Choosing Their Own Style

The Author: Scooter Pégram is Professor of French and Minority Studies at Indiana University Northwest. As a sociolinguist and cultural researcher, he has extensive experience investigating youth from immigrant and ethnocultural communities across North America on topics regarding identity, acceptance, racism, integration, gender, bilingualism, various social issues, in addition to related linguistic topic areas as they concern language shift, change, variation, and maintenance. From Québec, Dr. Pégram holds a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University in Francophone studies with a concentration on sociolinguistics and ethnic studies. His current research interests include subjects relating to hip hop culture and identity in the Francophone world.