Parti pris

French-Canadian literary group

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The term "parti pris" is a French phrase that means "preconceived opinion" or "prejudice".1

In the context of Quebecois literature, Parti pris was a magazine and publishing house founded in 1963 by a group of writers including André Brochu, Paul Chamberland, and André Major. This group aimed to advocate for a secular, socialist, and independent Quebec. They utilized "joual," the Quebec working-class dialect, in their works to express alienation and promote Quebecois identity. This literary movement was part of the broader "Quiet Revolution" in Quebec during the 1960s, a period of significant social and political change.23

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The Quiet Revolution
…André Major, founded the magazine Parti pris (1963–68; “Position Taken”) and a publishing house of the same name to press their demands for a secular, socialist, and independent Quebec. The Parti pris writers politicized joual, the Quebec working-class dialect, by using it to express their alienation in works such as…
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…André Major, founded the magazine Parti pris (1963–68; “Position Taken”) and a publishing house of the same name to press their demands for a secular, socialist, and independent Quebec. The Parti pris writers politicized joual, the Quebec working-class dialect, by using it to express their alienation in works such as…
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