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	“Congratulations to PhD Candidate Spyros Simotas, winner of one of the 2018 All-University Graduate Teaching Awards!” April 20, 2018
	UVA and Sciences Po alum Scott Tilton has submitted an official bid for his home state of Louisiana to become part of L’Organisation Internationale de la Fracophonie. April 18, 2018 UVA and Sciences Po alum Scott Tilton has submitted an official bid for his home state of Louisiana to become part of L’Organisation Internationale
	Congratulations to PhD Candidate Hannah Holtzman, whose article on "A fifty-two-year love affair: rewatching Hiroshima mon amour after Fukushima” has appeared in the April 2018 issue of Contemporary French Civilization (Volume 43, Issue 1) ! April 13, 2018
	Congratulations to PhD Candidate Mary Beth Allen. She has won a GSAS Dissertation Completion Fellowship for 2018-19 to finish her study of “The Moroccan Affair: Diplomacy, Rumor, and Fiction in the Age of Louis XIV.” April 6, 2018
	Congratulations to PhD Candidate Andrew Hill. He has won a Rare Book School fellowship and a GSAS AHSS grant to attend a RBS session at Yale’s Beinecke Library and travel in search of medieval manuscripts connected to St. Margaret. April 6, 2018
	Congratulations to PhD Candidate Spyros Simotas, winner of one of the 2018 All-University Graduate Teaching Awards! These awards honor students from all disciplines who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in undergraduate instruction. April 4, 2018 Congratulations to Sypros Simotas, one of the winners of the 2018 All-University Teaching Awards.
	Congratulations to Alison Levine on the publication of her new book, Vivre Ici: Space, Place and Experience in Contemporary French Documentary, Liverpool University Press (March 2018). March 23, 2018 *Liverpool University Press celebrates 50th title in Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures* series with**
	Congratulations to PhD Candidates Claire-Marie Brisson, Jean-Hérald Legagneur, and Syrine Ben Amor who have been selected for the competitive 2018 South Atlantic Graduate Seminar: Professor S. Max Edelson’s “Mapping the South Atlantic.” February 8, 2018
	A new book celebrates the career of retired faculty member Mary B. McKinley. Of the twenty scholars represented, no less than half have a connection with the UVA French department. All three editors and five contributors are former doctoral students. January 19, 2018 A new book celebrates the career of retired faculty member Mary B. McKinley.
	Congratulations to Janet Horne for having written one of French Historical Studies' Five Most Read articles of 2017 January 16, 2018 Congratulations to Janet Horne for having written one of French Historical Studies five most read articles in 2017. Journal Article:
	Philippe Roger was recently the guest of Matthieu Garrigou-Lagrange in his program «La Compagnie des auteurs», for a «carte blanche» on French (mis)perceptions of America. The one-hour long program was aired on November 28, 2017. Click on link to hear. December 8, 2017 Philippe Roger on France-Culture
	The UVA Department of French is hosting The 43rd Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies (NCFS) Colloquium at Omni Hotel on the Downtown Mall (Nov. 9-11). Founded in 1974, the association holds an annual meeting in the autumn click here for more November 2, 2017 The UVA Department of French is hosting The 43rd Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies (NCFS) Colloquium at Omni Hotel on the Downtown Mall (Nov
	"Professor Tsien's book 'Le Mauvais goût des autres' is reviewed in 'Le Monde. October 2, 2017 "Professor Tsien's book 'Le Mauvais goût des autres' is reviewed in 'Le Monde.
	J-Term 2018 UVA in Paris - "Making Paris Modern: A Secret History of the City of Lights" taught by Ari Blatt August 31, 2017
	Jennifer Tsien’s book The Bad Taste of Others has been translated into French August 30, 2017 Jennifer Tsien’s book The Bad Taste of Others has been translated into French.
	Gladys Saunders presented a paper titled “What does the rapid spread of /u/-fronting in American English have to do with the teaching of French phonetics?” to an enthusiastic group of participants, at PTLC 2017 (August 11, 2017) August 28, 2017
	Janet Horne gave an interview to French daily newspaper Libération, offering context and commentary on the recent traumatic events in Charlottesville (Aug. 18, 2017) August 22, 2017 Janet Horne gave an interview to French daily newspaper Libération, offering context and commentary on the recent traumatic events in Char
	Cheryl Krueger's edited volume _Approaches to Teaching Baudelaire's Prose Poems_(MLA, 2017) was released in July. July 31, 2017 Cheryl Krueger's edited volume _Approaches to Teaching Baudelaire's Prose Poems_(MLA, 2017) was released in July .
	PhD Candidate Claire-Marie Brisson has been awarded the Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year. July 25, 2017 PhD Candidate Claire-Marie Brisson has been awarded the Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year.
	15 Ph.D students completed the Business French Training Session organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US and the UVA Dept of French. Read more... June 8, 2017 The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S.
	Congratulations to graduate student Eric Essono Tsimi for the imminent publication of his new novel, "Les Ex ne meurent jamais," forthcoming from L'Orpailleur Press in a few short weeks! February 6, 2017 UVa graduate student, Eric Essono Tsimi will have the imminent publication of his new novel "Les Ex ne meurent jamais," forthcoming from L'Orpaille
	The Department of French is delighted to welcome Prof. Vincent Michelot, from Sciences Po in Lyon, who joins us this semester as a visiting professor teaching an undergraduate seminar on contemporary French politics and society. January 24, 2017 The Department of French is delighted to welcome Prof.
	New 4+1 M.A. Program in European Studies, under the direction of Prof. Janet Horne, is now accepting applications for fall 2017 enrollment January 6, 2017 Professor Janet Horne, inaugural Director of
	A Workshop in Business French will be offered to PhD students, May 29-June 2. Deadline for applications January 31, 2017! January 3, 2017 Deadline for applications January 31, 2017!
	Articles presented at “Stendhal’s Many Lives” colloquium November 15, 2016 Published in L’Année stendhalienne (Paris: Honoré Champion, 15, 2016), all four contributions to the colloquium “Stendhal’s Many Lives”, w

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“Congratulations to PhD Candidate Spyros Simotas, winner of one of the 2018 All-University Graduate Teaching Awards!”

UVA and Sciences Po alum Scott Tilton has submitted an official bid for his home state of Louisiana to become part of L’Organisation Internationale de la Fracophonie.

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Hannah Holtzman, whose article on "A fifty-two-year love affair: rewatching Hiroshima mon amour after Fukushima” has appeared in the April 2018 issue of Contemporary French Civilization (Volume 43, Issue 1) !

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Mary Beth Allen. She has won a GSAS Dissertation Completion Fellowship for 2018-19 to finish her study of “The Moroccan Affair: Diplomacy, Rumor, and Fiction in the Age of Louis XIV.”

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Andrew Hill. He has won a Rare Book School fellowship and a GSAS AHSS grant to attend a RBS session at Yale’s Beinecke Library and travel in search of medieval manuscripts connected to St. Margaret.

Congratulations to PhD Candidate Spyros Simotas, winner of one of the 2018 All-University Graduate Teaching Awards! These awards honor students from all disciplines who have demonstrated exceptional achievement in undergraduate instruction.

Congratulations to Alison Levine on the publication of her new book, Vivre Ici: Space, Place and Experience in Contemporary French Documentary, Liverpool University Press (March 2018).

Congratulations to PhD Candidates Claire-Marie Brisson, Jean-Hérald Legagneur, and Syrine Ben Amor who have been selected for the competitive 2018 South Atlantic Graduate Seminar: Professor S. Max Edelson’s “Mapping the South Atlantic.”

A new book celebrates the career of retired faculty member Mary B. McKinley. Of the twenty scholars represented, no less than half have a connection with the UVA French department. All three editors and five contributors are former doctoral students.

Congratulations to Janet Horne for having written one of French Historical Studies' Five Most Read articles of 2017

Philippe Roger was recently the guest of Matthieu Garrigou-Lagrange in his program «La Compagnie des auteurs», for a «carte blanche» on French (mis)perceptions of America. The one-hour long program was aired on November 28, 2017. Click on link to hear.

Philippe Roger on France-Culture

The UVA Department of French is hosting The 43rd Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies (NCFS) Colloquium at Omni Hotel on the Downtown Mall (Nov. 9-11). Founded in 1974, the association holds an annual meeting in the autumn click here for more

"Professor Tsien's book 'Le Mauvais goût des autres' is reviewed in 'Le Monde.

J-Term 2018 UVA in Paris - "Making Paris Modern: A Secret History of the City of Lights" taught by Ari Blatt

Jennifer Tsien’s book The Bad Taste of Others has been translated into French

Gladys Saunders presented a paper titled “What does the rapid spread of /u/-fronting in American English have to do with the teaching of French phonetics?” to an enthusiastic group of participants, at PTLC 2017 (August 11, 2017)

Janet Horne gave an interview to French daily newspaper Libération, offering context and commentary on the recent traumatic events in Charlottesville (Aug. 18, 2017)

Cheryl Krueger's edited volume _Approaches to Teaching Baudelaire's Prose Poems_(MLA, 2017) was released in July.

PhD Candidate Claire-Marie Brisson has been awarded the Jewish Studies Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship for the 2017-18 academic year.

15 Ph.D students completed the Business French Training Session organized by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the US and the UVA Dept of French. Read more...

Congratulations to graduate student Eric Essono Tsimi for the imminent publication of his new novel, "Les Ex ne meurent jamais," forthcoming from L'Orpailleur Press in a few short weeks!

The Department of French is delighted to welcome Prof. Vincent Michelot, from Sciences Po in Lyon, who joins us this semester as a visiting professor teaching an undergraduate seminar on contemporary French politics and society.

New 4+1 M.A. Program in European Studies, under the direction of Prof. Janet Horne, is now accepting applications for fall 2017 enrollment

A Workshop in Business French will be offered to PhD students, May 29-June 2. Deadline for applications January 31, 2017!

Articles presented at “Stendhal’s Many Lives” colloquium

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