March 13, 2023

53. Promoting French in the U.S. with Joseph Dunn

1 hour

As a celebration of le Mois de la Francophonie, join Joseph Dunn and guest host Terri Hammatt as they discuss the role of French in the Americas. How can we embrace all the different ways that French is spoken and grow the idea that the United States also has rich French-speaking communities? How do we develop economic opportunities for students to use their French outside the classroom?

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Joseph Dunn is well known in regional, national, and international francophone circles. He has presented in English and French at conferences and political and economic trade missions in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe. He is often featured in Francophone print and broadcast media and documentaries as a leader in the French and Creole language movements in Louisiana. He is regularly quoted in academic journals and publications and is known as an outspoken advocate for the development of educational, professional and economic opportunities for these heritage language communities.

After three years as Executive Director of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL), he began work as an independent tourism & cultural entrepreneur. He has held positions at the Consulate General of France in New Orleans; the Office of the Lieutenant Governor; the Louisiana Office of Cultural Development; the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association; Laura: A Creole Plantation; and the Louisiana Office of Tourism.

Internationally, Joseph has twice worked as a product development and interpretation consultant with Parks Canada. He participated in the drafting of the dossier that led to Louisiana’s acceptance as an observer member of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, the second-largest international body of nations and regions after the United Nations. Joseph’s primary role today is to oversee the communications, public relations and marketing efforts at Laura: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site, highlighting the unique history and reality of Louisiana’s diverse mosaic of French and Creole-speaking populations.

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FLE - Français Langue Étrangère

CODOFIL Council for the Development of French in Louisiana

L'OIF - L'Oragnization International de la Francophonie

World Heritage Site - UNESCO - United Nations

FACE Foundation- Supporting French-Americian Cultural Excahnge in Education and the Arts

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Centre de la Fracophnie des Amériques

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