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February 8, 2021
Come join faculty members from the French Department for a virtual lunch or early dinner conversation (en francais) via Zoom for the Spring semester starting February 8.
January 16, 2021
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January 8, 2021
Although in recent years Maghrebi literature written in French has enjoyed increased critical attention, less attention has been paid specifically to the genre of poetry. The...
January 5, 2021
« Dès 1789, le républicanisme français s’est montré ouvert au particularisme religieux » Avec le décret de 1791 émancipant les juifs, les révolutionnaires ont voulu une seule...
December 21, 2020
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November 23, 2020
Yale literature scholar Peter Brooks discusses the career of Honoré de Balzac, and what he finds inspiring about the prolific French author’s life and work.  See article in...
November 18, 2020
On déménage!  Defying Covid-19 and its obstacles, the French Department will be moving in the new year to 320 York, formerly known as HGS and now renamed HQ (for Humanities...