Kudos to this year’s captains of the French House! With the help of faculty liaison Prof. Lee-Ferrand, French majors Morgan Cook-Sather (’25) and Aidan McCullough (’25) have done a terrific job coordinating activities for our Living & Learning community.
We just had the great pleasure of hearing our students present their research at our annual Fête de la Recherche.
Most of us see oceans as in-between spaces, separating continents, people and cultures. Magali Compan, Professor of French & Francophone Studies, sees oceans differently, as places filled with humanity. Most of all, she is interested in what oceans can tell us about the hidden dynamics of colonialism and their lasting impacts.
The Bedford Research Scholarship allows French & Francophone Studies majors to pursue research over the summer.
Even before they graduate, our students are using their language skills in real-world settings. Some students serve as teaching assistants in our elementary language classrooms; others participate in internships in France; most recently, a French major did interpretation work for a man seeking legal asylum.
French & Francophone students will research historical debates about artificial life, conservation policies in the Cévennes National Park, and anti-racism efforts in the south of France.
Prof. Pacini has been awarded an Arts &Sciences Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence.
Prof. Brehm has just been awarded tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor.
Prof. Dima (Syracuse U.) gives the 2024 Fauvel Lecture on Mati Diop's award-winning film Atlantique (2019).
This semester the French & Francophone Studies Program has enjoyed inspirational guest lectures and student research presentations.
Bella Milliman ('24) and Maya Lewis ('24) describe their semester-long research and internships in France.
This year's Fauvel Lecture featured a talk on "Grains of Empire, Assimilating Couscous" by Professor Sylvie Durmelat (Georgetown University). Prof. Durmelat examined how couscous, once described as "the national dish of the Arabs" has now been crowned "the favorite dish of the French." More broadly she explored how colonization, decolonization, and their enduring legacy shape everyday food choices.
Prof. Brehm's new book Kaleidophonic Modernity (Fordham UP, 2023) explores the development of mechanical sound recording technology in the nineteenth century by charting the orbits of writers, scientists, and artists in France and the United States.
Announcing the publication of Prof. Michael Leruth's new book on Modern France (ABC-CLIO 2022)
This November we continue to celebrate our students’ research.
Ideas welcome.
Dr. Deborah Lee-Ferrand is now a Lecturer in French & Francophone Studies
Our faculty are constantly engaging in new research, pushing the boundaries of knowledge on issues of pressing importance to the contemporary world.
Denis M. Provencher of the University of Arizona delivered a lecture with the title "Abdellah Taïa's Transfilial Myth Making and Unfaithful Realms of Memory"
