Special Events
The French Program at Lehman College, CUNY

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A selection of special events that have been hosted at Lehman College featuring films, lectures and writers from the French-speaking world.

For current events at Lehman, at other CUNY campuses and in the New York City area, see the "Now Playing in NYC" section of New York City Francophone.

For more information about our program, see the The French Program at Lehman College.
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When available, details of these events can be found by clicking on PDF or JPG for the program announcement flyer. Selected video excerpts are noted when available online (otherwise can be made available upon request).

• Conversation and Reception with Johary Ravaloson, French-Malagasy lawyer, publisher and author, 11 November 2019. [flyer PDF]
• Mamadou Diang, TV Producer & Lecturer on African Media and Cinema, 9 April 2019. [flyer JPG]
• Allison Charette and Jeffrey Zuckerman, "Rhythms of the Indian Ocean; New Translations from Madagascar and Mauritius," roundtable discussion with Professors Sarah Soanirina Ohmer and Thomas C. Spear. 19 April 2018. [flyer PDF]
• Lydie Moudileno, "Une 'condition noire' au féminin," 30 March 2017. [flyer PDF]
• Marie-Célie Agnant, Haitian-Canadian writer, "Writing with a Burning Pen," 27 October 2015. [flyer PDF]
  
• "A Discussion with Dominique Batraville," Haitian author, actor and journalist, 29 April 2014. [flyer PDF]
• "A Centennial Celebration of Aimé Césaire": screening of the film, L'ami fondamental, and "Global Césaire" panel with Professors Ghelawdewos Araia, Milagros Ricourt, Françoise Naudillon, Nick Nesbitt, and French-Chadian writer, Nimrod (first of two-day program at CUNY), 3 October 2013. [flyer PDF]
  
• "Poetry Slam, Celebrating Haitian Women" with poets Francesca André, Melissa Beauvery, Jeanie Bogart, Jennifer Célestin, Vladimir Cybil Charlier, Kerline Devise, Anderson Dovilas, Danielle Georges, Jean-Dany Joachim, Denizé Lauture and Chukwuma Ndukwe. March 28, 2011. (videos available ) [flyer PDF – program PDF]
  
• André Juste, Artist, critic and educator, "Hector Hyppolite, or the Marketing of Haitian Art," 22 March 2010.
• Fred Edson Lafortune, poet, "Poetry in Haitian Vodou Music," lecture in Lehman College Art Gallery, 28 October 2009. [flyer PDF]

• 	The writer Dany Laferrière with Lehman students Béatrice Yodé and Comlanvi Bamezon. New York, May 2, 2009.

  Magali Deleuze, historian, "Montréal’s Expo ‘67: The Discovery of Québec’s Pride and Modernity," lecture in Lehman College Art Gallery, 14 April 2008. [flyer PDF]
  
• Jean Brassard and Kathleen Landis, actor/musician and pianist, in "Un homme et une femme," cabaret musical performance commemorating Québec’s 400th anniversary, 3 April 2008. [flyer PDF]
• Régine Robin, "All My Lives," and "Comment peut-on éviter l’allusion biographique," two lectures (in English and French), 19 March 2007. [flyer PDF]
  
• Dominique Fernandez, French writer elected to the Académie française, "L’Art de raconter," 19 March 2007. [flyer PDF]
  
• André Juste, Artist, critic and educator, "The Rhetoric of Haitian Primitif Art," lecture in Lehman College Art Gallery, 27 November 2006. [flyer PDF]
  
• Marie-Célie Agnant, writer, speaking to students who’d read her novel, The Book of Emma (Le Livre d’Emma), 30 October 2006.
  
• Anthony Phelps, Haitian poet, "Haïti-Littéraire: Rupture et nouvel espace poétique," 20 October 2005. (video available )
  
• Catherine Bédarida, French journalist (Le Monde), "The Independent Press in France," 19 April 2005.
  
• Marie-Célie Agnant, Haitian-Canadian author, "The Place of Women Writers in the French-Speaking Caribbean," 20 February 2002. [flyer PDF]
• Screening of Sucre Amer, film by Christian Lara, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in French colonies; presented by producer and filmmaker, Mariette Monpierre, 1 May 1998. [flyer JPG]
• Joël des Rosiers, Haitian-Québécois psychiatrist, essayist and poet, "La Poésie Haïtienne de l’exil," 16 February 1995. [flyer JPG]
• Screening of Krik? Krak! Tales of a Nightmare documentary film on Haiti presented by filmmaker Vanyöska Gee, 21 April 1994. [flyer JPG]
  
• Gérard Etienne, Haitian poet and author, "Caribbean Dreams, Fiction from Haïti," 23 March 1994. [flyer JPG]
  
• Tahar Ben Jelloun, French-Moroccan author, "Se (dé)voiler dans la langue de l’Autre,". 4 May 1993. (video available in Lehman Library ) [flyer JPG]
  
• Preview screening of This Other Haiti, a Ciné Soleil film, presented by its producer, David Korb, 17 February 1993. [flyer JPG]
  
• Dominique Fernandez, French author and critic, "Le Retour du Baroque dans le roman français contemporain", 6 November 1992. [flyer JPG]
  
• Leslie Kaplan, French writer, "The Impact of Gender Difference on Writing," 16 November 1992. [flyer JPG]
  
• Fariba Hachtroudi, Paris-based Iranian journalist and writer, "Muslim Women in Central Asia" and "Le Journalisme clandestin," 27 March 1992. [Eng flyer JPG – Fr flyer JPG]
  
• Yaa-Lengi Ngemi, Zaïrois translator and musician, "Cheik Anta Diop’s Impact on Black History," 14 February 1992. [N.B. La République démocratique du Congo was known as Zaïre when this lecture was held.] [flyer JPG]
  
• The Dance Theatre of Harlem School Ensemble performed a special "Leçon de Danse" lecture-demonstration in French and English, 22 February 1991. [flyer JPG]
  
• Screening of Xala, feature film by Sembène Ousmane, with lecture presentation by Françoise Pfaff, African film and literature specialist, 15 February 1991. [flyer JPG]
  
• Maryse Condé, Guadeloupean critic and writer, "The Metamorphosis of Africa in French Caribbean Writing," and "Ordre et Désordre dans la Littérature Francophone des Antilles," 9 November 1990. (videos available in Lehman Library ) [Eng flyer JPG – Fr flyer JPG]