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Benjamin Hoffmann's "L'île de la Sentinelle" at Festival des Littératures
Associate Professor Benjamin Hoffmann will present his latest novel, “L’île de la Sentinelle”, at the upcoming Festival des Littératures Atlantide in Nantes, France. Each year, this festival…
New book by Prof Lucille Toth
Lucille Toth, assistant professor of French-Newark, has just published her first book, Danses et pandémies: Du sida à la covid-19 (Varia Press, Dec. 2022). An English translation is forthcoming.…
Samuel Palazzo (Italian minor) successfully defends his senior thesis in History
On December 13 of this semester, Samuel Palazzo, who is a History major and Italian minor and has taken a number of courses in Italian, including four with me (and a fifth this coming spring!),…
Hoffmann's new novel wins the “2022 Love-at-First-Sight Laureate Prize”
Congratulations to Associate Professor Benjamin Hoffmann, who has won an award for his new novel L’Ile de la Sentinelle - the “2022 Love-at-First-Sight Laureate Prize” from the Le Mans Heure…
Aski named director of Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Janice Aski, professor in the Department of French and Italian, has been promoted from interim director to full director of the Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures for a four-year term…
Hoffmann talks about new novel on national French TV
Associate Professor of French Benjamin Hoffmann presented his new novel L'île de la Sentinelle on French national TV on "L'essentiel chez Labro"! Check out the video.
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Music and Performances in French 5403
Professor Marx-Scouras's spring 2022 class French 5403: “Minor Art” from Gainsbourg to Stromae: Popular Music as a Political Act allowed students to engage with French and Francophone…
Combs-Schilling Promoted to Associate Professor
Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Combs-Schilling, who was recently promoted to Associate Professor!
Combs-Schilling’s principal field of research and teaching is Medieval and…
Toth Receives 2022 Best New Undergraduate Mentor Award
Congratulations to Lucille Toth on winning the 2022 Best New Undergraduate Mentor Award! Toth is an Assistant Professor of French at OSU-Newark, affiliated with Ohio State Dance department. She…