African Baroque
Graduate student Isaac Joslin compares the real and the representative in postcolonial African literature and culture
By Isaac Joslin, Ph.D. candidate
April 10, 2009
January 30, 2009
A Tale of Two Continents
Life in France is irresistible to alumna Ruth Redhead
By Linda Shapiro
The Locaveur
Alumna Lucia Watson finds communities of local-food lovers at home and in France
By Kelly O’Brien
Finding the Third Space
Grad student Vlad Dima makes connections between French and African cinema
By Vlad Dima, Ph.D. candidate
Staging Chaos
African francophone theater fascinates grad student Sylvie Ngilla
By Sylvie Ngilla, Ph.D. candidate
Not Lost in Translation: French in the New World
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Looking for something to read or watch about France, French-speaking countries, or Italy? Note well this cultural cornucopia.
What's Old is New
Professor Susan Noakes finds connections between the Middle Ages and today
By Linda Shapiro
January 28, 2009
Florence in the Springtime
A new May term course in Italy immerses students in la dolce vita
By Kelly O'Brien
Crossing Over
Hakim Abderrezak follows the twists and turns of the North African migration story
by Danny LaChance
January 27, 2009
Place Setting
In France, politeness is staging a comeback.
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July 16, 2008
Getting to the Source of the Matter
For her French studies research thesis, undergraduate Nina Peterson-Perlman explored the nature of French journalism.
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Cross Pollination
By Tim Cronin
French as a Second Language
By Margot Wagner
Truth Telling
By Lisa Lillie
Mind Travel
Undergraduate research opportunities take students to new places
June 27, 2008
Everyday French
Still fascinated
The Conservationist
By Danny LaChance
Education Without Exceptions
By Andi McDaniel
Obioma Nnaemeka Brings Her Mother's Dream to Life
Language Lovers: Three recent French and Italian graduates forge new paths
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Looking for something to read or watch relating to France, French-speaking countries, or Italy? Note well this cultural cornucopia, recommended by department faculty and staff.
Nota Bene
Looking for something to read or watch relating to France, French-speaking countries, or Italy? Note well this cultural cornucopia, recommended by department faculty and staff.
The Life of Language
Poetry for a new generation
By Andi McDaniel
Christophe Wall-Romana and the new study of “cinepoetry”
French in the wider world
By Sheila M. Eldred
The emergence of Francophone studies
Thinking Outside the Pyramid
By Danny LaChance
For Juliette Cherbuliez, absolute power isn’t so absolute
Poetic Justice
A Q&A With Ron Akehurst
Imagining terror
By Andi McDaniel
A summer conference explored the meaning of terrorism