Alyson Waters's Translation Prize Celebration

Event time: 
Thursday, September 10, 2020 - 1:00pm
Event description: 

You are invited to attend an online celebration over Zoom to celebrate  the winners of this year’s Translation Prize competition.

Alyson Waters, Fiction Winner for her translation of “A King Alone” by Jean Giono, New York Review Book, and other notable literary professionals, will share thoughts on their work and take questions from interested members of the public.

More information and RSVP at https://frenchamerican.org/2020-translation-prize-winners/

French Department Virtual Academic Fair *UPDATED with Zoom Links

Event time: 
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Event description: 

Meet your future instructors on Zoom

Please Click on Courses below to join the Zoom Meetings:

New Links to Zoom updated as of 12:40pm

Fall 2020 Online Placement Exam

Event time: 
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 - 9:00am to Friday, July 31, 2020 - 5:00pm
Event description: 

Exam Dates: July 1, 9 am EDT to July 31, 5 pm EDT.

All students who have not yet studied French at Yale (except for those who have no previous formal or informal exposure to French whatsoever) are expected to take the Departmental Placement Exam.   Placement test link as well as more detailed information about system requirements and accessibility accommodations for the test are located on the CLS website. 

Maurice Samuels in conversation with Caroline Weber @FI:AF

Event time: 
Monday, June 22, 2020 - 12:00am
Location: 
Zoom See map
Event description: 

French Institute Alliance Fançaise - FIAF Cercle d’Amis invites you to a Literary Discussion
Open to all membership levels

Maurice Samuels
The Betrayal of the Duchess 
in conversation with Caroline Weber

Monday, June 22 at 6pm 
LIVE on Zoom 

RSVP Now
 

Join us for a conversation with award-winning author Maurice Samuels, who will discuss his latest book, The Betrayal of the Duchess: The Scandal That Unmade the Bourbon Monarchy and Made France Modern. 
 
Maurice Samuels, Professor of French at Yale University, will be interviewed by acclaimed author and Professor, Caroline Weber.

Together they will discuss France during the great cholera outbreak of 1832 and an attempted coup led by a woman, the Duchesse de Berry, who endeavors to reconquer the French throne for the Bourbons. She is foiled by a charming but volatile young man who double-crosses her, leading to a scandal that engenders one of the world’s deadliest forms of hatred.

About Cercle d’Amis 

The Cercle d’Amis is a premier FIAF membership level. The group is an intimate circle of friends who share a passion for all things French. Cercle d’Amismembers meet luminaries from French arts and culture, engage in discussions with best-selling authors, attend behind-the-scenes tours, private luncheons, and other events curated by FIAF Board Member Marie-Noëlle Pierce. Join here.

2020 Prizes and Graduation Ceremony

Event time: 
Monday, May 18, 2020 - 3:00pm
Location: 
ZOOM See map
Event description: 

Dear French Department Community and Family,

Please join us in congratulating the Class of 2020 and Prize Winners for the Yale French Department

Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in French:

  • Ian Curtis
  • Carole Delaitre
  • Pierre Huguet
  • Shanna-Dolores Jean-Baptiste
  • Jessica Kasje
  • Imane Terhmina​

Graduate Prize

the marguerite peyre prize
  • Ian Curtis
  • Imane Terhmina
     

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Yale College Class of 2020 Bachelor of Arts Degrees in French:

  • Onyx Brunner
  • Sarah Young
  • Joseph Young-Perez
     

Undergraduate Prizes

the montaigne prize
  • Joseph Young-Perez (1st place)
  • Diana Halikias (2nd place)
  • Valerie Yang(2nd place)
  • Abraham Shim (3rd place)
The Scott Prize
  • Darcy Chanin (1st place)
  • Marlika Marceau (2nd place-tie)
  • Zacharie Sciamma (2nd place-tie)
     
The James T. King Prize for Distinction in the Senior Essay
  • Onyx Brunner

For Zoom information please contact Bethany Hayes at bethany.hayes@yale.edu

(Registration required)

Maurie Samuels's "The Betrayal of the Duchess" on Pandemonium

Event time: 
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 12:00pm
Location: 
Zoom See map
Event description: 

Friday, May 1 – 12:00 NY / 17:00 London / 18:00 Paris

1832: the year that changed France 

with Maurice Samuels, professor of French at Yale

For all ages. 

It’s the year of the great cholera outbreak, France’s first anti-Semitic scandal, a failed royalist revolution and the setting for Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. Direct from quarantine in Michigan, Maurice Samuels – who teaches the literature and culture of nineteenth-century France at Yale – will explain why 1832 is a pivotal year that still impacts modern-day France. He’s the author of the just released book The Betrayal of the Duchess, about duchesse de Berry’s quest to reconquer the French throne for the Bourbons in 1832 – and the advisor who betrayed her. 

Use this link: https://zoom.us/j/7917404469

Meeting ID: 791 740 4469

PANDEMONIUM U is a series of free, live, online classes for kids and grown-ups taught by world-class, housebound experts in their fields. 

How does it work? 

Just show up for any class. Connect via Zoom. Listen/watch/learn, then ask questions. Each class lasts about 45 minutes. 

Can I invite others? 

Sure, feel free to post/share/etc. To get on (or off) our mailing list, email PandemoniumU2020@gmail.com. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Information about the book: https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/maurice-samuels/the-betrayal-of-the-duchess/9781541645462/

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