Current Schedule

All events are listed in Central Time. This quarter, they will all be in-person, but you can join us via Zoom as well. Please contact Leon Pradeau (lpradeau@uchicago.edu) or Kyra Schulman (kschulman1@uchicago.edu) to join our mailing list & receive papers and Zoom links!

Friday, 03/31, 12:00pm CT (Zoom)
“Female Solo Performance or ‘Les seules en scène’ in France: Storytelling and Narratives of Empowerment”, by Lou Gargouri, PhD Candidate in French and Francophone Studies (University of Chicago)

Friday, 04/14, 11:30 CT, In Person (Franke Institute)
“Public Opinion and Publicity: From Impostures to Posters”, with Robert Morrissey (University of Chicago), Antoine Lilti (Collège de France), and Laurent Cuvelier (Université de Tours) – as part of “Power on Trial: Public Opinion and Political Legitimacy (18-19th c.)”, an international conference at the Franke Institute for the Humanities (04/14, 04/15).

Friday, 04/28, 12:00pm CT (Zoom)
“Cultural Affirmation in Tunisian Francophone Literature”, by Samar Miled, PhD Candidate in French and Francophone Studies (Duke University)

Friday, 05/12, 12:00pm CT, In Person/Hybrid (Room TBD)
“Prosthetic Verse: The (re)Construction of Bodies in Postmodern French Poetry”, by Léon Pradeau, PhD Student in French and Francophone Studies (University of Chicago)