Department of French

The Department of French offers an extensive range of courses in French and Francophone language, literature, and culture.

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PhD Programs

We recommend that applications be submitted by December 18. The final deadline for applications is January 4.

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Explore the language, history, literature, and culture of France and the francophone world.

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Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture

Jean Michael Dash (1948-2019)

In Memoriam

Course Offerings for 2019-2020

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Ten Reasons to Study French

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News from NYU Department of French Literature, Thought and Culture

Faculty Book Feature: Stephane Gerson, editor of 'France in the World', featured in the Guardian

Alumni Feature: Brill publishes « Je, auteur de ce livre », Christian Bratu's new book (PhD, 2007)

International colloquium: À l'ombre des jeunes filles en fleurs, Prix Goncourt 1919 (June 24-25, 2019)

Past Event: Translation Slam at the Nuyorican Poets Café

Featuring Arthur Brügger, Gabriel Marcoux-Chabot, Fabienne Kanor, and Madeleine Monette (writers); Andrew Nsirim (translator, PhD, French), Janet Lee (translator, French Alumni); Claire Reising (Moderator, PhD, French)

Faculty Bookshelf

Click here for recent publications by faculty members!

Claudie Bernard

Penser la famille au XIXe siècle (1789-1870) (Publications de l'Université de Saint-Etienne, 2019)

Phillip J. Usher

Exterranean: Extraction in the Humanist Anthropocene (Meaning Systems, 2019)

Stéphane Gerson

France in the World: A New Global History (Other Press, 2019)

Richard Sieburth

A Certain Plume (NYRB Poets, 2018)