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Upcoming Events

Etienne Charles and Creole Soul
September 18, 2025

Etienne Charles and Creole Soul

Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: The Wex Performance Space
L’île veilleuse (The Vigilant Island)
September 22, 2025

L’île veilleuse (The Vigilant Island) - (Euzhan Palcy, 1994)

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theatre
Sugar Cane Alley (Euzhan Palcy, 1983)
September 24, 2025

Sugar Cane Alley - (Euzhan Palcy, 1983)

Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theatre
A Dry White Season (Euzhan Palcy, 1989)
September 26, 2025

A Dry White Season - (Euzhan Palcy, 1989)

Event Start Time: 7:00 pm
Event Location: Wexner Center for the Arts Film/Video Theatre

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Professor Maggie Flinn Wins Prestigious Eisner Award

Dr. Maggie Flinn, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, was recently honored as a recipient of the prestigious Will Eisner Award for Best…

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Professor Benjamin Hoffmann Honored as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

The Department of French and Italian is excited to announce Dr. Benjamin Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Designated Professor of French Literature, has been named a Fellow of the Royal…

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Professor Maggie Flinn Shortlisted for Comic Studies Society and Eisner Awards

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Our own Dr. Maggie Flinn, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Film Studies has been shortlisted for Comics…

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Professor Ryan Joyce recently appeared on the radio live from Martinique, where he organized two conferences on the visibility and invisibility of queer and feminist experiences, expressions, and…

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