November 21, 2023
From the Renaissance to the diasporic experience
Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Konrad Eisenbichler is known for his scholarship many facets of the Italian Renaissance, his literary translations, and his work documenting the experience of everyday Canadians. ...
October 5, 2023
Suzanne Crosta reflects on 33 years at Mac
‘Every site has a memory,’ says the former dean of Humanities, who retires this month. ...
June 23, 2023
Prepare yourself to teach with FRENCH 4P06
Have you considered teaching French as a second language? Are you thinking about pursuing a teaching career after graduation? Registrations are now open for our FRENCH 4P06 experiential learning course that prepares students who are interested in teaching French in a future career. Being an effective teacher extends beyond the classroom to other roles such … Continued
March 14, 2023
Fireside chat with activist, educator and researcher Gary Warner
Becoming McMaster kicks off a discussion series organized by the African-Caribbean Faculty Association of McMaster. ...
March 13, 2023
Graduate student profile: Alexandra Moskovitch, Department of French
PhD candidate Alexandra Moskovitch works with supervisor Elzbieta Grodek in the Department of French. She’s currently researching the works of Russo-French author Andreï Makine, and is a contestant in this year’s GradFlix video competition, which you can watch via livestream during the week of April 3 on YouTube Live. Alexandra was recently interviewed by … Continued
November 25, 2022
Professor uses contemporary French literature to amplify diverse voices
In her teaching and her research, Professor Joelle Papillon works to decolonize and challenge traditional French literature studies by featuring and exploring works by Franco-Manitobans, Acadian and Indigenous writers. ...
January 10, 2022
Serruys’ book nominated for Shepherd Prize
Nicholas Serruys’ new book, Progrès, derives et autres sens du véhicule dans la science-fiction Québécoise contemporaine, explores the diverse ways that travel is represented in contemporary Quebecois science fiction. Travel in science fiction is represented in many different ways including time machines, spatial arches, interdimensional migrations, and parasitic usurpation of the body of others. Serruys’ … Continued
November 25, 2021
Fall 2021 Convocation: Honorary degree recipient Harold Brathwaite
Of all the honours the late Harold Brathwaite received, having a high school named after him was the among those he cherished most. ...
April 7, 2021
Teaching and learning French across the Atlantic in 2020
What better way to learn French than by chatting with a native French speaker? Mac students taking French can do exactly that, thanks to a program run by France Education International, which arranges for university students in France to travel to 27 different countries, including Canada, to teach French. (McMaster students can travel to France to teach English through a similar … Continued
October 16, 2020
New French curriculum makes it easier for students to work around the world
The new curriculum is based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CERF), a set of international standards adopted by the European Union....
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