In the Fall semester 2014, Prof. Magali Compan taught a new course in the French section, a Freshman seminar entitled “Francophone Women Writers”. The course examined texts by women from around the Francophone World (Mauritius Island, France, Haiti, Guadeloupe, Reunion Island, Sénégal, Tahiti, Algeria). During the course of the semester, students examined how women from… Read More
Preston Heinlein (’14) speaks about his experiences as a major in French & Francophone Studies
May 5, 2014 by
Preston Heinlein transferred to W&M at the beginning of his junior year. He knew that he wanted to study linguistics and the French language in particular. He spent a summer in Montpellier, taking courses at the Université Paul Valéry and working on an independent research project about the local LGBT community, which he then presented… Read More
Congratulations to this year’s French prize winners
April 28, 2014 by
The French & Francophone program has just awarded three graduation prizes: The St.Onge prize is awarded annually to the student in French & Francophone Studies who shows the most promise for graduate-level work. It was established in May 2010 to honor Professor St.Onge’s forty years of dedication to the College. This year the St. Onge prize goes to Preston… Read More
Congratulations to Elisabeth Bloxam, McCormack-Reboussin Scholar for 2014-2015
April 10, 2014 by
Congratulations to Elisabeth Bloxam (’15), the latest recipient of the McCormack-Reboussin scholarship in French & Francophone Studies! Starting this summer, Elisabeth Bloxam will research an honors thesis entitled ”Le Mythe et la Mémoire : Les séquelles de la deuxième guerre mondiale en France à travers ses monuments nationaux.” This research will focus on the lasting effects… Read More
Congratulations to our graduating seniors!
April 10, 2014 by
Congratulations to Preston Heinlein (’14) for his election to Phi Beta Kappa! And congratulations to our many seniors who have been selected to teach English in France through the French Embassy’s TAPIF program: Laura Bolger (’14) and Emily Eyestone (’14) have been placed in Bordeaux Samantha Fansler (’14) will be going to Lille Preston… Read More
2014 William & Mary French & Francophone Film Festival
January 14, 2014 by
The William and Mary French and Francophone Film Festival brings every year award-winning french language films. The program starts this year on Friday January 31 and will run until February 28. For more details about the program, consult the festival website (wm4f.wm.edu). You can also watch the trailer:
French and Francophone Graduation Prizes announced.
April 17, 2013 by
Congratulation to the four students sho received a Graduation prize in French and Francophone Studies this year. Kayla Grant is the recipient of the St.Onge prize. Angela Hayes received the Pierre Oustinoff prize. Madeleine Aggeler and Jasmin Harper are the corecipients of the MLL French Book Award.
Six William & Mary Students receive a Teaching Assistantship in France for 2013-2014!
April 14, 2013 by
Congratulation to our French and Francophone seniors! This year, 6 of you are heading to France to teach English! Angela Hales, Rachel Eilbott, Kayla Grant, Jasmin Harper, Daniel Hodges and Alix Kashdan who received a French embassy Teaching Assistantship and will be teaching in France in 2013-2014. Rachel will be teaching in French Guyana, while… Read More
Giulia Pacini (French & Francophone) on “Invaluable Trees”
March 21, 2013 by
Associate Professor of French & Francophone Studies Giulia Pacini talks about her book on trees and eighteenth-century cultures of nature: You just co-edited a volume entitled Invaluable Trees: cultures of nature, 1660-1830, published by the Voltaire Foundation in Oxford (2012). Why are you so interested in trees? Why were they important in the… Read More
Fête de la Recherche
November 15, 2012 by
An annual “Fête de la Recherche” (faites de la recherche!) features the student research that takes place at the core of the French & Francophone Studies program. Students often present projects from their studies abroad in Montpellier, France, as well as longer papers written in association with I.F.E internships in Paris, Bruxelles, and Strasbourg. Other talks frequently showcase independent Monroe… Read More
French and Francophone: Students scholars tackling the world. How the McCormack-Reboussin scholarship is transforming the lives of French and Francophone Students.
November 5, 2012 by
Research is at the center of the French & Francophone Studies program. Students are able to conduct research projects in many different ways, as the annual Fête de la Recherche demonstrates: short projects done while studying in Montpellier; longer projects conducted while studying and doing an internship through the I.F.E program in Paris, Strasbourg, or Bruxelles; Monroe projects; and honors theses…. Read More
French & Francophone: ” Faites/Fete de la recherche” Come meet us for the Third French and Francophone Fete de la recherche, November 10th
October 31, 2012 by
Every year the French & Francophone Studies program organizes a lively conference to showcase student research. The Fête de la Recherche is both a moment of intellectual exchange, and a sociable event with music, fun stories, and good food. The students deliver presentations entirely in French, and answer questions about the process of doing… Read More
The deadline for the 2013-14 McCormack-Reboussin scholarship is now November 26th 2012. Have you applied yet?
October 18, 2012 by
USE THIS TIME TO TALK TO THE FACULTY ABOUT YOUR IDEAS! THE FINAL PROJECT CAN DISCUSS ANY TOPIC PERTINENT TO FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE STUDIES, AND CAN BE WRITTEN IN EITHER ENGLISH OR FRENCH. The McCormack-Reboussin scholarship is awarded on an annual basis to a rising senior (= current junior) French and Francophone major at the… Read More
Grice, Eve (class of 2011)
October 9, 2012 by
After graduating in May 2011 with a B.A. in French and Francophone Studies (Highest Honors/McCormack-Reboussin scholar) and Women’s Studies, Eve is now a Flagship Fellow starting her first year in the Women’s Studies Ph.D. Program at the University of Maryland, College Park. There, she will continue integrating her interests in French and Francophone studies and… Read More
Lauer, Abby (Class of 2009)
October 7, 2012 by
After graduating from William and Mary in 2009 with a major in Biology and a minor in French, Abby attended Harvard Law School where she studied intellectual property law. She is now an Associate in the intellectual property department at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in the law firm’s Washington, DC office. Studying French at William… Read More
Wagstaff, Laura (Class of 2009)
October 5, 2012 by
Following graduation in 2009, Laura Wagstaff (McCormack-Reboussin Scholar 07-09) moved to Washington, DC to pursue a career in higher education and multicultural exchange. She has held positions in the Development & Special Events department of Washington National Opera and in Georgetown University’s Office of Advancement. Currently, Laura serves as the Assistant Director in the Georgetown… Read More
Carr, Bridget (class of 2012)
October 5, 2012 by
Bridget, the 2011-12 Reboussin scholar write: “I currently hold a term appointment (renewable for up to four years) at the U.S. Dept. of Justice Antitrust Division in Washington, D.C. as a “paralegal specialist.” In the Antitrust Division I have the opportunity to work side-by-side with the attorneys preparing for depositions, serving subpoenas, interviewing witnesses, and… Read More
Bellini Colloquium Talk: Thursday 4th, October. 3.30pm. Washington 315. Pr.Giulia Pacini “Invaluable Trees, or how and why trees and wood mattered in the long eighteenth century.”
October 3, 2012 by
Thursday 4th, October at 3:30pm in Washington 315 Throughout the eighteenth century, trees stood at the intersection of numerous and often competing discourses of value. Across Europe and North America, they were viewed both as precious commodities and as ‘the true monuments of nations’, as Bernardin de Saint-Pierre noted in 1784,underscoring the imposing and inescapable… Read More
Student Profile: Bridget Carr ’12 (Video Feature)
May 14, 2012 by
Bridget Carr, one of our graduating seniors in French and Francophone Studies, was kind enough to sit down and talk with us right after she defended her Senior Honors Thesis on French relations in Senegal. Prof. Nicolas Medevielle and I talked to Bridget about her study abroad research, how she used that research to develop… Read More
Fostering Student Research in French & Francophone Studies
November 28, 2011 by
Students of French & Francophone studies have done original research for years. In order to recognize students who embarked in such projects and inspire other students to do the same, the French & Francophone studies section decided to create an annual Student research conference in 2010. In this video interview, Stephanie Kumah, a senior (French… Read More
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FRENCH & FRANCOPHONE GRADUATING SENIORS!
April 28, 2011 by
We wish to extend a special tribute to the following students for their outstanding honors theses in French & Francophone Studies: Eve Grice Philippe Halbert Macs Smith And congratulations to the recipients of our graduation prizes in French & Francophone Studies: This year’s St.Onge prize goes to Macs Smith The Pierre Oustinoff prize goes to… Read More
Bellini Colloquium Talk: Vlad Dima
April 11, 2011 by
Thursday, April 21st, 4:00 PM, Washington 315 Sound Moves: Sonic Space in French and Senegalese Cinemas This presentation explores the ways in which sound creates a new sense of spatiality in the films of Jean-Luc Godard and Djibril-Diop Mambety. Both directors challenge the primacy of the visual by foregrounding how aural planes affect and alter… Read More
2000 attend the 2011 Tournées French & Francophone Film Festival
March 14, 2011 by
The 2011 Tournées French & Francophone Film Festival was attended by about 2000 people this year. The 5th French & Francophone Film Festival took place from January 28th to February 25th at the Kimball Theater in Williamsburg. Organized by prof. Magali Compan (MLL. French & Francophone) , the French & Francophone Film Festival was made possible… Read More
Bellini Colloquium Talk by Nicolas Medevielle
February 16, 2011 by
Location: Washington Hall 315 Wednesday, February 16, 4pm The Bellini Colloquium in Modern Languages and Literatures is pleased to invite you to a talk by Nicolas Médevielle, Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies “Maps of Desire: French Renaissance colonial Ventures and Cartography” Wednesday, February 16, Washington Hall 315, 4 pm From the 1530s on,… Read More
Julia Zamecnik ‘11: from William and Mary to NATO
February 12, 2011 by
When I got to college, I’d completed my language proficiency requirement and was fully prepared to stop taking French, and in fact I didn’t take any French my first semester at William and Mary. However, I can honestly say that restarting French was one of the best decisions I’ve made since arriving on campus. I’ve… Read More
The 2011 Tournees Film Festival: A Town Called Panic
February 9, 2011 by
February 19, 2pm All films will be shown at the Kimball Theater on Duke of Gloucester Street For more information visit the Film Festival website here: http://frenchfilm2011.blogs.wm.edu/
The 2011 Tournees Film Festival: Home
February 9, 2011 by
February 18, 2011, 7pm All films will be shown at the Kimball Theater on Duke of Gloucester Street For more information visit the Film Festival website here: http://frenchfilm2011.blogs.wm.edu/
The 2011 Tournees Film Festival: Welcome
February 7, 2011 by
February 11, 2011, 7pm All films will be shown at the Kimball Theater on Duke of Gloucester Street For more information visit the Film Festival website here: http://frenchfilm2011.blogs.wm.edu/
Fête de la Recherche
November 21, 2010 by
Our first annual French & Francophone Studies research conference took place on Saturday, Nov. 13, between 9am and 1pm, and it featured six twenty-minute formal presentations by students in our program. These talks featured: three ongoing honors theses projects; research done as part of a student internship in Paris; an original video produced in one… Read More
Congratulations to our latest Phi Beta Kappa initiates!
November 20, 2010 by
Ashley Hoover, Ingrid Heiberg, and Michael (Macs) Smith have just been invited for induction.
Congratulations to Professor St.Onge
May 19, 2010 by
To honor Professor Ronald St.Onge’s forty years of dedication to the College of William & Mary, on the occasion of his retirement the Department of Modern Languages has established a fund for a prize to be awarded every year to the senior in French & Francophone Studies with the most promising plans for graduate work…. Read More
William and Mary Students in Paris
March 12, 2010 by
Two French and Francophone Studies majors are currently studying in Paris, France (at the I.F.E). Besides her classes on European and French politics and culture Bridget Carr (’11) is doing an internship at a French think tank, IFRAP, and will conduct her research in public aid to development Eve Grice (’10) is doing an internship… Read More
French Studies alumna accepted in Ma/PhD program in Georgetown
March 5, 2010 by
Kathryn Ticknor, who majored in French Studies and Linguistics in 2007,, has been accepted in the Master’s and Phd Program in Linguistics at Georgetown University
Prof. Fauvel receives 2010 Plumeri Award
February 27, 2010 by
Professor Maryse Fauvel (MLL Francophone studies) has won a 2010 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence. Created by alumnus and former Board of Visitor member Joseph J. Plumeri (’66), the Plumeri Awards are given annually and recognize faculty who demonstrate exceptional performance in research, teaching and service over a number of years. Last year, Katherine Kulick,… Read More
Five French students receive teaching assistantships from the French government
May 11, 2008 by
Our warmest congratulations to Christine Bobal, Juliana Glassco, Katelyn Moscony, Michelle Thibault, and Kelsey Williamson, our graduating French majors (’08) who have been awarded teaching assistantship by the French Ministry of Education and the office of Cultural Services at the French Embassy. They will teach English and American culture to students in major French cities… Read More
French student receives McCormack-Reboussin scholarship for research on 18th C. organs
May 11, 2008 by
CONGRATULATIONS TO LAURA WAGSTAFF, the recipient of the McCormack-Reboussin scholarship for 2007-09! Laura will travel to France in the summer of 2008 to do research for her honors thesis on the eighteenth-century French pipe organ. In addition to working at the Bibliothèque de la Musique in Paris, Laura plans to visit key organs built by… Read More
French student receives Fulbright Teaching Assistantship
May 11, 2008 by
Ariel Hunsberger, a double-major in French and European Studies, just received a Fulbright Assistanship to teach English to high school students in the Principality of Andorra. During her stay there, she also plans to conduct a reading and discussion group with parents and children on the topic of fairy tales, and to study the intersections… Read More
Five French students receive teaching assistantships from the French government
May 11, 2008 by
Our warmest congratulations to Christine Bobal, Juliana Glassco, Katelyn Moscony, Michelle Thibault, and Kelsey Williamson, our graduating French majors (’08) who have been awarded teaching assistantship by the French Ministry of Education and the office of Cultural Services at the French Embassy. They will teach English and American culture to students in major French cities… Read More
