French & Francophone Studies Events

The Spring Honors Research Symposium will feature the research of undergraduate W&M seniors from any Arts & Sciences major completing Departmental Honors in a variety of presentation formats. 

Public screening of "Choeurs Atlantiques/ Tales from the Atlantic Beyond," a documentary by Prof. Babana-Hampton (Michigan State U) on the legacies of the slave trade and slavery in the French Caribbean, mainland France, and Francophone West Africa.

Prof. Babana-Hampton (Michigan State U) will be giving this year's Fauvel Lecture on "The Historical Memory of Slavery and the Slave Trade in Emancipatory Projects by Black French Caribbean Artists Today."

This talk explores the political power of love through Arendt's Amor Mundi & Weil's "madness of love." It examines how love, starting in personal relationships, extends to public and political spheres, offering transformative potential in times of crisis.

Prospective students are welcome to contact our Program Director, Prof. Pacini (gxpaci@wm.edu), for information about French & Francophone Studies at W&M.