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FRENCH ACTIVITIES, PRINTEMPS 2021
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Thanks to the enthusiasm of our new graduate assistants, Maud Haddad and Gabriela Rincon, we have many activities planned for the Spring 2021 semester. This list will change as we add more in-person excursions and activities later in the spring so please check back often and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@msufrench<\/a>) for up-to-date announcements!<\/p>\n

Free French tutoring and conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Drop-in Zoom tutoring hours (free): Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 pm-5:30 pm through 30 June (with Maud Haddad) https:\/\/montclair.zoom.us\/j\/94750320210<\/a> (please note that you may have to wait to be admitted if she is with another student). Please contact Mme Maud Haddad (haddadm3@montclair.edu) for the possibility of conversation groups at other times.<\/p>\n

Drop-in Conversation hour (free), Wednesdays\u00a0 from 3:00pm-4:00 pm through June 30 https:\/\/montclair.zoom.us\/j\/94750320210<\/a><\/p>\n

Book Club (via Zoom)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join fellow French students and alumni for our first French Book Club. You will be able to practice speaking French while gaining stronger reading and comprehension skills. If you are interested in joining, please fill out this survey<\/a>. If you have questions about joining, contact Gabriela Rincon at rincong1@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

Career Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n

Look for weekly postings along with our \u201cMot de la semaine\u201d and activities mailings.<\/p>\n

Free Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 17 at 1:00pm. Muguets=porte-bonheur.<\/span><\/strong> Increase your luck during finals by adopting a mini pot of muguets<\/em> (lily of the valley), the deliciously scented traditional flower offered in France for the 1st of May. Supplies limited, please RSVP before May 16: <\/span>https:\/\/montclair.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/7101085<\/span><\/a> Where? Tents next to the quad nearest the student center (rain or shine).<\/span><\/p>\n

May 17 at 7:00pm \u201c<\/strong>This is what Democracy looks like in my world<\/strong><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Come contribute to the democratic process by discussing the student memes selected by the public: Julia Henskens<\/strong>, Psychology major, with a minor in Child Advocacy; Parham Mousa Elie<\/strong>, History major, with a minor in Political Science; Mari Zuniga<\/strong>, Communications and Media Arts major, with a minor in Chinese<\/p>\n

May 20 at 5pm: 3rd meeting for \u201cLe Cercle de Lecture\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Join us for our 3rd meeting as we begin our discussion on \u2018813\u2019 by Maurice Leblanc <\/b>on Thursday, May 20th at 5pm<\/strong>! If you are a fan of the Netflix series, Lupin, <\/strong>then \u2018813\u2019 will be a wonderful read since the series was based on this book. All new participants are welcome! For more information and details about our next meeting, contact Gabriela Rincon at rincong1@montclair.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Past Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tombola g\u00e9ante!\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Massive online gift card raffle for books and supplies. Open to students currently enrolled in French classes, undergraduate and graduate. Many prizes available. Enter the raffle here<\/a> (use your @montclair.edu address) by February 19 at 7:00pm.<\/p>\n

Interested in becoming a French minor, major, or graduate student and taking advantage of programming such as this? Contact Dr. Elizabeth Emery<\/a> or Dr. Kathleen Loysen<\/a> for more information about declaring a minor or major in French. In the meanwhile, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @msufrench<\/a> for more spring 2021 activities, in person and online. Drawing live (in French) via Zoom on February 23 at 2:00pm.<\/p>\n

Cuisinez avec moi: Cr\u00eapes.<\/strong> Wednesday, February 17 at 3:00 via Zoom: https:\/\/montclair.zoom.us\/j\/94750320210<\/a> Join Professor Emery, Maud Haddad, and Gabriela Rincon for an afternoon of live cr\u00eape-making demonstration and French conversation. If you are on campus and interested in participating in person (tasting and making), please contact Professor Emery<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Graduate School Open House<\/strong>. Sunday, February 21<\/p>\n

Sign up to learn more about French graduate programs in teaching and translation. Receive a free waiver of the admissions fee! https:\/\/apply.montclair.edu\/register\/?id=ebdec9a9-2c29-4f0e-8c8f-aa2a88591a8e<\/p>\n

Paris on Film (Online) through the Alliance Fran\u00e7aise in Montclair<\/strong><\/p>\n

January 12th-March 1st, 6.99 for non FIAF members<\/p>\n

Join us for a cinematic escape to the City of Light! Discover Paris through the eyes of filmmakers who have used the city as a rich tapestry for their work. The series looks at the French capital through nearly 100 years of cinema. Sign up here!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/watch.eventive.org\/fiaf-virtual-events\/play\/5ff38b571a009000a993b431<\/a><\/p>\n

Cuisinez avec moi: dorm-friendly mousse au chocolat.<\/strong> March 9 at 4pm via Zoom: https:\/\/montclair.zoom.us\/j\/94750320210<\/a> Join Montclair alumna Bonnie Borton in a cooking demonstration and conversation about food hacks for making delicious chocolate mousse at home. RSVP to rincong1@montclair.edu<\/strong><\/a> for an ingredient list and cook along with Mme Borton!<\/p>\n

March 24: Making Languages our Business: A Chat with Erin Whelchel<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Please join us at 11 a.m. on March 24, 2020
\nregister now:\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ew-actfl<\/a><\/p>\n

Erin Whelchel is the Outreach Manager at ACTFL (American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages), an individual membership organization representing more than 14,000 language educators and administrators nationally and internationally. Since its launch in Spring 2017, she has managed ACTFL’s national public awareness and advocacy campaign Lead with Languages<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2014a hub of free online resources for students, their parents, educators, and others that seeks to make language learning a national priority.\u00a0Erin\u00a0is also an alumna of the Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF), through which she taught English in a variety of French school settings and regions from 2009-12.<\/p>\n

March 31: 12pm A Conversation with Everette Jordan: A Career in Intelligence and Global Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Jordan is currently assigned as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Intelligence Community Integration. In this role he serves as one of the principal senior executive conduits between the Treasury Department\u2019s Office of Intelligence and Analysis (OIA) and the Intelligence Community. He leads a group of individuals that addresses evolving challenges of coordinating the interactions between OIA and the Intelligence Community. Registration is required:\u00a0 tinyurl.com\/LBC-Jordan<\/a><\/p>\n

April 2: Essay Prize deadline<\/u><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE\u00a0BLIND\u00a0 \u2013 THAT IS, WITH YOUR NAME APPEARING\u00a0ON THE FRONT COVER PAGE ONLY<\/u>,\u00a0NOT ON THE ESSAY ITSELF. <\/u><\/strong>Indicate on the cover page <\/u>if you are<\/p>\n

1) a non-native speaker of the language (and if a major or minor, when applicable)\u00a0OR<\/p>\n

2) a native speaker (and if a major or minor, when applicable)<\/p>\n

All\u00a0essays\u00a0are to be submitted as a Word document via email attachment to Dr. Oppenheim:\u00a0\u00a0oppenheimL@montclair.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

A choice between two topics<\/u>:<\/p>\n

Le Covid-19, maladie caus\u00e9e par le nouveau coronavirus, a exerc\u00e9 des pressions inattendues sur la plupart des syst\u00e8mes politiques du monde, y compris sur ceux de pays traditionnellement jug\u00e9s d\u00e9mocratiques comme la France et les \u00c9tats-Unis. En premier lieu des pr\u00e9occupations tant des citoyens que des gouvernements, l’on retrouve, d’une part, le besoin pour les \u00c9tats d’appliquer des mesures sanitaires pr\u00e9ventives qui ont tendance \u00e0 limiter les libert\u00e9s publiques et, d’autre part, le souci des citoyens de limiter l’intrusion de l’\u00c9tat dans les libert\u00e9s publiques traditionnelles. Quel impact pensez-vous que le d\u00e9fi du Covid-19 va avoir sur les d\u00e9mocraties fran\u00e7aise et am\u00e9ricaine ?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Des manifestations contre les in\u00e9galit\u00e9s raciales et les brutalit\u00e9s polici\u00e8res aux \u00c9tats-Unis ont engendr\u00e9 une cr\u00e9ation du mouvement “Black Lives Matter\u201d (les vies noires comptent). Croyez-vous que l\u2019intervention de la police soit n\u00e9cessaire dans certains cas ?\u00a0 D’apr\u00e8s-vous, est-ce que le travail des policiers est suffisamment encadr\u00e9 pour \u00e9tablir l\u2019ordre au pays ? Que pensez-vous aussi de l\u2019id\u00e9e du \u00ab\u00a0d\u00e9financement de la police\u00a0\u00bb propos\u00e9e par quelques gouverneurs des \u00c9tats ?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please indicate if you are an Undergraduate or Graduate student.
\nLength:\u00a0 Essays, to be written in French, must be three pages (typed, double-spaced).<\/p>\n

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Fall Streaming Film Clips and Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n

To RSVP for films, please fill out this form<\/a> and a Zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event.<\/p>\n

February 19 at 6:00 pm. Entre les murs\u00a0 r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Laurent Cantet\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Francois Marin (Fran\u00e7ois B\u00e9gaudeau) is a French language and literature teacher at an inner-city Paris high school. As the new school year begins, he introduces himself to his new class and begins the arduous process of reaching out to each of them. Marin encounters his share of problem students, teen violence, ethnic tensions between classmates and education barriers within the group, all of which test his patience and — more importantly — his resolve as an educator.\u201d (Rotten Tomatoes)<\/p>\n

\u201cFran\u00e7ois est un jeune professeur de fran\u00e7ais dans un coll\u00e8ge difficile. Il n’h\u00e9site pas \u00e0 affronter Esmeralda, Souleymane, Khoumba et les autres dans de stimulantes joutes verbales, comme si la langue elle-m\u00eame \u00e9tait un v\u00e9ritable enjeu. Mais l’apprentissage de la d\u00e9mocratie peut parfois comporter de vrais risques.\u201d (Allocin\u00e9.fr)<\/p>\n

March 19 at 6:00 pm. Ce qui nous lie<\/em> r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par C\u00e9dric Klapisch\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBack to Burgundy<\/em> finds its own subtle terroir in the well-trod ground of family drama — and should prove particularly intoxicating viewing for oenophiles.\u201d (Rotten Tomatoes)<\/p>\n

\u201cLe r\u00e9alisateur de “Casse-t\u00eate chinois” a tourn\u00e9 au rythme des saisons cette chronique tendre, dr\u00f4le et instructive qui se r\u00e9v\u00e8le un excellent cru dans sa filmographie.\u201d (Allocine.fr)<\/p>\n

April 13 12:30pm in the Student Center Quad: Le retour du pique-nique dans le parc!<\/strong><\/p>\n

In-person event!<\/strong> Bring your blanket or hammock and snack or choose from among our pre-packaged French treats. Practice your French while social distancing under the pine tree at the end of the quad farthest away from the Student Center! RSVP: https:\/\/montclair.campuslabs.com\/engage\/event\/6436030<\/a><\/p>\n

April 16 at 6:00 pm. Divines<\/em> r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Houda Benyamina<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn a housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, a teenager who is hungry for her share of power and success becomes a runner for a drug dealer. When she meets a male dancer, a window of opportunity offers a different kind of life.\u201d (Rotten Tomatoes)<\/p>\n

\u201cDans un ghetto o\u00f9 se c\u00f4toient trafics et religion, Dounia a soif de pouvoir et de r\u00e9ussite. Soutenue par Maimouna, sa meilleure amie, elle d\u00e9cide de suivre les traces de Rebecca, une dealeuse respect\u00e9e. Sa rencontre avec Djigui, un jeune danseur troublant de sensualit\u00e9, va bouleverser son quotidien.\u201d (Allocine.fr)<\/p>\n

To RSVP for films, please fill out this form<\/a> and a Zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event.<\/p>\n

April 17. Gallery Talks at the Cloisters.<\/strong> Free with admission<\/p>\n

The Cloisters offers Gallery Talks and other programs for adults at noon and 2:00 p.m. every Saturday and on the first Sunday of each month, year-round. Due to limited gallery space, groups of ten or more cannot be accommodated. If you are interested, you can purchase tickets here!<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.nyc.com\/events\/?category=97&int4=1&from=04\/16\/2021&to=4\/17\/2021<\/a><\/p>\n

April 21 Virtual Job Fair (sign up ahead of time!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/student-services\/2021\/03\/28\/get-a-jump-on-your-job-search-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n

April 22 at 5:00 pm Book Club<\/strong><\/p>\n

Contact Gabriela Rincon for more details (rincong1@montclair.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Monday, May 3<\/strong> A talk by Dr. Daniel Mengara: ““De “La plus grande France” \u00e0 la France europ\u00e9enne: Le nationalisme fran\u00e7ais dans tous ses \u00e9tats”<\/strong>. Monday, May 3 5:30-8:00 via Zoom. More information to follow. For joining information please contact Dr. Oppenheim (oppenheiml@Montclair.edu).<\/p>\n

Wednesday, May 5 at 5:30 p.m. A talk by Dr. Ting Chang, University of Nottingham, UK<\/strong>. “The King’s Docile Body? The Role of Maps, Games, and Globes in the 18th and 18th Centuries in France.”<\/p>\n

This lecture investigates the role of maps, games and globes in princely education in France in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Scrutiny of the educational games and other instruments designed for Louis XIV, aged four when he succeeded to the throne in 1643, suggests early modern gamification, defined by Sebastian Deterding and others as the use of game design elements in non-game contexts to motivate through the pleasurable experience of play certain desired behaviours and outcomes. Dr. Chang proposes that maps, games, and globes acted upon the king\u2019s body as much as on his mind. Like the ideal figure of the soldier described by Michel Foucault, even the king\u2019s body was manipulated, shaped, and trained in the early modern period, albeit with boardgames and playing cards.<\/p>\n

Register via Zoom: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rWibHW<\/a><\/p>\n

Fall Registration starts April 26<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be sure to take care of any holds and make an appointment with your advisor to plan fall courses. Course descriptions (and advisor contact information) are online<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Thursday, May 6 at 7:00 p.m. Chief Vincent Mann. The Languages of Indigenous Communities<\/strong>.\u00a0 Chief Vincent Mann is the Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation, which encompasses Passaic County NJ, Warwick, and surrounding areas in New York. Chief Mann has held the title of Turtle Clan Chief for approximately twelve years. For the past five years, he has worked with the NYU Environmental Studies Department. In that time, he participated in the construction and implementation of a community health survey focused on identifying and addressing health concerns within his community. To honor Chief Mann\u2019s efforts to shed light on his community\u2019s efforts to fight back after the Ford toxic dumping, he was awarded the Russ Berry Foundations highest award of Unsung Hero. Chief Mann has been at the forefront of the New Jersey environmental justice movement, where he has worked to protect the water supply of 4 million people and advocated for the community living in close proximity to the Ringwood mines superfund site.Sponsored by the departments of World Languages and Cultures, Linguistics, Religion and Anthropology.<\/p>\n

Register here: https:\/\/montclair.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZEvcumvqzkuGNO0yALg5k6Nq2u1xucmOxXL<\/a><\/p>\n

May 7 at 6:00 pm. Faat Kin\u00e9, <\/em>film r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par Ousmane Sembene<\/strong><\/p>\n

Faat Kine presents a wonderful, feminist, observation of Senegalese women’s lives (Rotten Tomatoes).<\/p>\n

Faat Kin\u00e9 a \u00e9t\u00e9 abandonn\u00e9e par son mari avec ses deux enfants. Seule, elle va les \u00e9l\u00e9ver et les mener au prix d’efforts courageux, jusqu’au baccalaur\u00e9at. Dans ce d\u00e9fi, diff\u00e9rents portraits de la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 africaine s’affrontent et se confrontent. Entre la grand-m\u00e8re et la petite-fille, il faut passer par la personnalit\u00e9 moderne de Faat Kin\u00e9 (Allocine.fr)<\/p>\n

To RSVP for films, please fill out this form<\/a> and a Zoom link will be sent to you in advance of the event.<\/p>\n

May 12 at 5pm.<\/strong> Professor Elizabeth Emery will speak about her new book, Reframing Japonisme: Women and the Asian Art Market in Nineteenth-Century France, 1853\u20131914<\/em> (Bloomsbury Visual Arts, 2020) in conversation with Rachel Saunders<\/strong>, PhD, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art at Harvard Art Museums, and recently elected member of the JASA Board of Directors. Talk description and registration information here: https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_YPQRu4t6Rp6rCckahizLeg<\/a><\/p>\n

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