Ça m'ap fé | Current projects
My monograph, under contract with Cambridge University Press, examines processes of language change in Louisiana Creole from its genesis in the plantation society, during its time as a vernacular, to its endangerment and, now, its ongoing revival. The analysis draws on a corpus of Louisiana Creole which includes field data, social media data, and historical texts.
I'm continuing to write up and publish research (see my Publications).
Cécile Smetana and I are collaborating on a long-term artistic-academic portrait of Creole-speaking Louisiana, working at the interstices of documentary linguistics and documentary photography. Our project is supported by the National Atchafalaya Heritage Area, West Baton Rouge Museum, Leica, NUNU Arts and Culture Collective, New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures, and the Conseil pour le développement du français en Louisiane (Codofil). Images from the project have been exhibited at West Baton Rouge Museum and Paris Photo 2025.