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Écocritique de la Seine

Dr. Florence Fix from the Université de Rouen in France will be coming to discuss the Seine River in the context of a changing environment. Friday, April 5 | 3 pm | Scott Nygren Studio

“I never had a language of my own”: Jack Kerouac and the making of a “Big American Writer”, Guest Lecture by Dr. Jean-Christophe Cloutier, University of Pennsylvania

Library East (Smathers) Room 100 1508 Union Road, Gainesville

"I never had a language of my own": Jack Kerouac and the making of a "Big American Writer"         Jean-Christophe Cloutier is Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, an M.A. from SUNY Buffalo, and

Listening to islands and peninsulas | À l’écoute des îles et des presqu’îles

The interdisciplinary event “À l'écoute des îles et des presqu'îles / Listening to Islands and Peninsulas.” represents UF’s contribution to the Night of Ideas 2024. This international dialogue will take place on February 29th ( from 7 PM –10 PM EST; location: Gainesville Fine Arts Association Gallery). The program will foster a stimulating intellectual exchange within the