Wednesday, March 22 , 2017 3pm, Pugh Hall, 302 Volker Schröder (Associate Professor of French) studies early modern literature and culture, with a special focus on the reign of Louis XIV (1660-1715). He received his doctorate in French literature from the University of Tübingen (Germany) and has previously taught at the University of Salzburg (Austria) …
Wednesday, March 29 , 2017 3-4pm, Pugh Hall 210 Professor of Linguistics at York University in Toronta, Canada, Ruth King has published widely on grammatical variation and change in contemporary French varieties and on the sociolinguistic history of the language. Her research areas include language and dialect contact, minority language varieties in the media and …
Thursday, June 1, 2017 5pm, Ulster Hall Michael O’Dea is Emeritus Professor of French at the Université Lyon II (France) and is a specialist of Rousseau and music. His latest publications include the edited volumes Rousseau en 2012. Puisqu’enfin mon nom doit vivre. SVEC 2012:1; Rousseau en musique, co-edited with P. Saby and O. Bara …
CYRANO DE BERGERAC is coming to America. Experience the beloved and iconic French romantic comedy, presented by the most prestigious Parisian stage, for a special one-night event, nationwide only in cinema – January 23, 7 pm. Book now: http://bit.ly/CyranoTickets
The 2019 Call for Proposals of the Thomas Jefferson Fund is now open until March 5, 2019 | 12:00pm (midday) EST. This program, launched by the Embassy of France in the United States and the FACE Foundation, aims to encourage and support cooperation among the most promising young French and American researchers, and foster forward-looking …
To Be Determined Dauer 215 Phillip Van den Bossche studied art history in Ghent, and attended the Curatorial Training Programme of De Appel in Amsterdam. He worked from 2001 as a curator at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven and has been director of Mu.ZEE in Ostend since 2007. In recent years he curated exhibitions …
Monday, February 25, 2019 at 4pm Scott Nygren Scholars Studio (Library West) Fanny Glissant Flyer For the official kick-off event of the second edition of the TOUT-MONDE FESTIVAL, the Caribbean Contemporary Arts Festival in Miami (March 13-17, 2019) “Echo-Natures," and on the occasion of BLACK HISTORY MONTH, The Cultural Services of the French Embassy & the France …
In the context of the project “Confrontations and Aftermath,” the FFRI is supporting a free screening of the Film “Shoah: Four Sisters” March 24 at 11am at the Gainesville Jewish Film Festival, directed by Claude Lanzmann. Ninth Annual Gainesville Jewish Film Festival Sunday, March 17 through Saturday, March 30 Hippodrome Cinema ~ Gainesville, Florida The Jewish …
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Pugh Hall, 210, at 4pm In the context of the Francophone Month, discover the experience of UF and French students who benefited from the Reciprocal Exchange Agreement between the UF and Université Rennes 2. Learn about the exchange and the application process. Experience a typical “goûter Breton” (Breton snack). The University …
Monday, April 15, 2019 Library East, 100, at 4 pm Dominique Kalifa is a historian and professor at the University of Paris 1, where he heads the Center of 19th Century History. His work focuses on the history of crime, social control, and mass culture in 19th- and early 20th-century France and Europe. He wrote the …
Monday, April 15, 2019 George E. Smathers Libraries (Library East), Room 100, at 4-5 pm Dominique Kalifa is a historian and professor at the University of Paris 1, where he heads the Center of 19th Century History. His work focuses on the history of crime, social control, and mass culture in 19th- and early 20th-century France …
May 20 - 24, 2019 Pugh Hall, University of Florida The Cultural Services of the Embassy of France in the U.S., in cooperation with the Paris International Chamber of Commerce and the France Florida Research Institute and Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures of the University of Florida is organizing a 5-day professional training session in …
