His appearance will mark the start of stream of events throughout November and December at NYU's center of French-American cultural and intellectual exchange.

Acclaimed Actor Leads Off November-December Calendar of Events at La Maison Française of NYU

French actor and director Marcel Bozonnet will be featured at a special event taking place at La Maison of Française of New York University on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. His appearance will mark the start of stream of events throughout November and December, including talks by avant-garde playwright Fernando Arrabal, historian Marc Fumaroli of the Académie Française, and soccer legend Lilain Thuram, among others.

La Maison Française, NYU’s home for French-American cultural and intellectual exchange, is located at 16 Washington Mews (corner of University Place), New York, N.Y. All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. For more information, please call 212-998-8750, or e-mail: maison.francaise@nyu.edu, or visit the website at: www.nyu.edu/maisonfrancaise. Reservations are required only when so noted.

                                       EVENTS: November / December 2013:

Saturday, November 2, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture & Reading, in French

MARCEL BOZONNET
Actor, director: La Princesse de Clèves; Chocolat Clown nègre; Director, Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique de Paris (1993-2001); General Administrator, Comédie Française (2001-2006); founder, Les Comédiens-Voyageurs

La Langue et le sentiment

Special Event: A rare New York visit by renowned French actor and director Marcel Bozonnet

Wednesday, November 6, 6:30 p.m.
Discussion in English

Shaping Immigration News: A French-American Comparison

Rodney Benson
Professor of Media Studies and Sociology, NYU; author of Shaping Immigration News (Cambridge University Press, 2013)

Frédéric Viguier, NYU
Gaye Tuchman, UConn

Friday, November 8, 6:30 p.m.
Co-sponsored by NYU Institute of African American Affairs; Institute for Public Knowledge;
and La Maison Française

Location:
NYU School of Law, 40 Washington Square South
Tischman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall (1st fl.)

Racism in Soccer: A Discussion with

LILIAN THURAM
Retired professional soccer player; FIFA World Champion, 1998; European Champion, 2000; Vice-champion, 2006; creator, Lilian Thuram Foundation: Education Against Racism

In English

RSVP (this event only): 212-998-4222

Monday, November 11, 7:00 p.m.
Co-sponsored by La Maison Française and Institute of French Studies

Actualité du roman historique

LAURENT BINET
Writer; author of La Vie professionnelle de Laurent B.; novelist, author of HHhH (Prix Goncourt du Premier Roman); Rien ne se passe comme prévu

in conversation with

FRÉDÉRIC VIGUIER
Clinical Asistant Professor, Institute of French Studies, NYU

In French.

Tuesday, November 12, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Gould Lecture (in French)

FERNANDO ARRABAL
Playwright, novelist, poet, filmmaker; author of Guernica; And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers; The Architect and the Emperor of Assyria

Qu’est-ce que j’ai fait au dieu Pan pour que je sois le seul survivant des quatres avatars de la modernité?

Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Gould Lecture (in French)

MARC FUMAROLI
de l’Academie Française
Historian; essayist; author of Histoire de la rhétorique dans l’Europe modern; Quand l’Europe parlait français; Le Livre des metaphors; Des Modernes aux Anciens

Rhétorique ancienne; rhétorique post-moderne

Monday, November 18, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture in French

CHARLES DANTZIG
Novelist, author of Dans un avion pour Caracas; poet; essayist; author of Dictionnaire égoïste de la littérature française (Prix Décembre; Prix de l'Essai de l'Académie française), Encyclopédie capricieuse du tout et du rien (Prix Duménil)

Proust et l’imbécilité

Monday, November 25, 7:00 p.m.
Florence Gould Event

French Literature in the Making

JEAN-PAUL KAUFFMANN
Writer, journalist; author of La Chambre noire de Longwood (Prix Fémina essai, Prix Roger Nimier, Grand Prix Lire-RTL, Prix Jules-Verne, Prix Joseph Kessel); La Lutte avec l’Ange; 31, allées Damour – Raymond Guérin 1905-1955; La Maison du retour

in conversation with

OLIVIER BARROT
Writer, journalist, television producer and host, Un Livre un jour (France 3 and TV5)

Working as a journalist in Lebanon, Jean-Paul Kauffmann was kidnapped in May 1983 and was not released until May 1988. He is the author of Voyage to Desolation Island and The Dark Room at Longwood, which was awarded seven literary prizes in France.

Discussion in French.

Presented with the additional support of Sofitel, Centre National du Livre, Open Skies, and Institut Français.

Monday. December 2, 7:00 p.m.
Lecture in French

CATHERINE PERRET
Professor, Université de Paris VIII; author of Les Porteurs d’ombre, mimesis et modernité; Walter Benjamin sans destin; L’Enseignement de la torture: Réflexions sur Jean Améry

L’Enseignement de la torture

EXHIBITION
November 1 – December 6

DOMINIQUE NABOKOV

The World of THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
Photographs 1980-2009

Catalogue available, with introduction by Ian Baruma

The exhibition is made possible by The Pierre and Tana Matisse Foundation.

Monday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. The gallery is occasionally closed for daytime events; please call (212) 998-8750 to verify access.


CONCERT
Tuesday, December 10, 7:00 p.m.

Soirée Musicale: A Celebration of French Art Song

Elana Gleason, soprano
Nathan Létourneau, tenor
Elena Merkel, soprano
Hans Tashjian, bass
John Spencer IV, piano

Remarks by Scott Murphree, NYU

RSVP (this event only): 212-998-8750.

 

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