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Archetypes of India persist through time thanks to a continual and repetitive chain of stereotypes, confining the subject in an interpretive circle. Through ethnographic research conducted among Western expatriates living in various borderzones in India, each one corresponding to different fantasies of elsewhere-ness, we shall see what becomes of the interpretive circle during the encounter. The article shows the influence of collective representations of India (and of the West) on social interactions, as well as their reappropriation during the encounter. Three examples will show how discourse as well as modes of social organisation among Western expatriates reproduces classic dichotomies between India and the West, even though expatriates assert their own liminality and their critical stance towards modernity.
Keywords: Inde, Occident, représentations, rencontre interculturelle, négociation identitaire, India, West, representations, intercultural encounters, identities
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The entry and growth of Quebec and French Canadian studies in India is understandably problematic. India is a Commonwealth country and has always recognized Canada, from coast to coast, as another Commonwealth (English speaking) country. Consequently, Canadian Studies would always mean studies carried out in English and of course hearing on English Canada. Further, the French language is, other things being equal, alien to this country and to the vast majority of Indian canadianists. This article will attempt to show how French Canadian studies began and to describe its present situation. The various difficulties it has to face will also be highlighted in the light of which appropriate suggestions will be made to enhance its growth among which the crucial role of the French departments.
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Keywords: Études québécoises en Inde, Réception, Intérêt, Perspectives
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