Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
French oral histories, French culture, film, vignettes
College
Fine Arts and Communications
Department
Theatre and Media Arts
Abstract
Our project is a creative approach to documenting French culture through the words and experiences of its citizens. We traveled to France and interviewed many people, learning a great deal about what happiness means to people from this country. Our questions were simple: Could you tell us a story from a time in your life when you were happy? And could you tell us one from when you were sad? Overall, we found both great variety in their responses, as well as common themes throughout many of the stories they told. The most common element that the people interviewed connected to both happiness and unhappiness was the theme of family and interpersonal relationships.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Jacob and Duncan, Dr. Dean
(2013)
"Chronicle of a Country: French Oral Histories,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 2393.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2393