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Icônes & Idoles. A Conference in Francophone Studies (Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Icônes & Idoles. A Conference in Francophone Studies (Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette)

Publié le par Marc Escola (Source : Loic Bourdeau)

Icônes & Idoles : A Conference in Francophone Studies

The Program in French and Francophone studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette invites single and panel proposals (in French or English) for its 3rd Annual Conference. This year's theme is "Icônes & Idoles" (broadly conceived, all centuries, all areas of the Francophonie). Scholars at all levels (graduate students, faculty, independent researchers) and artists are encouraged to submit 200-word abstracts to loic.bourdeau@louisiana.edu before December 15, 2018.

Possible topics include:
- Literary/Cinematographic Icons and Idols (Rise & Fall)
- Reassessing Iconic and Canonic Authors/Oeuvres
- Feminist/Queer/POC Icons and Idols
- Fame, media, and identity in French/Francophone Writing
- S/Heroes in literature and film 
- Rethinking the French Curriculum / Teaching and Pedagogy
- Young adult literature, Icons, and Idols
- Religions and religious figures in literature and film
- Material culture, fashion, and fashion icons in the Francophone world
- Emerging literatures, figures
- The Figure of the Intellectual

Where:

March 22 & 23, 2019

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Downtown Science Museum