Artwork from Black Girl film, courtesy of Cinema Paradisio
To kick-off the arrival of the brand new French and Francophone Studies Certificates, faculty are holding an inaugural “salon” on Oct. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Friends of the Library room at Alden Library.
- Undergraduate French and Francophone Studies Certificate
- Graduate French and Francophone Studies Certificate
The “salon” will feature a showing and discussion of the 1966 film Black Girl. The film, in French with English subtitles, tells the story of a Senegalese nursery maid who goes to France to work to work for white employers. In France, she discovers the relationship she has had with them in Senegal is altered. This is an important film about race, class, immigration and coloniality.
Light refreshment will be provided. All interested students and faculty are invited,” says Dr. Jennifer Fredette, Assistant Professor of Political Science. Interested students should contact Fredette, who is the faculty adviser for the certificates.
About the French and Francophone Studies Certificates: These certificate programs view the French and Francophone world through the lenses of history, language, literature, law, culture, society, environmental science, and politics. Participating faculty come from five different departments across three units of Ohio University, and include scholars who work on France, the French Caribbean, Vietnam, Cambodia, Africa, Canada, New Orleans, and African American expatriates in Paris.
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