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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.
Tom Wohlmut – The Light Between Two Towers
Online | ZoomFilmmaker Tom Wohlmut will talk about his film “The Light Between Two Towers,” which examines the relationship of the San Jose Electric Light Tower built in 1881 and the Eiffel Tower built in 1889.
Secrets of Mastering French from the Experts at the Alliance Française
Online | ZoomNo matter your current level or how high your ambitions are for your personal mastery of French, you’ll come away from this entertaining session with brilliant inspiration and newfound confidence!
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.
Translating Némirovsky with Sandra Smith
Online | ZoomTuesday, October 11 6:00 pm Zoom Federation of Alliances Françaises USA In English Join us for a conversation with Sandra Smith, award-winning translator of French literature, as she discusses the artistry andRead More...
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