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Professor Bruno Cabanes
November 18, 2025

Book Launch Discussion: The Ghosts of Peleliu Island - Writing Narrative Non-Fiction as a Military Historian

Event Start Time: 4:30 pm
Event Location: Thompson Library, Multipurpose Room 165

Recent News

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/…

Mauro Cazzolla

French Center of Excellence Host Conversation on Literary Translation

The French Center of Excellence and Department of French and Italian hosted a conversation between Dr. Mauro Cazzolla and Professor Jonathan Combs-Schilling on Thursday, April 17 to analyze some…

Chase Cormier - JVL

French Center of Excellence hosts Professor Chase Cormier

The French Center of Excellence and Department of French and Italian hosted Professor Chase Cormier for this year's Jules Verne Lecture in Creative Writing on March 17, 2025 at Thompson Library.…

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Academic Programs and Administrative Manager
College of Arts & Sciences Designated Professor of French & Francophone Literature & Director of the Center of Excellence
Associate Professor of French
Chair, Department of French & Italian and Associate Professor of French