Department of French, University of Virginia
January/February
Newsletter, 2005
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Departmental News:
Roy Harris' article “Minca « chaque », et d'autres
mots piémontais dans le Rituel cathare occitan (Ms. Bibl. mun.
de Lyon, PA 36)” has recently appeared in La France latine, Revue
d'Études d'Oc (a publication of the Centre d'Enseignement et
de Recherche d'Oc, Université de Paris-Sorbonne), Nouvelle Série
139, p. 217-238.
Elisabeth Ladenson gave a paper called "Proust, Gide and
the Masturbatory Text" on December 28 at the MLA conference in Philadelphia.
She then traveled to France where she spoke about the genesis of Proust
lesbien at the Ecole des beaux-arts in Toulouse on January 5. Her
article "French Literature after Censorship" appears in the
current issue of L'Esprit createur.
John Lyons is on leave from the Department for the semester. He
is teaching as visiting professor at Paris III, where his seminar is on
"Tragédie et hasard au XVIIe siècle". He is also
a Fellow of the Columbia University Institute for Scholars at Reid Hall
(rue de Chevreuse).
Natasha Copeland's article « Flesh of the Sahelian Sylvan
Realm » has been accepted by Equinoxes: A graduate journal of French
and Francophone studies, La Peau/The Skin, Issue 4, Fall 2004. She has
been awarded a GSAS Robert J. Huskey Travel fellowship for the purpose
of travel to the African Language Association meeting in Boulder, Colorado,
April 6-10, 2005 to present a paper entitled "Sembène’s
Sahelian Topographical Aesthetic: Rewriting a Post-colonial Space from
the Ground Up."
Scot Allen has been selected for the prestigious École
Normale Supérieure Fellowship for the 2005-2006 academic year.
Congratulations Scot!
Congratulations to Sarah Skrainka, who has been selected as the
recipient of the 2005-2006 French Department Dissertation Fellowship award.
Danielle Smith has been invited to present a paper in July 2005
at the International Conference on Studies in Travel Writing at the University
of Hong Kong.
Jacqueline Couti and Danielle Smith have been invited to
attend the 11th FIGSA Conference by the University of Colombus May 1-2.
Jacqueline's has been invited to attend the 2005 Cincinnati Conference:
25th Anniversary Edition of the University of Cincinnati Mai 12-15. -
Her article "La vision prophetique du passe" will be published
by Francofonia, the journal of the University of Bologna, in Spring 2005.
On Wednesday, February 16th, the French Department hosted a welcoming
reception at the French House for a small group of French intern teachers,
originating from Lyon, who are spending a month in Northern Virginia as
part of their stage de formation. The teachers-in-training informed
us that they spend several hours a day teaching in the Herndon school's
programme d'immersion---a program set up by the city of Lyon and
this Northern Virginia school district several years ago--in which some
of our current UVA students participated when they were in elementary
school. The "stagiaires" will begin their teaching careers
in Lyon next fall. Special thanks to Gladys Saunders and Christine
Zunz for organizing the reception.
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Up-coming Events &
Announcements:
 REMINDER
: MAAS PRIZE - French Essay Contest
Deadline is fast approaching
Hurry, hurry, hurry. Get your MAAS essay in on time!
Absoute deadline: Friday, March 18th, 4:00 p.m
For more information, visit our website at http://www.virginia.edu/french/ugrads/major/#UG6
OPEN
HOUSE FOR ALL FRENCH MAJORS AND POTENTIAL FRENCH MAJORS
(in honor of the Distinguished Majors Program)
Monday, March 21, 2005, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Maison Francaise
AUTOUR
DE VICTOR HUGO
Please announce these engaging presentations in French by Gérard
Pouchain, "Autour de Victor Hugo" on Friday, April 15, to your
students, who are especially welcome:
La Caricature au service de la gloire, ou Victor Hugo raconté
par le portrait-charge
de 10h00 à 11h30, Rotunda Lower West Oval Room
A travers cette présentation pleine d'images et d'histoire, vous
verrez l'intersection de la vie politique, artistique, littéraire,
et historique. Venez voir l'évolution de Victor Hugo en caricature-romantique,
républicain, exilé, grand-père, patriarche.
Victor Hugo et Juliette Drouet : Cinquante ans de lettres d'amour
de 14h00 à 16h00, Rotunda Lower West Oval Room
Juliette Drouet n'a pas seulement partagé pendant plus de cinquante
ans la vie de Victor Hugo, un écrivain engagé dans des combats
littéraires et politiques. Elle l'a sauvé après le
coup d'état en 1851 et a enduré à ses côtés
les rigueurs d'un long exil. De plus, c'est une épistolière
de talent, qui aime jouer avec les mots. Venez faire la connaissance de
Juliette Drouet et participer à leur vie ensemble, à leurs
lettres, aux œuvres de Victor inspirées par Juliette.
GERARD POUCHAIN, Professeur agrégé de Lettres modernes,
a enseigné pendant plus de trente ans au Lycée Buffon à
Paris. Spécialiste de la presse du 19ème siècle,
il a monté l'exposition Victor Hugo raconté par la caricature
et vient de publier Victor Hugo - Juliette Drouet, 50 ans de lettres
d'amour (1833-1883) : Lettres de l'anniversaire (éditeur :
Ouest-France. Lauréat de plusieurs prix littéraires, chevalier
dans l'Ordre national des Palmes académiques, il est adjoint au
maire d'Asnelles, petit village normand, où eut lieu le Débarquement
allié en 1944.
Réception à la Maison Française à 16h15.
Conférences soutenues par la Maison Française, le Département
de Français,
le « Teaching Resource Center », l'Alliance Française
de Washington
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