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Jennifer Boum Make
Fri, February 20, 2026

Exploring the Possibility of Decolonizing Care: Towards Reparative Representations of Outre-mères’ Voices?

Event Start Time: 4:00 pm
Event Location: Thompson Library, Multipurpose Room 165

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Professor Andre Leblanc

Professor André Leblanc Visits French Center of Excellence to discuss Madame de Staël

The French Center of Excellence was pleased to host visiting Professor André Leblanc to discuss his current research on a project entitled Modernity of Madame de Staël and the Coppet Group.…

Le livre enflamme

French Center of Excellence Hosts Lecture on Book Burning with Professor Nicolas Valazza

The French Center of Excellence hosted its first guest, University of Indiana at Bloomington Professor of French, Nicolas Valazza, for the Autumn 2025 semester on October 9 in Thompson Library.…

Nuit des Idees

French Center of Excellence and Wexner Center for the Arts host Nuit des Idees Celebration

On April 1, 2025, the French Center of Excellence and Wexner Center for the Arts co-hosted a series of events dedicated to honoring and exploring French and Francophone culture and language as a…

Loic Bourdeau lecture

French Center of Excellence Talk: #Ob/GynViolence: From French Studies to Narrative Medicine

The French Center of Excellence and Department of French and Italian hosted Dr. Loïc Bourdeau on April 3 to discuss his research in narrative medicine. Dr. Bourdeau's talk, entitled #Ob/…

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Associate Professor of French
Chair, Department of French & Italian and Associate Professor of French
Senior Academic Program Services Specialist
College of Arts & Sciences Designated Professor of French & Francophone Literature & Director of the Center of Excellence