College of Letters & Science
Research Seminar Wednesday November 30, 2016 Martine Debaisieux « Peau d’Ane » musicienne, ou les entremises de la perversion chez Jacques Demy. In his film adaptation of Charles Perrault’s « Peau d’Ane » (Donkey Skin), Jacques Demy takes a significant distance from a “perverse story” — as he refers to it -– in order to make it suitable for …
Lauren Surovi A Sublime Virtù: Translating History, Power, and the Human in Machiavelli’s Principe The concept of princely virtù is fundamental to Niccolò Machiavelli’s thought and plays a crucial role in understanding his seminal political work, Il Principe (1513). Yet Machiavelli uses the term in a variety of ways throughout the text, establishing many shades …
7 – 9pm La Cineteca Italiana presents “Perfetti sconosciuti” (2016), 1h 48m Directed by Paolo Genovese At a dinner party, seven long-time friends decide to put each one’s cellphone on the table and reveal every text message or phone call they would receive that evening, to prove that nobody has anything to hide.
La Cinteca Italiana presents “Il postino” (1994) Wednesday, Sep 14 7pm A story of an unlikely friendship between a famous, exiled poet and a simple fisherman turned postman and his search for love.
Join us September 12th at 5pm at the French House! Mix and mingle with other students, French instructors, and staff in French. Refreshments and light snacks (fromage, biscuits salés) will be provided! Looking forward to seeing you all!
“Swerves, Tropes, Peripeties: Toward a Theory of the Turning Point“ Robert T. Tally, Jr. Texas State University Opening Reception Landmark at Union South 6:00-7:00pm
Looking for professional experience in France? Come find out about available opportunities during and after your studies, how to find an internship, scholarships and how to get credit with the Worldwide Internship Program (WIP). An advisor from the International Internship Program (IIP) and a representative from the French American Chamber of Commerce (FACC) will be …
Éric LE CALVEZ, Professor of French at Georgia State University General topic title: “Et la lourde machine se mit en route.”: L’analyse génétique de Madame Bovary Professor Le Calvez’s particular specialty in genetic criticism: 2017 will be the year celebrating 160 years since the initial volume-publication of Madame Bovary. He is currently preparing a monograph dedicated …
Éric LE CALVEZ, Professor of French at Georgia State University General topic title: “Nous étions à l’étude quand le proviseur entra”: L’analyse génétique de Madame Bovary Professor Le Calvez’s particular specialty in genetic criticism: 2017 will be the year celebrating 160 years since the initial volume-publication of Madame Bovary. He is currently preparing a monograph dedicated to …
Departmental Research Seminar 4pm – 5:15pm, Room TBD Jennifer Morgan, Music of Mortality: The Use of Percussion Instruments in Danse Macabre Texts This short presentation, taken from one of the chapters of my dissertation, will discuss the relationship between musical instruments – specifically from the percussion family – and death in the genre of the …