A Conference in French & Francophone Studies
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette
March 23-24, 2018
Confirmed artist speaker : Simon Boulerice
(Quebec, Young adult literature/theater/poetry)
As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of May 68, this conference invites scholars not only to think about its legacy, but also to consider other revolts, revolutions, historical tipping points, and social/literary/political transformations (all centuries, all francophone regions). Possible topics include (but are not limited to) :
- May 68, then and now
- Arab Spring
- Literature and Politics
- La Francophonie, then and now
- Queer revolutions, queer future
- Young adult literature and social transformations
- War, trauma
- Visual representations
Abstract of 250 words should be sent to loic.bourdeau@louisiana.edu by Dec. 15, 2017. This conference aims to include 50 % Graduate students and 50 % faculty/scholars. The event will also include an academic keynote (speaker, TBD).