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The French Language & Literature
Collections
The French Language & Literature Collections contain
approximately 20,000 books and 300 periodicals and
other serials supporting interests in French language and
literature, as well as thousands of other books and journals in related fields.
The
collection supports the UHM College of Languages, Literature & Linguistics
French Division concentration course work in language,
medieval through 20th century literature (novel, poetry, and
theatre), and Francophone language and literature outside France, chiefly
Canada and Africa. Faculty research interests include literary
genres over time, critical theory, teaching methodologies, linguistics
and phonetics, cross-cultural communication, gender studies, and
French/Japanese literary influences.
In addition to the language selectors, discipline selectors (e.g.,
history, world literature, linguistics, religion, and philosophy)
select European language materials in their subject areas.
Belles-lettres of French-speaking Oceania may be acquired by the
Pacific Collection. Belles-lettres of French-speaking Indochina
may be acquired by the Asia Collection. Audiovisual titles (on
videotape, film, or videodisc, or sound recordings) are normally acquired
through the Wong AV Center.
A few English language materials are selected in the areas of
literary criticism, comparative literature, and language pedagogy.
Secondary literature is selectively acquired in other languages.
Emphasis is on the languages and literatures of the Mediterranean
basin and metropolitan France, Germany, Spain, and Russia. Austria,
Switzerland, French Canada, French-speaking Africa, Latin America,
and the Portuguese in the Pacific are also of interest.
All aspects and genres are acquired, except folk literature and
folklore are normally excluded. Secondary works dealing with
historical, critical, biographical, bibliographical, socio-economic,
political and other aspects of European language and literature are
acquired. Foreign language teaching methodology is acquired.
English language translations of European language literature is
not widely sought by the department, but is acquired for the use of
scholars in world and comparative literature.
Library
Collection Policy Statement for Languages and
Literatures of Europe and the Americas
Note:
The number of books was calculated by combining the
title count from the Library of Congress Classification areas PQ1-3999.
The figures are based on the 2001 North American
Title Count, University of Hawaii at Manoa Library. Periodicals count
compiled using a Subject Keyword search for 'French' and 'periodicals'.
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