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Three differents drawings. The first one is a blond girl wearing wearing a blue outfit running in the snow. The second one is a person wearing an old writer outfit and a hat with a red feather reading a paper they've written. The third one represents a person in spring laying down in the grass writing on papers.
Francophonie
Books and literature

2023 issue of Calembour

The Association étudiante du Département de français is honoured to re-launch Calembour, the magazine that celebrates the creativity and originality of talented students at the University of Ottawa.
The Association étudiante du Département de français is honoured to re-launch Calembour, the magazine that celebrates the creativity and originality of talented students at the University of Ottawa.

December 6, 2023
Typewriter and laptop back to back
Francophonie
Books and literature

Literature class: FRA3587 - Littérature comparée

The Département de français of the University of Ottawa is pleased to offer undergraduate students a course in Comparative Literature (FRA3587) in the Winter 2023 session.
The Département de français of the University of Ottawa is pleased to offer undergraduate students a course in Comparative Literature (FRA3587) in the Winter 2023 session.

December 6, 2023
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Francophonie
Seminar

Winter 2024 Seminar: La performance des textes dans l'espace public

This winter 2024, the University of Ottawa's Département de français is pleased to offer a seminar on text performance in the public space.
This winter 2024, the University of Ottawa's Département de français is pleased to offer a seminar on text performance in the public space.

November 16, 2023
Statues in a dark library of old books
Francophonie
Philosophy
Seminar

Winter 2024 Seminar: La valeur philosophique de la littérature

This winter 2024, the University of Ottawa's Département de français is pleased to offer a seminar combining literature and philosophy.
This winter 2024, the University of Ottawa's Département de français is pleased to offer a seminar combining literature and philosophy.

November 12, 2023
Portraits of Eve Bilodeau, Myriam Legault-Beauregard and Nikita Kamblé-Bagal
Francophonie
Undergraduate studies

Département de français' microcredit courses

The Département de français will be offering a new type of course this year: microcredit courses. These are half-courses (1.5 credits) focusing on a current theme or issue, and taking the form of a reading circle (rather than a lecture).
The Département de français will be offering a new type of course this year: microcredit courses. These are half-courses (1.5 credits) focusing on a current theme or issue, and taking the form of a reading circle (rather than a lecture).

October 20, 2023
Illustration of a person reading a book while concealing their face. Above their head is a cloud of ideas representing various disciplines. Next to them is the title of the student conference "Écrire à la croisée des savoirs : l'interdisciplinarité dans les lettres françaises", to be held at the University of Ottawa on Friday, March 1, 2024. The logos of the AÉCS and the Département de français are also visible.
Francophonie
Conference
Graduate students

Call for proposals: Student Conference of the Département de français (2024)

The Département de français's Association étudiante des cycles supérieurs (AÉCS) is pleased to announce its next conference, entitled "Écrire à la croisée des savoirs: l'interdisciplinarité dans les lettres françaises" (Writing at the crossroads of knowledge: interdisciplinarity in French literature). It will take place on Friday, March 1, 2024 at the University of Ottawa durin...
The Département de français's Association étudiante des cycles supérieurs (AÉCS) is pleased to announce its next conference, entitled "Écrire à la croisée des savoirs: l'interdisciplinarité dans les lettres françaises" (Writing at the crossroads of knowledge: interdisciplinarity ...

October 17, 2023
Calembour logo next to a blank page book
Francophonie
Books and literature

Calembour is back

It is with great pleasure that AÉDF announces the return of its Calembour literary magazine for the year 2023-2024! The purpose of this magazine is to provide a place where we can praise the creativity and originality of our talented students and colleagues at the University of Ottawa.
It is with great pleasure that AÉDF announces the return of its Calembour literary magazine for the year 2023-2024! The purpose of this magazine is to provide a place where we can praise the creativity and originality of our talented students and colleagues at the University of Ottawa.

October 6, 2023
Portrait of François Paré
Francophonie
Books and literature

2023-2024 Writer in Residence: François Paré

This year once again, the Département de français is delighted to welcome a writer in residence for the 2023-2024 academic session. We welcome François Paré among us! Various workshops will be offered during the fall and winter sessions. We invite students to participate and learn more about topics such as academic writing, engaged writing, the essay and the French language in a minority context.
This year once again, the Département de français is delighted to welcome a writer in residence for the 2023-2024 academic session. We welcome François Paré among us! Various workshops will be offered during the fall and winter sessions. We invite students to participate and learn more about topics ...

October 2, 2023
Camille Labonté
Francophonie
Alumni
Books and literature

Alumna Portrait: Camille Labonté

To mark the Mois de la francophonie, the Département de français invited two of its alumni, including Camille Labonté, to discuss their career paths. On March 30, 2023, they spoke to the current student community about the challenges and successes they have encountered since they first joined the department.
To mark the Mois de la francophonie, the Département de français invited two of its alumni, including Camille Labonté, to discuss their career paths. On March 30, 2023, they spoke to the current student community about the challenges and successes they have encountered since they first joined the de...

October 1, 2023
Marianne St-Jacques, département de français alumna
Alumni
Francophonie
Books and literature

Alumna Portrait: Marianne St-Jacques

To mark the Mois de la francophonie, the Département de français invited two of its alumni, including Marianne St-Jacques, to discuss their career paths. On March 30, 2023, they spoke to the current student community about the challenges and successes they have encountered since they first joined the department.
To mark the Mois de la francophonie, the Département de français invited two of its alumni, including Marianne St-Jacques, to discuss their career paths. On March 30, 2023, they spoke to the current student community about the challenges and successes they have encountered since they first joined th...

October 1, 2023