French and Francophone Studies

Paris, France

Alsace, France

Montreal, Quebec

New Orleans, Louisiana

Fort-de-France, Martinique

Grad Student Announcements

Congratulations! Fiona Moreno's Successful Dissertation Defense

We are delighted to share that Fiona Moreno successfully defended her dissertation titled, "The Making of a Distinguished Reader: Francophone...
Congratulations!

We are delighted to congratulate two members of our French and Francophone Studies community for their tenure-track positions beginning in Fall...
Congratulations!

The French and Francophone Studies Graduate Group would like to acknowledge Marla Epp, who successfully defended her dissertation "Les...

Undergraduate Announcements

French Honors Thesis Prize 2021

Congratulations to Soyoung Jeon, winner of the 2021 French Honors Thesis Prize. Jeon's honors thesis, "Protection ou restriction? Les efforts de la France pour protéger son identité culturelle à travers l'industrie cinématographique," was supervised by Professor Philippe Met.
Clifton C. Cherpack Prize in French

Congratulations to Paulina Pedas, graduating senior French & Francophone Studies Major and winner of the 2021 Clifton C. Cherpack Prize in French! Paulina also served as the President of Penn's chapter of Pi Delta Phi, the French National Honor Society.
Fall 2020 French Course Updates

All courses at the undergraduate level in French will be delivered online. Given the constraints required for in-person class meetings (students socially distanced 6 – 8 feet apart and wearing masks), it would be impossible to adequately meet our pedagogical goals which entail regular interaction among students, both in a whole class setting, as well as in small groups and pairs. Our...