Sun., Jan. 27 @5-7pm – Discussion of Beats Per Minute (120 battements par minute, 2017)
Please join us for something a little different on Sunday, January 27, 5-7pm in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center. We will discuss Robin Campillo’s 2017 film Beats Per Minute (120 battements par minute), a drama about the … Read more
Sunday, Nov. 18, 5-7pm – Darci Gardner, “Cognitive Bias and Narrative Credibility on Proust”
Please join us on Sunday, November 18, at 5:00-7:00pm, in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Darci Gardner, Assistant Professor of French at Appalachian State. We will be discussing Darci’s paper, “Cognitive Bias … Read more
Sunday, Oct. 28–Joan Hinde Stewart, “The Maid and the Milkmaid”
Please join us on Sunday, October 28, at 5:00-7:00pm, in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Joan Hinde Stewart, professor emerita of French at Hamilton College. We will be discussing Joan’s paper, “The … Read more
Rescheduled for Sunday, September 23 @5:00pm: Kasia Stempniak (Duke), “Fashion and Architecture in 19th-Century Paris”
Please join us on Sunday, September 23, at 5:00-7:00pm, in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Kasia Stempniak, PhD candidate in French at Duke University. We will be discussing Kasia’s paper, “Dressing the … Read more
Friday, April 27 @4-6pm — Jennifer Palmer, “‘She persisted in her revolt’: Between Slavery and Freedom in Saint-Domingue”
Please join us on Friday, April 27, at 4:00-6:00pm, in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Jennifer Palmer, Associate Professor of History at the University of Georgia. We will be discussing Jennifer’s paper, … Read more
Sunday, March 25 — Christina Rudosky, “Surrealist Collecting as a Poetic Practice”
Please join us on Sunday, March 25, at 5:00-7:00pm in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Christina Rudosky, Teaching Assistant Professor of French at UNC-Chapel Hill. We will be discussing Christina’s paper, “From … Read more
Sunday, March 4 – Cybelle McFadden, “Screening Racialized France”
Please join us on Sunday, March 4, at 5:00-7:00pm in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Cybelle McFadden, Associate Professor of French at UNC-Greensboro. We will be discussing Cybelle’s paper, “Screening Racialized France: … Read more
January 28 – Emma Monroy, “Passeurs, Majors, et Héros: Navigating Martinique’s (non)history through Bande Dessinée”
Please join us on Sunday, January 28, at 5:00-7:00pm in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Emma Monroy, a PhD candidate in French & Francophone Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. We will be discussing … Read more
December 1 — Maarten Van Ginderachter, Workers into Belgians and Flemings: Everyday Nationalism and Social-Democracy in Belle Époque Belgium
Please join us on Friday, December 1, 4-6pm, in the Main Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Professor Maarten Van Ginderachter of the Department of History of Antwerp University, Belgium. We will be discussing a draft … Read more
November 10 – James Johnson, Disguised Intentions: Concealment in the City of Light
Please join us on Friday, November 10, 4-6pm, in the West Conference Room of the National Humanities Center for a discussion with Professor James Johnson of the History Department at Boston University. We will be discussing a draft of “Willed … Read more