UL Lafayette - MA & PhD Francophone Studies

06/05/2026

Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends Dr. David Barry, former professor of Francophone studies and an important part of our doctoral program’s development as well as Dean Emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts.

Allen David Barry was born March 9, 1944, in Fullerton, CA, the son of Ray Lorentzen Barry and Esther Elizabeth Mathews. He had two sisters, Dorothy and Diana, and one brother, Robert. David was raised in Southern California and attended UCLA, where he began his freshman year aspiring to be

05/18/2026

05/18/2026

Congratulations to all of our graduates! We had a great time at graduation!
(not pictured, Rodrigo Munhoz, MA in French)
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Graduate School

05/13/2026

Congratulations to Jonathan Mayers, PhD student and doctoral fellow in our program, for this publication that just came out. His book chapter ("radbwa ê tiré tik-layé: opossum Pulling Off the Ticks") is part of a new collected volume from Routledge on Naming and Being: Knowledges, Identities, and Cultural Politics

Bokou konten pou résévwa mô kopi a Naming and Being (Nommé é ét). Gran mèsi a Gwyneria Isaac, Stanisław Kordasiewicz, Sylvia Ngo, Tomasz Wicherkiewicz, é Kyunney Takasaeva pou yê travay pendan kék lannin pasé é pou inkli mò dan projé-çila. Vouzòt ka trouvé mô tèks apré lidentité dan shapit 5 "radbwa ê tiré tik-layé (radbwa Pulling Off the Ticks)" dan liv-la é sî plas latwal (lyin enba).

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032629407

Super happy to receive my copy of Naming and Being. Big thanks to Gwyneria Isaac, Stanisław Kordasiewicz, Sylvia Ngo, Tomasz Wicherkiewicz, and Kyunney Takasaeva for their work over the past few years and for including me in this project. Y'all can find my text about identity in chapter 5 "radbwa ê tiré tik-layé (radbwa Pulling Off the Ticks)" of the book as well as online (link above).

05/13/2026

Félicitations, María Gilbert, pour sa présentation lors du colloque Women in French tenu récemment à James Madison University. Sa présentation s'intitulait : "Censure, résistance et politiques de la visibilité"
https://www.jmu.edu/languages/events/women-in-french-conference/index.shtml

04/30/2026

Nous tenons à remercier le Centre de la francophonie des Amériques et Moira-Uashteskun Bacon pour ce "Rendez-vous Littéraire" très enrichissant. Les étudiants dans le séminaire de Nathan Rabalais ont pu découvrir ce beau roman et entamé un échange stimulant avec cette autrice très talentueuse !

La Bibliothèque des Amériques donne accès gratuitement à des milliers de livres numériques d’auteurs francophones des Amériques. Son offre unique est diversifiée et aussi spécialisée. Elle se distingue, car elle rassemble, conserve et diffuse le patrimoine documentaire francophone ou rela...

04/30/2026

Un grand merci à Mathieu Lippé et au Codofil -Agence des Affaires Francophones de Louisiane pour ce magnifique atelier d'écriture ! Nous remercions également le Center for Louisiana Studies pour l'accueil !

04/17/2026

02/02/2026

Appel à candidatures ! Now accepting applications for the Acadie / Acadiana Student Exchange Felllowship with Université de Moncton. Visit The Center for Louisiana Studies webpage to find out how to apply! https://cls.louisiana.edu/programs/acadie-acadiana-student-exchange?fbclid=IwY2xjawPwYulleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETE5QzNHSUJyOHJMOFp6OFgyc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHi-NWLOPdnBsUwkeaeI6UmnqATK_IGVydQ5LF1ioFaNCEUDCrOAZgCNneBhg_aem_zwq8WSZUW2j4Vy9WqO977Q

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01/30/2026

The Graduate Research Brown Bag is a great opportunity for graduate students at UL Lafayette to share works in progress and connect with peers. Present a short talk, bring your lunch, and get meaningful feedback in a supportive environment.