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Kitchen Table Conversations #1: BIPOC-Themed Research and Teaching in Middlebury

Sponsored by:
French and Francophone Studies, Black Studies, and Luso-Hispanic Studies
In this new series, Middlebury professors Linsey Sainte-Claire (French) and Enrique García (Luso-Hispanic Studies) will discuss their BIPOC Research and Teaching in Middlebury College. Their focus will be their scholar and pedagogical approaches to Henri Christophe, one of the most important nationalist figures in Haiti’s history.  

Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

Open to the Public

Kitchen Table Conversations #2: BIPOC-Themed Research and Teaching in Middlebury

Sponsored by:
French and Francophone Studies, Black Studies, and Luso-Hispanic Studies
Viola Huang (Black Studies and German) and Matthew Schrader (Studio Art) will discuss their BIPOC Research and Teaching in Middlebury College. Their focus will be their scholar and pedagogical approaches to the history of monuments and their spaces and how they are connected to both the history of racism and the fight against white supremacy.

Davis Family Library 105A

Open to the Public

The Myth of French Republican Universalism

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, French and Francophone Studies, Political Science, Center for Comparative Study of Race & Ethnicity, and European Studies
Officially, France does not recognize ethnic, religious, or linguistic minorities. Yet, France is the European country with the most varied origins among its population. How can we explain the disjuncture between a political discourse that claims to be difference-blind and the reality of day-to-day life of French citizens? What is the future for minority citizens in France?

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Closed to the Public

French Performance - Huis Clois (No Exit)

Sponsored by:
French and Francophone Studies
Huis Clos (No Exit) - a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. “Three damned souls, Garcin, Inez, and Estelle are brought to the same room in hell by a mysterious Valet. They had all expected medieval torture devices to punish them for eternity, but instead find a plain room furnished in Second Empire style. None of them will admit the reason for their damnation: Garcin says that he was executed for being a pacifist, while Estelle insists that a mistake has been made…”

Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center

Open to the Public

A Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors

Sponsored by:
Greenberg-Starr Department of Chinese Language and Literature, French and Francophone Studies, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish Department, and Center for Careers & Internships
The “Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors” brings back Foreign Languages alumni to help students think broadly about where their study in Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures might take them, and learn about the many career paths developed by alumni. The Field Guide is designed to answer the perennial question, “What can I do with my liberal arts major or degree?” The Field Guide features an alumni panel, followed by an informal reception, allowing students, alumni, and faculty to connect.
Closed to the Public

Parcours d'écriture

Sponsored by:
French and Francophone Studies
Gisèle Pineau to present her talk “Parcours d’écriture”. Gisele was born in Paris, Fance but her upbringing straddled with the island of Guadeloupe due to her father’s military service. She is a French novelist and a former psychiatric nurse. Pineau has written several books on the difficulties of growing up as a black person in France. In particular, she focuses on racism and the effects it can have on a young girl trying to discover her own cultural identity.
Talk will be in French.

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public