The graduate program in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for the 2022-2023 academic year. We are looking for creative and independent students who will develop a thorough knowledge of French and Francophone literature and culture...
Danielle Roper's article “Tambourine Army: Sonic Disruptions and the Politics of Respectability” was awarded honorable mention for the Toni Cade Bambara Article prize for best article in the field of Black Women’s Studies by the Black Women’s Studies Association. Danielle is a Neubauer Family Assistant Professor in Latin American Literature (RLL). Congratulations, Danielle!
Starting in Autumn 2021, RLL is expanding its language course offerings to Haitian Kreyol. Kreyol for Speakers of French I and II are offered in Autumn 2021 and Winter 2022, repectively. In Spring 2022, Francophone Caribbean Culture and Society will provide students with an interdisciplinary survey of the culture of the contemporary Francophone Caribbean.
Michele Kenfack (PhD’20) was recently awarded an ACLS Emerging Voices Fellowship. She will continue her groundbreaking research on the Francophone literatures of Africa and the Caribbean at Harvard. Congratulations, Michele!
