Les Cafés-rencontres
Consacré à la chute et au refus du salut chez Baudelaire et chez Fondane, le premier Café-rencontre 2013-2014 a été un franc succès. Le professeur Joseph Acquisto a captivé l'auditoire et a su créer de belles discussions.
What's new with us?
A few links to keep you informed:
Cercle français - Our student group, le Cercle français, is always planning fun, social events.
Quintessence - Our graduate student newsletter, full of original works by our talented grad students.
Department Events - Check back often to see what we're up to!
What's new with you?
It's always great to hear from alumni. We'd love to know what you are up to, so please send an email to Kathleen St. Laurent.
Le professeur Joseph Acquisto présentant ses travaux.
The first Café-rencontre of 2013-2014, held on September 18th, was a great success. Our guest speaker, Professor Joseph Acquisto from the University of Vermont, captivated our audience with his lecture on the works of Charles Baudelaire and Benjamin Fondane. Acquisto graciously discussed his research with interested students, faculty members and friends of the department after his lecture.
Cafés-rencontres de 2013/2014
15 octobre 2013
France Daigle,
auteure de Pour sûr (prix du Gouverneur général, 2012)
20 novembre 2013
Maxime Prévost,
spécialiste de la littérature française du 19e siècle
(Université d'Ottawa)
22 janvier 2014
Jennifer Tremblay,
auteure de littérature jeunesse, dramaturge et scénariste québécoise
Horaire spécial : 17h-19h
19 mars 2014
Stéphanie Genand,
spécialiste de la littérature
française du 18e siècle
(Université de Rouen)
Depuis plus de trente ans, des étudiant(e)s de premier cycle de notre département font des séjours à Nantes pour perfectionner leur français et découvrir la culture française. La cohorte 2013-2014 est d’ailleurs déjà à Nantes. En octobre 2011, lorsque nous avons célébré le trentième anniversaire du partenariat avec l’Université de Nantes, nous avons aussi créé le « Nantes Graduate Award ». Cette bourse sert à aider un ou une étudiant(e) des cycles supérieurs à faire un séjour d’un ou deux trimestre(s) pour enseigner à Nantes ou pour travailler à ses recherches.
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For
more
than
30
years,
undergraduate
students
from
our
department
have
enjoyed
the
unique
experience
of
spending
their
third
year
in
Nantes,
France,
to
study,
to
perfect
their
French
and
to
discover
the
French
culture.
To
celebrate
this
successful
program,
the
Department
created
the
Nantes
Graduate
Award
in
2011
to
help
graduate
students
visit
Nantes
to
teach
or
to
work
on
their
research.
Learn more about our undergraduate exchange programs and take a look at the videos our students have made.
If you would like to contribute to the Nantes Graduate Award or to the Department of French Studies, please contact Guy Poirier or donate online.
Des activités ouvertes à tous pour pratiquer le français autrement...
Keep checking our website to find out what events we are planning.
Students singing and playing guitar during a "Soirée crêpes" organized by Le Cercle français.
Sponsored French movie at the Princess!
Venez assister avec nous à la présentation du film Sarah préfère la course au cinéma Princess le 1er octobre.
Come join the students and professors of the Department at a sponsored presentation of Sarah préfère la course at the Original Princess Cinema on October 1st.
Reduced rates will be available for students, professors and friends of the department.
The French Studies Variety Show!
Le département organise une soirée des talents le 6 février. Étudiants et professeurs dévoileront leurs talents cachés. Visitez notre site pour plus d'information.
The department is organizing a talent show on February 6th. Students and professors will show off their skills and hidden talents! There will be singing, dancing, acting and more! Visit our events page for more details, or to get involved.
The Edge of the Precipice
Please join us at the launch of Professor Paul Socken’s new book, The Edge of the Precipice, from 16:30 to 18:30 on November 13th at the University of Waterloo Library Bookstore in South Campus Hall.
Convocation 2013
Congratulations again to all our students who graduated in June 2013! The Department celebrated their student's achievements during a banquet on June 12th.
The Fall 2013 convocation takes place on Saturday, October 26th, 2013.
Dr. Maria Petrescu, awarded the Prix Guy Poirier for her thesis, defended in April 2013