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633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States

September 2019

Maupassant, l’homme qui aimait les femmes?

September 12, 2019 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Noëlle Benhamou, Associate Professor at the University of Picardie-Jules Verne, presents:  Maupassant, l’homme qui aimait les femmes. (lecture will be in French) Abstract: Reading Guy de Maupassant, France’s 19th-century master of the short story, can…

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October 2019

Samuele Pardini, Elon University

October 18, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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November 2019

19th century French poetry

November 15, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Riots and Revolutions in 19th-Century French Poetry Friday, November 15, 2019 4:00pm to 5:30pm The French House   Catherine Witt, Associate Professor, Reed College Poets and Riots, from Barbier to Baudelaire  The word émeute (meaning variously riot,…

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February 2020

Merci, mais non merci: Black Ecology in a Creole Context

February 13, 2020 @ 4:30 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Bénédicte Boisseron Associate Professor of Afroamerican & African Studies University of Michigan, Ann Arbor  In ecological terminology, commensalism refers to a class of relationship in which two organisms mutually benefit without affecting each other: there…

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April 2020

Lecture: Foucault: littérature et vérité

April 9, 2020 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Prof. Olivier Guerrier (Université de Toulouse) Lecture (in French) followed by discussion Olivier Guerrier is a leading specialist in French Renaissance literary studies, especially Montaigne (Rencontre et Renaissance : Les Essais ou le jeu du hasard…

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October 2021

How to Study Humanism and the Representations of Islam? A Dispatch from the Fronts of Today’s French ‘Culture Wars’

October 22, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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  Lecture by Professor Tristan Vigliano (University Aix-Marseille) Join us October 22nd at the French House!

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November 2021

Presentation and discussion of Molière’s Don Juan

November 12, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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  The French House will welcome Prof. Richard Goodkin for a presentation of Molière's "Don Juan" and a discussion of the UW Dept. of Theatre and Drama's production of the play. This is an opportunity…

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April 2022

Foucault and Literature: Today and Yesterday

April 29, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States

Conference by Professor Olivier Guerrier (Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès) The conference will be in English. More information to come.

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September 2022

“The French 2022 Elections and the Transformations of French Politics” – Presentation by Prof. Sylvie Daviet of Aix-Marseille Université

September 23, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Featuring Professors Sylvie Daviet (Geography and European Studies, Aix-Marseille Université) and Laird Boswell (History & CIFS, UW-Madison), moderator Prof. Gilles Bousquet, (French and Italian & CIFS) Co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies, the Jean…

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French Club

September 27, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 13, 2022

One event on December 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm

French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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French Club is a registered student organization that focuses its activities on the French language and Francophone culture. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the French language/culture to join. The purpose of…

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October 2022

French Club

October 11, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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One event on December 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm

French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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French Club is a registered student organization that focuses its activities on the French language and Francophone culture. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the French language/culture to join. The purpose of…

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Geopoetics at the crossroad of literature, geography and botany – Presented by Rachel Bouvet

October 24, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Description:  Geopoetics opens a transdisciplinary field at the intersection of literature, arts, earth sciences and human sciences. Research and creation are the two facets of a sensitive and intellectual process which aims to intensify the…

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French Club

October 25, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 13, 2022

One event on December 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm

French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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French Club is a registered student organization that focuses its activities on the French language and Francophone culture. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the French language/culture to join. The purpose of…

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November 2022

French Club

November 8, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 13, 2022

One event on December 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm

French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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French Club is a registered student organization that focuses its activities on the French language and Francophone culture. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the French language/culture to join. The purpose of…

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What Is Zeitgeist Literature? A virtual talk by Christy Wampole

November 11, 2022 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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Christy Wampole is a professor of French at Princeton University. Her specific areas of focus are nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first-century French, Francophone, and Italian literature, especially the novel and the essay, with a special interest…

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French Club

November 29, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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French Club is a registered student organization that focuses its activities on the French language and Francophone culture. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the French language/culture to join. The purpose of…

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FRIT Research Seminar

November 30, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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The FRIT Research Seminars are meant to share research in an informal setting, providing an opportunity for feedback, dialogue, and intellectual exchange. November 30th Presentations When: Wednesday November 30, 2022. 4pm- 5:15pm, small reception to…

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December 2022

French Club

December 6, 2022 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until December 13, 2022

One event on December 13, 2022 at 7:30 pm

French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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French Club is a registered student organization that focuses its activities on the French language and Francophone culture. We encourage anyone who is interested in learning about the French language/culture to join. The purpose of…

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April 2023

Cena Italiana 2023

April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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The Italian Club is very excited about our upcoming event on April 23rd at 6pm, Cena Italiana 2023! This event, sponsored by NIAF, is a celebration for everyone in the department: undergrads, graduate students, and faculty.…

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Encountering the Nonhuman in French Literature and Thought, a symposium

April 25 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
French House, 633 N Frances St
Madison, WI 53706 United States
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EVENT FLYER “The Nonhuman Future” Lucas Hollister (Dartmouth College) Hollister is Associate Professor of French and Italian Languages and Literatures at Dartmouth College, with areas of expertise in 20th/21st-century French literature, the novel, popular culture,…

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