Friday October 6, 4pm: Larry Norman, Frank L. Sulzberger Professor in Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago, “Déclassiser le classicisme français: La contestation transnationale du ‘Grand Siècle.” In the Tea Room (SS 201).
Friday October 20, 4pm: Chiara Nifosi, PhD Candidate in Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Chicago, “Dire le temps par l’espace: Construction et fonctionnement d’une métaphore Proustienne.” In the Tea Room (SS 201).
Friday November 10, 4pm: Pierre-Michel Menger, Professor of Sociology at the Collège de France, “What’s Work Worth in France?” In the Tea Room (SS201).
Friday November 17, 4pm: Esther Van Dyke, PhD Student in Romance Languages and Literatures, “Sublime Racine: Theatrical Practices of the Ineffable.” In the Tea Room (SS201).
Friday December 1, 4pm: Oliver Cussen, PhD Candidate in History at the University of Chicago, “The Financier and the Philosophe: French Commercial Imperialism after the John Law System.” In the Tea Room (SS201).