French Literature

Stubbornly, Brooke Shields keeps succeeding

Edit The Miami Herald 13 Jun 2016

Child actors often stumble into adulthood, but Brooke Shields is the exception. It's all because she's stubborn, she insists, though she's hovered in the public eye since she was a toddler ... "I don't know why I didn't get derailed. I don't know. I'm stubborn that way, and I think I didn't want to become a statistic ... Mid-career Shields left acting to earn her bachelor's degree from Princeton in French literature ... You did that ... Move on.'....

University of Portland announces new dean of Clark Library (University of Portland)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016

(Source. University of Portland) The University of Portland recently announced Xan Arch has been named the new Dean of the Clark Library. She replaces Drew Harrington, who retired after serving as dean for 10 years. Arch will start in her new position on August 22 ... Arch has a B.A. in English and French Literatures and an M.A. in English Literature from Stanford University ... (noodl. 34051925) ....

[Eye Interview] Canadian scholar says there's no such thing as - perfect' translation

Edit Topix 10 Jun 2016

For her poems, Hyun undertakes a creative process that is doubly atypical ... Despite, or perhaps because of her multilingualism -- she also holds a doctorate in French literature -- Hyun does not believe that such a thing as a "perfect" translation -- one where the original and translated texts are exact duplicates of each other and evoke precisely the same feelings -- exists ... ....

The Hidden Dangers of Male Modeling In the magazine

Edit Newsweek 07 Jun 2016

The casting director, a Dutch man in his 50s with a large paunch, looked at me, his eyes darting around my body ... I became a model in 2013, when I was in my third year of studying English and French literature at Oxford University ... Ilya S ... The French law stipulates that models’ health must be "assessed in particular in terms of body mass index” but with a nod to more holistic methods of assessment, including body shape and well-being....

MIT Corporation elects 10 term members, two life members (MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 02 Jun 2016

(Source. MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The MIT Corporation - the Institute's board of trustees - elected 10 term members, who will each serve for five years, as well as two life members, during its quarterly meeting held today. Corporation Chair Robert B. Millard '73 announced the election results; all positions are effective July 1 ... Before that, she earned a bachelor's degree in French literature from Wellesley College....

Professor Dong Qiang awarded Honorary Doctorate by the Free ... [2016-05-27] (PKU - Peking University)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016

President Didier Verveer put the cappa that represents the honorary doctorate on professor Dong Qiang, Chair of the Department of French Language and Literature at Peking University, who is also a well-known translator ... This is the first time that a scholar in the fields of translation and French literature in China received the 'Honorary Doctorate' given by a world renowned foreign university....

Editorials from around New England

Edit The Miami Herald 28 May 2016

Earlier this year, Matt Bevins, the governor of Kentucky, argued that state funding for higher education should go to students of electrical engineering rather than to students of French literature. "All the people in the world that want to study French literature can do so, they are just not going to be subsidized by the taxpayer."....

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GREECE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE AT GENEVA (UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016

(Source. UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva) ... Ms ... Ms ... She has a degree in philosophy, Greek and French literature from the University of Athens (1981); a Master of Arts in history and European literature from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom (1984); a degree in history and archaeology from the University of Athens (1985); and a degree from the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece (1986) ... Back....

Zombie movie by Rod Blackhurst ’02 wins top Tribeca honor (Colgate University)

Edit Public Technologies 25 May 2016

(Source. Colgate University). The feature film Here Alone won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature at Tribeca. Here Alone, an independent film by Rod Blackhurst '02, won the Tribeca Film Festival's Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature last week ... ' ... Blackhurst, a French literature graduate, says. ... Tribeca audiences clearly agreed, giving Blackhurst and his crew the coveted top prize. Watch the trailer ... Related links. ... (noodl....

How do we truly appreciate our roots, heritage and culture?

Edit Graphic 23 May 2016

Of course there were oases of enlightenment in the system. One was Achimota College which taught me to value the best in the African way of life, abandon what was outmoded while accepting only that which was true and of value in Western practice ... Rev ... In recent years great writers such as Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka have enriched English literature while Senghor, the Diops and Fanon have widened French literature and intellect ... ....

Immigrants in Austria relieved after Norbert Hofer defeat

Edit The Guardian 23 May 2016

Some had concerns about their own prospects and the economic consequences if far right FPÖ won ... One and a half years on, with a decent level of German under his belt, the French literature student found himself glued to the website of the state broadcaster ORF on Monday, following the most gripping political drama the country has experienced for decades. “Van der Bellen, he’s for Europe, that I know,” Mohamad said ... Related ... Related ... ....

Substitute - Upper School French Literature Teacher (WIS - Washington International School)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016

Candidates must be native speakers, have a relevant degree in French Literature and at least 3 years experience teaching near-native and native French speakers in grades 9-12....

Michel Zink on Sense and Sensuality in Medieval Literature (Stockholms Universitet)

Edit Public Technologies 18 May 2016

Michel Zink is professor of Medieval French Literature at Collège de France ... Chrétien de Troyes's medieval romances are very important for the evolution of French and European literature ... Such a topic is not so frequent in World literature, still less so in French literature; there are many novels about adultery, but very few about matrimonial love....

French Language and Literature

LITERATURE - Marcel Proust