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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
Giulia Riccò
October 10, 2025
Nicolas Valazza
October 16, 2025

French Center of Excellence Lecture Series: Nicolas Valazza - Le Livre enflammé. Fictions et poétique de l'autodafé

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Thompson Library, Multipurpose Room 165
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October 30, 2025

French Center of Excellence Lecture Series: Dr. André Leblanc - Modernity of Madame de Staël and the Coppet Group

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Thompson Library, Multipurpose Room 165

Recent News

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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 Live on Radio from Martinique

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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