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ABOUT US
The French Studies Seminar Series grew out of the French Cultural Studies seminars
originally created by Drs. Joan DeJean and Lynn Hunt in 1993.
Each year, the current series is organized by two graduate students in French — one who helped organize the series the previous year, and another who will go on to organize the series the following year with a new partner —, who create a forum where faculty, graduate students, and other members of the university community can come together to explore topics in French and Francophone studies. Invited speakers deliver comments on a work in progress, related to a pre-circulated paper, before entering into discussion with participants and attendees, in both French and English.
The Series is an opportunity not only for graduate students in French to gain experience organizing academic colloquia and engaging with the community of French and Francophone scholars beyond the University of Pennsylvania, but also for scholars, students, and faculty to engage in fruitful intellectual dialogue.
originally created by Drs. Joan DeJean and Lynn Hunt in 1993.
Each year, the current series is organized by two graduate students in French — one who helped organize the series the previous year, and another who will go on to organize the series the following year with a new partner —, who create a forum where faculty, graduate students, and other members of the university community can come together to explore topics in French and Francophone studies. Invited speakers deliver comments on a work in progress, related to a pre-circulated paper, before entering into discussion with participants and attendees, in both French and English.
The Series is an opportunity not only for graduate students in French to gain experience organizing academic colloquia and engaging with the community of French and Francophone scholars beyond the University of Pennsylvania, but also for scholars, students, and faculty to engage in fruitful intellectual dialogue.