The
France
Semester

Why France?
French, the other global language
Facts about the French language


List of Activities

Printmaking from the French Avant-Garde
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday
Aug. 28 through Sept. 22, 2006
Spiva Art Gallery on campus
Admission: free


Negotiating the Mainstream: The Cajuns and Creoles of Louisiana
9:00 a.m., Monday, Aug. 28, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Deep Meanings in Small Places: Social and Community Values in the Oral Tradition of French Louisiana
11:00 a.m., Monday, Aug. 28, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Cajun Music and Zydeco as Social Barometers
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Against the Tide (film)
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Film Festival: Vagabond (Sans toit ni loi)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall (formerly Matthews Hall)
Admission: Free

L’Histoire de France Pour les Nuls (French History for Dummies), or French History Made Easy, While You Eat
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: Pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

The French Revolution as Viewed Through Both Ends of the Binoculars
10:00 a.m., Monday, Sept. 11, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Eating Out: Restaurants and Fast Food in France
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

How Attractive are The Northern French Alps?
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

French Film Festival: Hate (La Haine)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Downright Swine and Proud of It
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

French Cinema: What Do You Know About It?
9:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Social Alienation in Contemporary French Cinema
11:00 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Film Festival: The Dreamlife of Angels (La Vie rêvée des anges)
7:00 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Pine Leaf Boys (concert)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Cinderella Man and Other Children’s Stories
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: Pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

French Film Festival: Daybreak (Le jour se lève)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Meters, Curies, Rabies = France
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: Pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

What’s Dada/Surrealism?
9:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Picasso’s Problem
10:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 29, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Blue Railroad Train (concert)
7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 2, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

The Role of Politics and Culture in French Business
11:00 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

French Film Festival: Diabolique (Les Diaboliques)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Cultural Adjustments, or How to Survive Without Ice Cubes and Air Conditioning
9:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Education, or Going to School the French Way
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

The French Public Education System — Ah to Zed
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

Corporate Rules and Working Habits in France
9:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

Before the Parade Passes By: Erik Satie and Musical Modernism
1:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Doing Business in France
6:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Plaster Hall 102
Admission: free

Francis Poulenc: The Man, The Music, The Legacy
7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Poulenc recital
8:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 5, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Bashing — What’s Behind It?
9:00 a.m., Friday, Oct. 6, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Food — Why Its Revered, Respected, and Relished
10:00 a.m., Friday, Oct. 6, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

Marketing in the 25 Countries of the European Union — French Global Effects
12:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 6, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

French Film Festival: Jules and Jim (Jules et Jim)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Finding Pierre
9:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission free

Pierre Cruzatte: A Musical Journey Along the Lewis & Clark Trail
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission free

Perspectives on Health Care in France
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

City of Light and Dark: The Romantic Theatre in Paris
3:00 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006
Balcony Lounge, Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Jeanne d’Arc and Jean Anouilh in French Theatrical Tradition
10:00 a.m., Friday, Oct. 13, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Film Festival: Masculine-Feminine (Masculin feminin)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Southern Theatre presents: The Lark
7:30 p.m., Tues.-Sat., Oct. 17-21, 2006
Bud Walton Theatre
Admission: free to students, faculty, staff; $3 for adults; $1 for senior citizens and high school students

Law and Justice in France: Revenge of the Pink Panther?
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

Gockel International Symposium
The République Fractured: How the French Deal With Global Influence
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Gockel International Symposium
Le Divorce ou la Conciliation? France and America in a Screwball Comedy of Remarriage
    and
Why France Remains Influential
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006
Webster Auditorium
Admission: free

Study Abroad Opportunities in Information Systems and Unique Complexities You Might Encounter
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

Eric Vincent (concert)
7:00 p.m., Monday, Oct. 30, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Film Festival: La Cage aux folles
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

Can the Internet Be Absorbed Into Democracy?
The National Debate on the Future of the School System in France
11:00 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in Plaster Hall
Admission: free

From the Beaches to the Mountains in France — A Photo Tour of the Real France
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

The Significance of the French Revolution
11:00 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

From Paris to the World
2:30-4:00 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006
9:00-11:45 a.m., Friday, Nov. 3, 2006
2:00-5:15 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, 2006
Spiva Library, 4th Floor, unless otherwise noted
Admission: free to MSSU students, faculty and staff:
$100 to all others (includes dinner and lunch)
Contact Dr. Bill Kumbier or Dr. Paul Teverow

The Crisis of French National Identity
7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

An Evening of La Musique Française
7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, 2006
Taylor Performing Arts Center
Admission: free

Acting in the Classical Theatre
2:00 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006
Bud Walton Theatre
Admission: free

Molière Than Thou
7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission: free

French Collective Green Ethics: The Last Spark of Life in a Dead Society?
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006
University Java in Spiva Library
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

Ocular Anxiety and the Pink Tea Cup: Edgar Degas’ Woman with a Bandaged Eye
10:00 a.m., Friday, Nov. 10, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission free

Unmasking Manet’s Morisot
11:00 a.m., Friday, Nov. 10, 2006
Webster Hall Auditorium
Admission free

French Film Festival: The Hole (Le Trou)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

The Golden Age of French Music: Does It Belong in the Past or the Present?
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2006
Phinney Recital Hall in the Music Building
Admission: pick up free lunch ticket in Webster 337C at least 24 hours in advance

French Film Festival: Colonel Chabert (Le Colonel Chabert)
7:00 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006
Cornell Auditorium in
Plaster Hall
Admission: Free

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