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	Congratulations to Maya Boutaghou August 27, 2019 Her book "Occidentalismes" received Honorable Mention for the 2019 Anna Balakian Prize attrributed by the International Comparative Literary Association
	Philippe Roger co-sponsored conference examining the past, present and future of the journal "Critique" in June at a castle in Normandy. Martin Rueff, a Professor at the University of Geneva will be a guest lecturer this Fall. August 21, 2019 A week-long conference examining the past, present and future of the journal Critique, took place in June at Cerisy-la-Salle, a beautiful
	Deborah McGrady named Executive Editor of the Journal, Digital Philology August 14, 2019 Deborah McGrady is the new Executive Editor of the journal, Digital Philology:A Journal of Medieval Cultures, which is published with the
	Algerian newspaper Liberté publishes article on Maya Boutaghou’s first novel July 30, 2019 “Voyage d’Alger”
	Congratulations to Dr. Sherri Rose (UVA PhD, French, 2013) July 11, 2019 Sheri has earned tenure at Hillsdale College in Michigan!
	Congratulations to Eric Essono Tsimi who earned his Doctoral Degree in French on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Dr. Tsimi has accepted a position as Senior Lecturer in Francophone Literary and Cultural Studies at The Ohio State University (Columbus). May 23, 2019 Congratulations to Eric Essono Tsimi who earned his Doctoral Degree in French on Saturday, May 18, 2019. He successfully defended his dissertation
	Congratulations to Alexandra Natoli, (PhD, 2016), as she has accepted a position beginning in August 2019 at the University of Southern Indiana May 23, 2019 Fellow Dr. Alexandra Natoli
	Maya Boutaghou is pleased to announce the publication of a new collective book: Représentations de la guerre d’indépendance algérienne. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2019. May 22, 2019 Maya Boutaghou is pleased to announce the publication of a new collective book:
	Deborah McGrady will be delivering a plenary talk at the10th International Colloquium on Christine de Pizan Conference to be held at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle on June 18, 2019. May 13, 2019 Click here for more information
	Ari Blatt is pleased to announce the publication of a new book April 22, 2019 (co-edited with Edward Welch, U. of Aberdeen): France in Flux: Space, Territory and Contemporary Culture Liverpool UP, 2019
	John Lyons Presents April 5, 2019 « La singularité dans la pensée de Leo Strauss et le « pari » de Pascal »
	John Lyons Presents April 2, 2019 Tragédie et probabilité paradoxale : les récits concurrents
	UVA French graduate, Peter Chekin's, PhD (2017) article has been accepted in the Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, the premier venue for Romance Linguistics studies March 4, 2019 Recent UVA French graduate, Peter Chekin, PhD (2017) article: "Jean de joinville and the Old French rhotic consonant" has been accepted by
	Recent French graduate, Sam Campbell wins prestigious scholarship February 28, 2019 Sam Campbell is serious about wildlife preservation – and now he has an avenue by which he can seriously pursue it.
	Deborah McGrady announces publication of her new book. "The Writer's Gift or the Patron's Pleasure? The Literary Economy in Late Medieval France". February 4, 2019
	UVA ranks as the top university in the country in number of BA degrees awarded in French February 1, 2019
	Congratulations to George Hoffmann, PhD UVA 1990 and Professor of French at U Michigan, on winning the MLA's prestigious Scaglione Prize for his latest book, Reforming French Culture: Satire, Spiritual Alienation, & Connection to Strangers, Oxford, 2017. January 9, 2019 Congratulations to George Hoffmann, PhD UVA 1990 and Professor of French at U Michigan, on winning the MLA's prestigious Scaglione Prize for his la
	The film critic and historian Antoine de Baecque is visiting us from the École Normale Supérieure (Paris). He is hosting two screenings this week, and will be giving a lecture entitled “Le cinéma est mort! Vive le cinéma!” on the 31st. October 31, 2018 The film critic and historian Antoine de Baecque is visiting us from the École Normale Supérieure (Paris).
	The UVA Department of French welcomed two guest speakers sponsored by The French Embassy, La Fondation Charles de Gaulle, and CCI Paris Ile-de-France on October 2. October 2, 2018 The UVA Department of French welcomed two guest speakers sponsored by The French Embassy, La Fondation Charles de Gaulle, and CCI Paris Ile-de-Fran
	Congratulations to UVA 2018 French Alum Christopher Benos Released his First Studio Album "Lost Boy". August 29, 2018
	Doctoral candidate Claire-Marie Brisson was invited as a special correspondent to French Canadian television on August 12, conducting two interviews on the one-year anniversary of Charlottesville's "Unite the Right" rally. August 14, 2018
	Professor Tsien reflects on her conflicted relationship with a classic novel in her personal essay, “The Danger of Liaisons,” Eighteenth-Century Fiction. August 8, 2018 Professor Tsien reflects on her conflicted relationship with a classic novel in her personal essay, “The Danger of Liaisons,” Eighteenth-Centur
	Claire-Marie Brisson has become our newest published author with her first journal publication, "Toppling Statues, Towering Walls: The Tumultuous United States in the Shadows of the Canadian Global Ideal,” journal Études Canadiennes / Canadian Studies June 13, 2018 Claire-Marie Brisson has become our newest published author with her first journal publication, "Toppling Statues, Towering Walls: The Tumultuous U
	Congratulations to Alexandra Natoli, (PhD, 2016), she has won the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Fellowship to conduct research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. June 11, 2018 Alex Natoli,(PhD 2016) has won the J.B. and Maurice C.
	Congratulations to the French Department's 2018 Doctoral and MA Graduates: Holly Runde, PhD; Saira Sohail, MA; Hannah Holtzman PhD May 22, 2018 Congraulations to the French Departments 2018 Graduates: Holly Runde, PhD; Saira Sohail, MA and Hannah Holtzman, PhD.

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Congratulations to Maya Boutaghou

Philippe Roger co-sponsored conference examining the past, present and future of the journal "Critique" in June at a castle in Normandy. Martin Rueff, a Professor at the University of Geneva will be a guest lecturer this Fall.

Deborah McGrady named Executive Editor of the Journal, Digital Philology

Algerian newspaper Liberté publishes article on Maya Boutaghou’s first novel

Congratulations to Dr. Sherri Rose (UVA PhD, French, 2013)

Congratulations to Eric Essono Tsimi who earned his Doctoral Degree in French on Saturday, May 18, 2019. Dr. Tsimi has accepted a position as Senior Lecturer in Francophone Literary and Cultural Studies at The Ohio State University (Columbus).

Congratulations to Alexandra Natoli, (PhD, 2016), as she has accepted a position beginning in August 2019 at the University of Southern Indiana

Fellow Dr. Alexandra Natoli

Maya Boutaghou is pleased to announce the publication of a new collective book: Représentations de la guerre d’indépendance algérienne. Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2019.

Deborah McGrady will be delivering a plenary talk at the10th International Colloquium on Christine de Pizan Conference to be held at the Université Sorbonne Nouvelle on June 18, 2019.

Ari Blatt is pleased to announce the publication of a new book

John Lyons Presents

John Lyons Presents

UVA French graduate, Peter Chekin's, PhD (2017) article has been accepted in the Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie, the premier venue for Romance Linguistics studies

Recent French graduate, Sam Campbell wins prestigious scholarship

Deborah McGrady announces publication of her new book. "The Writer's Gift or the Patron's Pleasure? The Literary Economy in Late Medieval France".

UVA ranks as the top university in the country in number of BA degrees awarded in French

Congratulations to George Hoffmann, PhD UVA 1990 and Professor of French at U Michigan, on winning the MLA's prestigious Scaglione Prize for his latest book, Reforming French Culture: Satire, Spiritual Alienation, & Connection to Strangers, Oxford, 2017.

The film critic and historian Antoine de Baecque is visiting us from the École Normale Supérieure (Paris). He is hosting two screenings this week, and will be giving a lecture entitled “Le cinéma est mort! Vive le cinéma!” on the 31st.

The UVA Department of French welcomed two guest speakers sponsored by The French Embassy, La Fondation Charles de Gaulle, and CCI Paris Ile-de-France on October 2.

Congratulations to UVA 2018 French Alum Christopher Benos Released his First Studio Album "Lost Boy".

Doctoral candidate Claire-Marie Brisson was invited as a special correspondent to French Canadian television on August 12, conducting two interviews on the one-year anniversary of Charlottesville's "Unite the Right" rally.

Professor Tsien reflects on her conflicted relationship with a classic novel in her personal essay, “The Danger of Liaisons,” Eighteenth-Century Fiction.

Claire-Marie Brisson has become our newest published author with her first journal publication, "Toppling Statues, Towering Walls: The Tumultuous United States in the Shadows of the Canadian Global Ideal,” journal Études Canadiennes / Canadian Studies

Congratulations to Alexandra Natoli, (PhD, 2016), she has won the J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Fellowship to conduct research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Congratulations to the French Department's 2018 Doctoral and MA Graduates: Holly Runde, PhD; Saira Sohail, MA; Hannah Holtzman PhD

Congraulations to the French Departments 2018 Graduates: Holly Runde, PhD; Saira Sohail, MA and Hannah Holtzman, PhD.

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