This article applies chaos and complexity theory as a method of literary criticism to explicate t... more This article applies chaos and complexity theory as a method of literary criticism to explicate the structure of Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, consisting of the novels City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room. The novels' plots comprise three iterations of a narrative of chaos whose underlying order is revealed in the final novel. Auster achieves a detailed, subtle, nuanced, and precise image of the spontaneous reorganization of a new system after it has reached its tipping point.
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
Purpose – This paper aims to present an account of the history and recent cultural revival of the... more Purpose – This paper aims to present an account of the history and recent cultural revival of the Acadians, one people flourishing in two geographically distinct regions of North America.
Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is a comparison and contrast structure utilizing secondary historical research sources.
Findings – Two different environments have given rise to a similar pattern of development, suppression, and rejuvenation of Acadian and Cajun culture in which apparent differences between the
groups hide deeper correspondences, while lesser-known parallels are more striking than more obvious similarities.
Research limitations/implications – While the particular case of Acadian and Cajun collaboration is unique, future research may compare this case to that of other cultural groups separated by geography and political systems.
Originality/value – This paper suggests that the Acadians and Cajuns are a unique case of two cultures with a single history achieving cultural autonomy first in tandem and finally in concert.
This article applies chaos and complexity theory as a method of literary criticism to explicate t... more This article applies chaos and complexity theory as a method of literary criticism to explicate the structure of Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, consisting of the novels City of Glass, Ghosts, and The Locked Room. The novels' plots comprise three iterations of a narrative of chaos whose underlying order is revealed in the final novel. Auster achieves a detailed, subtle, nuanced, and precise image of the spontaneous reorganization of a new system after it has reached its tipping point.
Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
Purpose – This paper aims to present an account of the history and recent cultural revival of the... more Purpose – This paper aims to present an account of the history and recent cultural revival of the Acadians, one people flourishing in two geographically distinct regions of North America.
Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is a comparison and contrast structure utilizing secondary historical research sources.
Findings – Two different environments have given rise to a similar pattern of development, suppression, and rejuvenation of Acadian and Cajun culture in which apparent differences between the
groups hide deeper correspondences, while lesser-known parallels are more striking than more obvious similarities.
Research limitations/implications – While the particular case of Acadian and Cajun collaboration is unique, future research may compare this case to that of other cultural groups separated by geography and political systems.
Originality/value – This paper suggests that the Acadians and Cajuns are a unique case of two cultures with a single history achieving cultural autonomy first in tandem and finally in concert.
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Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is a comparison and contrast structure utilizing secondary historical research sources.
Findings – Two different environments have given rise to a similar pattern of development, suppression, and rejuvenation of Acadian and Cajun culture in which apparent differences between the
groups hide deeper correspondences, while lesser-known parallels are more striking than more obvious similarities.
Research limitations/implications – While the particular case of Acadian and Cajun collaboration is unique, future research may compare this case to that of other cultural groups separated by geography and political systems.
Originality/value – This paper suggests that the Acadians and Cajuns are a unique case of two cultures with a single history achieving cultural autonomy first in tandem and finally in concert.
Design/methodology/approach – The methodology is a comparison and contrast structure utilizing secondary historical research sources.
Findings – Two different environments have given rise to a similar pattern of development, suppression, and rejuvenation of Acadian and Cajun culture in which apparent differences between the
groups hide deeper correspondences, while lesser-known parallels are more striking than more obvious similarities.
Research limitations/implications – While the particular case of Acadian and Cajun collaboration is unique, future research may compare this case to that of other cultural groups separated by geography and political systems.
Originality/value – This paper suggests that the Acadians and Cajuns are a unique case of two cultures with a single history achieving cultural autonomy first in tandem and finally in concert.