Person walking down a street in Paris
French and Francophone Studies
The pyramid outside the Musée du Louvre at night.
French and Francophone Studies

Musée du Louvre by night. Paris, France.

French and Francophone Studies

Breakfast spread, Dakar, Senegal.

View of buildings with people walking
French and Francophone Studies

Les Machines de l’Île, Boulevard Léon Bureau, Nantes, France.

Surfer on a wave shortly after pandemic lockdown, Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
French and Francophone Studies

A surfer enjoying outdoors after the pandemic lockdown, Les Sables-d’Olonne, France.

View of houses in Colmar, France
French and Francophone Studies

Colmar, France.

The Colonnes de Buren, and art installation situated in the inner courtyard of the Palais Royal. Paris, France.
French and Francophone Studies

The Colonnes de Buren art installation in the inner courtyard of the Palais Royal, Paris, France.

The Department of French and Francophone Studies offers students a global perspective on the French-speaking world through a combination of language study, critical cultural studies, historical contextualization, and linguistic and cultural immersion.

The French and Francophone studies curriculum is designed to promote understanding and awareness of the language, literatures, and cultures of the French-speaking world. Recent French and Francophone studies graduates now enjoy careers in teaching, translating, the arts, publishing, law, banking, management, business, government and non-profits, and medicine.

A smiling individual with short dark hair, a beard, and round-rimmed glasses. The person is wearing a grey shirt under a dark pinstriped jacket. The background consists of blurred bookshelves filled with numerous books.

Shoalzheimer: A Book Talk by Raphaël Sigal

In this talk, Raphaël Sigal will reflect on the relationship between writing, forgetfulness, and transgenerational trauma.

Campus community only, please.