including racial tensions and linguistic isolation. At the same time, he describes various efforts by contemporary musicians and their fans to transcend the limitations of cultural stereotypes and social exclusion. Disenchanting Les Bons Temps will appeal to those interested in Cajun culture, issues of race and ethnicity, music and dance, and the intersection of French and Francophone studies with Anglo and American cultural studies.
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French language and literature educator
Stivale, Charles Joseph was born on December 13, 1949 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Joseph John and Olive Martha (Playfoot) Stivale.
Bachelor, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, 1971. Master of Arts, Sorbonne-Paris University, 1973. Maîtrise, Sorbonne-Paris University, 1974.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1981.
Teaching assistant University Illinois, Urbana, 1977-1978, 79-80, research assistant, 1978-1980. Resident director junior year abroad program Knox College, Besancon, France, 1976-1977. Instructor French Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1980-1981.
Resident director CIEE Cooperative Study Center, Rennes, France, 1981-1982. Assistant professor Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1982-1986, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1986-1990. Associate professor Wayne State University, Detroit, 1990-1996, professor, 1996—2005, distinguished professor, since 2005, department chair, 1996—2002, interim chair, department art & art history, 2002—2003.
Member editorial board Works & Days, since 1995.
( French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari ...)
( The expression laissez les bons temps rouler—"let the g...)
Member Modern Language Association (field bibliographer Modern Language Association International Bibliographer International Bibliography 1990-1995, member delegate assembly 1994-1996, 97-99, 2001-2003), Midwest Modern Language Association, American Association Teachers French.