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Mamadou Dia, Guggenheim winner

Mamadou Dia wins 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship

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Friends in Lyon

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Why Study French?

Francois Genon

Faculty and Student Highlights

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Kelley Cordova

Kelly Cordova: A Fulbright Scholar

Researching literature in France

News & Events

Sep 26, 2023

Philippe Roger publishes a new volume of the Marquis de Sade's revolutionary writings!
Aug 08, 2023

Rumors of Revolution: a New Book by Jennifer Tsien
Jul 31, 2023

Cheryl Krueger's new book, Perfume on the Page in Nineteenth-century France is published!
Jun 01, 2023

Class of 2023 French major publishes first book

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« Un philologue héroïque : Victor Klemperer contre la langue totalitaire » / A Lecture by Prof. Philippe Roger (UVa-EHESS)

October 5, 2023

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

The Rotunda - Lower West Oval Room

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Versailles, Vengeance, and Vampires: A Descent into La Cour des ténèbres (The Court of Shadows) with novelist Victor Dixen

October 20, 2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

New Cabell Hall Room 383

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"Who Were the Enlightenment's Race Makers?" A Conversation with Prof. Andrew Curran (Wesleyan)

November 10, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

TBD

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“Interroger l’archive littéraire dans La Revue Africaine" - A Talk by Prof. Safa Ouled Haddar (Université de Blida, Algeria)

November 16, 2023

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

TBD

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Recent Publications

Roger Sade Revolutionary Texts

Adresse au Roi des Français et autres écrits révolutionnaires

Tous droits réservés © La Part Commune (2023)

Il nemico americano

IL nemico americano

Sellerio (2008)

Le Musée social: Aux origines de l’État providence

Le Musée social: Aux origines de l’État providence

Editions Belin (2004)