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Marking Loss / Marquer la perte
Marking Loss: Reading and Writing Erasure in French and Francophone Literature will be taking place on February 17 2006 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm at the Maison Française of
Columbia University.
Directions to Campus
The Maison Française of Columbia University is located to the East of Low Memorial Library, in the heart of Columbia University's Morningside Campus.
To get to the Department, take the 1 subway to 116th street. Enter the campus at the 116th street entrance, proceed past Miller theatre and up the main steps towards Low Memorial Library. Heading East, you will see a red-brick building, which is the Maison Française (also known as Buell Hall). To enter the Maison, go to the North side of the building. The conference will be held in the East Wing, located on the ground floor.
Here is a map of the campus:
You may also want to consult the Columbia University Interactive Campus Map.
Travel Information
- Getting to Manhattan:
Three main airports and several train stations serve the New York City area. There are many ways to get into the city, ranging from buses to trains and taxis to shuttle services. The following web site may be of use: ground transportation list.
- Hotels:
In a city as vast as New York, housing options abound. Below, we have included a short list of affordable hotels often used by the Department and the University. All of them are reasonably close to the campus and easily accessible by subway or bus.
- Hotel Newton
2528 Broadway Blvd
Tel.: 212-678-6500
- Milburn Hotel
242 W 76th Street
Tel.: 212-362-1006
- Hotel Beacon
2130 Broadway Blvd
Tel.: 212-787-1100
- Riverside Tower Hotel
80 Riverside Drive
Tel.: 212-877-5200
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