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History of Joual
The creation of Joul can be traced back to the "era of silence". This is from the 1840's to the 1960's at the start of the Quiet Revolution. The "era of silence" was marked with stark stigmatization of the common working man. Documents weren't shared with the typical working class man and typically the very strict form of French that was spoken excluded a majority of the population. The Quiet Revolution during the 1960's was a time of awakening in which the Quebec working class fought to become included in greater society. This represented an increase in the use of Quebecois, a different dialect of French. This was in part due to the use of French dialects in literature and the performing arts during the Quiet Revolution. Michel Tremblay is an example of a writer who deliberately used Joual and Quebecois to represent the working class populations of Quebec. Joual, a language of the working class, quickly became associated with slang and vulgar language. Despite its continued use in Canada, there are still ideologies present which place a negative connotation on the use of Joual.

Joual Source Citations:

Prins, M. (2012). The joual effect: A reflection of quebec's urban working-class in michel tremblay's “Les belles-soeurs” and “Hosanna” (Order No. 1508676). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (1010987064). Retrieved from http://proxyau.wrlc.org/login?url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/1010987064?accountid=8285

Dargnat, Mathilde. Michel Tremblay : le “joual” dans Les belles-sœurs Paris, France: L’Harmattan, 2002.

Lorrain, Roland. La Mort de mon joual; histoire incroyable dún canadien francais decidé à parler bien. Montréal: Éditions de jour, 1966.

I'm guessing these are pulled from the Wiki article -- have you started finding your own sources to add? -- Shannon