Jennifer Cazenave Speaks on Lanzmann’s Shoah
Jennifer Cazenave, Assistant Professor of French, was recently featured in a major retrospective on the works of filmmaker Claude Lanzmann held in Paris. She tells us: “As part of the Claude Lanzmann retrospective organized by the Bibliothèque publique d’information at the Centre Pompidou, I gave a public lecture on Wednesday 11/22 (picture above) on the […]
Mancuso Presents at 19th Century French Studies Conference
On November 11, Eleonora Mancuso presented a paper entitled “Blocked Passages and Paralysis: Women in Zola’s Thérèse Raquin and La Curée” at the Nineteenth Century French Studies Conference in Baltimore. Using a Disability Studies lens, her paper investigates how the Parisian passages, dreamlike spaces of modern consumption, are instead prison-like sites where women suffer from […]
Huckle Publishes 2 Translations
Nicolas Huckle, Master Lecturer in French, has published two translations: “Picasso’s Mooch” by Yve-Alain Bois. This is an essay in the English version of the French contemporary artist Sophie Calle’s book, Picalso. Published by Atelier EXB, the book accompanies her current exhibition “À toi de faire, ma mignonne (Over to you, sweetie)” at the Musée Picasso […]
New Directions in the Humanities
Founded in 2003, the New Directions in the Humanities Research Network is brought together by a common interest in established traditions in the humanities while at the same time developing innovative practices and setting a renewed agenda for their future. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural […]
Alarcon Bustos Conducts Workshop at Conference
Poliana Alarcon Bustos, a doctoral student in our Hispanic Language & Literatures program, co-conducted a workshop at the recent Third Annual Achieving Change Together conference on November 7, 2023. The theme of the conference was “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Cultivating Educational Excellence in Education.” There were over 75 workshops, over 95 presenters, and 2800 participants. For the workshop, […]
Albertine Cinémathèque Film Festival at BU
The Albertine Cinémathèque Film Festival at BU recently concluded another successful season! The theme for this year was reel/real life, and each of the 7 Francophone films screened this year centered on quests for truth, authenticity, and identity. Co-organizers Tiffany Bailey, Eleonora Mancuso, and Kara Saar were pleased to see many people from inside and outside […]
NYU French Literature, Thought & Culture Grad Conference
F*** Censures, traductions et soulèvements d’un mot ordinaire The deadline for submitting paper abstracts is January 15th, 2024. Please find more information NYU 2024 Grad Conference. For more information, please contact: Madelyn Neal, Jessica Smietana, Eirann Cohen Graduate Student Organizers – New York University nyu.fgsa.conference2024@gmail.com
Bridges Across Cultures
GERES
Ya está abierto el plazo para el envío de ponencias para el XX Encuentro Internacional del GERES, que tendrá lugar del 20 al 22 de junio de 2024 en la ciudad francesa de Rennes, organizado por los equipos de investigación ERIMIT y LIDILE de dicha universidad junto al GERES. El tema del coloquio es «El […]
George Mason University – Hispanic Culture Review
My name is Alberto Carbajal, and I am a part of the editorial team for George Mason University’s bilingual literary journal, the Hispanic Culture Review. Our annual publication spreads multiculturalism by creating links between communities, persons, and institutions involved in the creation and diffusion of Hispanic heritage in the United States, Latin America, and other […]