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During the course of her career and after, Dr. Janis L. Pallister, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Romance
Languages, earned an outstanding reputation in scholarly activities. She published six books, co-authored others and delivered
90 scholarly papers in the USA and abroad. Her interests were focused on French Renaissance and Baroque literature, black
literature in romance languages, Canadian Francophone literature, Vietnamese literature in French, Francophone women film
directors and Acadian film.
"The Pallister Francophone-Canadian Lecture Series showcases talent from French Canada, and explores French cultural experiences in the North American setting."
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Lecture April 6, 2010 6 p.m.
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Born in Montelongo, Italy in 1945, Québec playwright Marco Micone emigrated to Canada with his family in 1958. He grew up
in Montreal and received degrees at Loyola and McGill.
speak what
nous sommes cent peuples venus de loin
pour vous dire que vous n'êtes pas seuls
[Micone, “Speak What”] “As the first French-language play [Gens du silence, Voiceless People] to examine the immigrant experience in Québec it achieved critical and popular success with repeated productions. […] All
of Micone's plays engage the polemics of Québec politics and the place of immigrants in a nationalistic society. These questions
are explored in many of Micone's magazine articles and in his book of essays and narratives, Le Figuier enchanté (1992). […] As an important translator for Québec theatre Micone has adapted a number of classical Italian plays for the
Montreal stage. […] Micone is not afraid to give these classical plays a feminist adaptation, which he did in a controversial
version of Shakespeare's La Mégère apprivoisée (Taming of the Shrew). In addition to arousing debate about the adaptations of different cultures in Québec theatre, Micone's translations have
also won several awards.”
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You can read about Micone’s work in Joseph Pivato’s article, “The Theatre of Marco Micone,” http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/mmicone_essay.html.
“Marco Micone.” Center for Language and Culture, Athabasca University. April 2008. Web. http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/mmicone.html. 22 September 2009.
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