April 8, 2017 - Zehmer Hall - University of Virginia

The Center for Liberal Arts, with the sponsorship of UVA’s Institute for Global Humanities and Culture, aims at contributing to the enhancement of the learning goals of Virginia high schools in preparation for the global scene the students will enter by offering a workshop on “From the Global South: Perspectives on Francophone African Literature, Cinema, and Culture.”

Scholars from UVA and Washington & Lee will share their expertize on this region in a series of presentations on major literary texts and films by African artists. Each presentation will take into account pertinent pedagogical issues and each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session. (If possible a group discussion on the day’s program will conclude the workshop).

THIS PROGRAM WILL BE CONDUCTED IN FRENCH.