Culture
Pursuing the Dream: Living and Investing in France with Adrian Leeds
Online | ZoomPursuing the Dream: Living and Investing in France with Adrian Leeds Saturday, October 10 1:00 p.m. CDT Free for members of Alliance Française and AATF presented by Alliance Française de Jackson inRead More...
Fête du cinéma d’animation
OnlineDiscover a selection of animated short and feature films from home, for free until October 31, 2020 !
Aimer c’est agir— a reading and discussion with author Marva Barnett
Online | ZoomPresented by Alliance Française de Jackson in partnership with the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA Join Marva Barnett, Professor Emerita, University of Virginia and author of To Love Is to Act: LesRead More...
Why People in French Villages Rescued Refugees in WWII and Again Today
Online | ZoomFriday, November 13, 2020 11:00 a.m. CST presented in partnership with Federation of Alliances Françaises USA and PandemoniumU In English During World War II, residents of a cluster of villages in southeasternRead More...
Author Talk with Oliver Gee
Online | ZoomWe may have alligators in the Rez, but what about crocodiles in the Canal St. Martin? Join AFJ as we chat with author and podcaster Oliver Gee about this and other storiesRead More...
Discussion with Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of Final Transgression
Online | ZoomMonday, November 16, 2020 1:00pm Central in partnership with Federation of Alliances Françaises USA In English Join us for a discussion with Harriet Welty Rochefort, author of the newly released Final Transgression.Read More...
The Many Lives of the Louvre
Online | ZoomIn normal times, nearly nine million people visit the Louvre in Paris every year. Yet few know its remarkable history: before the Louvre was a museum, it was a palace, and before that a fortress. Much earlier still, it was a parcel of land known by a mysterious name, le Louvre.
Meeting with Bestselling Author Cara Black
Online | ZoomJoin us for a conversation with bestselling author Cara Black, in a chat about her latest book and her writing process.
Coco Chanel: The Woman Who Dressed the World
Online | ZoomJoin Rhonda Garelick, cultural commentator and author of Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History, in conversation with Pamela Druckerman, as they explore Chanel’s life and influence.
Mutinous Women – How French Convicts Became Founding Mothers of the Gulf Coast
Online | ZoomJoin Joan DeJean and Jack McCord for a conversation about Mutinous Women, a new book that tells the story of the first large group of Frenchwomen transported to this country, where they arrived in 1720 as convicts deported from their homeland after having been falsely accused of prostitution.