The history of the French-speaking world clearly intersects with that of Quebec during the decade of the 1960s, when the first appeals were heard for a French-language “Civilization of the Universal” at the very time of the Quiet Revolution. This intersection colours the first Quebec contributions to the francophone cause with an ideological hue that is easily identified. Research on literature then took on various inflections, and Quebec became distinct for its pioneer role in the implementation of new methods or concerns, leading to a globally-oriented paradigm of French studies: the language of writing, the relationship with France, the social inscription of the literary. Finally, Quebec research demonstrates a particular interest in the literary canon. This focus often has a critical aim but testifies as well to a concern with articulating new and more local scales of values. Here too, Quebec could constitute a model with the potential to influence the latest developments in French studies.