Haitian oral literature in Quebec: from researcher to performer. Interview with Sara Del Rossi and Joujou Turenne Cover Image

L’oraliture d’Haïti au Québec, de la chercheuse à la performeuse. Entretien avec Sara Del Rossi et Joujou Turenne
Haitian oral literature in Quebec: from researcher to performer. Interview with Sara Del Rossi and Joujou Turenne

Author(s): Anaïs Basseur, Anouk Le Berre
Subject(s): Cultural history, Oral history, Political history, Social history, Sociology of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

Summary/Abstract: The following interview explores the theme of Haitian oraliture through the dual perspectives of Poland-based Italian researcher Sara Del Rossi and Haitian-Quebecois author and performer Joujou Turenne. Drawing on Del Rossi’s academic work on oraliture as well as Turenne’s artistic practice, the interview brings their viewpoints into dialogue and highlights questions of transculturality, French-language literature of the Americas, and the Haitian diaspora in Quebec.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 44
  • Page Range: 153-164
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: French
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