Department of French

Straight from Paris!
Elsa Solal
Playwright and Social Activist

 


Women and the Nature of Writing
Causerie in French with English Translation Provided

Madame Elsa Solal, a professor at the world-known Institut d'Etudes Théâtrales of the Sorbonne Nouvelle (Université de Paris 111), has written many dramatic works, on a variety of themes, but especially on issues of great social import such as domestic violence across the board within French society and the alienation of women from immigrant populations (especially Muslim). Moreover, in recent years, she has worked collaboratively with these latter in order to facilitate the "insertion sociale" of marginalized groups by giving a "voix aux sans-voix", a voice to the formerly voiceless. She has also written on Olympe de Gouges, a feminist heroine of the French Revolution.

When: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:00pm
Where: McShain Large, Georgetown University Main Campus
For Further Information: Contact Dr. Roger Bensky, French Department, benskyr@georgetown.edu