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Literatures, Cultures, and Language Studies April 2024 Newsletter
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Hurricane Diane
TPST x Classics & LGBTQ Resource Center Present:
Hurricane DianeBy Madeleine GeorgeDirected by Michael T. Williams
Meet Diane, a butch gardener from Vermont with a down-to-earth swagger that belies her true celestial identity—the Greek god Dionysus. She’s determined to manifest a world where every yard is a permaculture, restored to its natural state and capable of sustaining itself. Where better to gather mortal followers in her environmental battle than with four housewives in a suburban New Jersey cul-de-sac? Part Greek comedy, part lesbian pulp fiction, part ecological thriller, Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George hilariously eviscerates the cold shoulder we give to climate change in the name of “curb appeal”. Bacchanalian catharsis awaits us, even in our own backyards. |
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FIXING FRANCE
Please join award-winning journalist Nabila Ramdani as she discusses her new book, Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic.
Wednesday, April 10, 4:00-5:00pm in ICC 425.
Open to the public. Book signing will follow. |
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"Activist Women's Fiction" — Undergraduate Conference
The Department of French and Francophone Studies will be hosting an all-day undergraduate conference on the theme of "Activist Women's Fiction."
Organized by Professor Jennifer Boum Make with the participation of Rokhaya Diallo, the event will include a keynote address delivered by Dr. Anaïs Maurer, whose research focuses on nuclear colonialism and representations of the impact of nuclear testing and anti-nuclear activism in French Polynesian literatures.
Finally, this event will be organized in partnership with the Department of World Languages and Cultures at American University. Prof. Charly Verstraet is teaching a course on Global Francophone Ecologies; his students will come to Georgetown in April to present their research in the context of this event.
April 24th, 2024 |
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Madih Nabawi Colloquium: Praise Poetry to the Prophet
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
McShain Small Lounge, Main Campus; times April 18: 10-5:30; April 19: 10:30-4:00. | |
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2024 Pars Place & Persian Studies Film Series 2024
A Screening of “MAHAK, A World She Founded” by director Mohsen Abdolvahab in collaboration with Pars Place, the largest Iranian-American community center in the DMV April 20, 2024 3:00pm-5:00pm HFSC Film Screening Room |
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Sheikholeslami-Batmanghelidj Events: Iranian Studies Visiting Distinguished Scholar Dr. Abbas Amanat, Yale University
The Persian Studies program looks forward to welcoming Dr. Abbas Amanat to campus as our 2024 Sheikholeslami-Batmanghelidj Iranian Studies Visiting Scholar for 3 seminars with Persian Studies students and one Public Lecture on April 26. April 22-26, 2024 ICC 462 |
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Greco-Arabic Philosophy Workshop
Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies
Paradigms in Greco-Arabic Philosophy: A Philosophy Workshop April 12, 2024. ICC 270 9:30-3:30. | |
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Prof. Pierre Taminiaux:'Miroirs du jeu'
Department of French and Francophone Studies
Professor Pierre Taminiaux of the GU Department of French and Francophone Studies will give a book talk and poetry reading from 'Miroirs du jeu.'
Alliance Française of Washington DC, Friday April 12th, at 7 PM. | |
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Professor Cal Newport: “Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout”
April 8, 5:30-6:30PM, Fisher Colloquium, 4th floor Hariri Building | |
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David DiopRECIPIENT OF THE 2018 PRIX GONCOURT DES LYCÉENS AND THE 2021 BOOKER PRIZE FOR FRÈRE D’ÂME | |
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Teaching French and Francophone Studies Today
The Georgetown University and George Washington University Centers of Excellence will host a pedagogical symposium - entitled Teaching French and Francophone Studies Today - sponsored by the Embassy of France in the United States. It will feature an open discussion among colleagues at nearby institutions, and an opportunity to share experiences, innovations and best practices today.
April 26, 2024, 10:00-2:00, ICC 450 |
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Aaron Rosenberg, King's College, London, "Scale, Crisis, and the Modern Novel: Extreme Measures"
April 17, 12-1:30PM, ICC 462 | |
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LECTURE BY VISITING PROFESSOR MASCHA DABIĆ “The Balkans Start in Vienna” This talk will feature this year’s Max Kade Writer-in-Residence, Dr. Mascha Dabić, translator, interpreter, and novelist who has lived in Austria since 1992. Her talk will address the visibility of Vienna as a multinational and multilingual city from the perspective of Balkan migration. The talk will be in English, followed by a short reading in German.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF! |
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Congratulations to our student participants in the Great Women Writers event!
This event, organized by the fabulous Professor Irina Denischenko of the Slavic Department, featured readings from 8 different languages (including Modern Greek for the first time!), with 23 undergraduate students, 10 faculty members, and 1 graduate student participating.
The winners of our audience choice awards this year are: Bryanna Penn (right), who represented modern Korean, received the best treatment of this year's theme "translation and mother tongue" award for excerpts from Han Kang's Greek Lessons. This award comes with a $50 gift certificate to Bridge Street Books. Demi Pappas, Vasiliki Vlastaras & Marietta Goulandri (center), who represented modern Greek, received the award for a reading that most challenges preconceived notions for excerpts from Dido Sotiriou's Farewell Anatolia. This award comes with a $50 gift certificate to Bridge Street Books. Madison Gearin (left) & Flynn Gray, who represented Turkish, received our highest honor, the best overall performance award for their reading of excerpts from Aslı Erdoğan's The City in Crimson Cloak. This award comes with a $100 cash prize.
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Congratulations to our Faculty and Staff! |
Professor Charles McNelis (Department of Classics) was awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. (left)
Teaching Professor Donatella Melucci (Department of Italian) was awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. (center)
Courtney Feldman (Administrative Officer, Department of German) was awarded the Distinguished Service Staff Award (right)
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