The Department of French and Francophone Studies combines language learning with interdisciplinary immersion in literature, culture, history, and politics. Building on Georgetown’s strength in international studies, and working in a language spoken on every continent, we prepare our graduates to become true global citizens.
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Our faculty consists of specialists in the literature, culture, and history of France and the global francophone world, from the middle-ages to the present. Our range of scholarly expertise – from metropolitan France to French-speaking Africa, Belgium, Canada, and the Caribbean – is one of the broadest in the country. We also have specialists in second-language learning and linguistics, French for business and political purposes, Old French, gender studies, theater, and translation.
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From Parisian world fairs to contemporary crime fiction to Quebec film classics, from gender in the Middle Ages to football culture in North Africa, from ecofeminism in the Caribbean to photography in Sub-Saharan Africa, we have courses on countless facets of the francophone world. And for those of you just starting to learn the language, there is no better place to explore all that it has to offer.
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The Georgetown Department of French and Francophone Studies offers summer, semester, and year-long opportunities for study abroad in France and other francophone countries, as well as summer internships in France. Study Abroad is a fundamental part of our program and we invite you to discover the world that awaits you!
Explore Study Abroad OpportunitiesL’heure du café – French Conversation & Coffee Hour (Advanced)Nov. 8
Portrait Vintage – A photography exhibit by Senegalese photographer Ibrahima THIAMNov. 11
Reflets d’Histoire – A Conversation with Ibrahima Thiam and Binkady-Emmanuel HiéNov. 12