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Join UL Press and the Center for Louisiana Studies for a book signing and discussion with the author of the highly sought-after “Je jongle au bon Dieu quand je traite” Traiteurs in Francophone Louisiana / Les guérisseurs en Louisiane francophone.Dr. Dana David Gravot highlights a local understanding of traitement, or treatment as it is called in English, a healing tradition specific to Francophone Louisiana. After the Acadian resettlement in Louisiana—a Spanish colony at the time—the Cajuns developed a unique, blended culture in response to both a physical environment (which included swamps, bayous, marshes, and prairies) and a social environment that mixed continental and Caribbean French peoples, Germans, Spaniards, Indigenous peoples, and African and Anglo-Americans. Sharing the need for medical attention, the practice of traitement—and the importance of traiteurs—was born.
We are pleased to host Dr. Dana David Gravot, a Louisiana native and an alumna of UL's Francophone Studies program, at the Roy House for an intimate book talk and discussion. We'll open the doors at 5:30 and have hot tea, coffee, and refreshments. We hope to see some familiar faces and old friends, and we invite you to bring your stories of traiteur traditions as well as a dish or snack to share.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1204 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA, United States, Louisiana 70503
