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The Department of French and Romance Philology

Welcome to the Department of French and Romance Philology at Columbia University. Since its founding in 1890, the Department has been a thriving point of contact for scholars from around the world. Comprised of distinguished professors with a broad range of specializations related to French and Francophone literature and culture, and consistently attracting some of the top graduate students from around the globe, the Department continues to uphold its tradition of dedication to teaching and cutting-edge research.

Since its inception, the Department of French and Romance Philology at Columbia University has boasted some of the most distinguished scholars in the nation. True to its longstanding tradition, the Department continues to further the transatlantic dialogues in the fields of French and Francophone literature and culture.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Emmanuelle Saada wins Columbia Distinguished Faculty Award
	We are delighted to announce that Professor Emmanuelle Saada received the Columbia Distinguished Faculty Award established by alumnus and Trustee Gerry Lenfest. The prize recognizes Emmanuelle's outstanding teaching and her wide-ranging and innovative interdisciplinary research.
Antoine Compagnon receives the Prix Claude Lévi-Strauss
	Congratulations to Antoine Compagnon who received the very prestigious Prix Claude Lévi-Strauss. The prize is given by the Ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, with the goal of recognizing the entire work of a scholar in the field of the Humanities or the Social Sciences. Allocution d’Antoine Compagnon.

Professor Debaene’s new book receives two prizes
	Congratulations to Professor Vincent Debaene whose book L’Adieu au voyage (Gallimard, 2010) has been awarded the 2011 Louis-Castex prize in history and sociology by the Académie française, and the 2011 Joseph-Saillet prize by the Académie des Sciences morales et politiques.

Professor Diagne’s Bergson postcolonial wins award
	The French Académie des Sciences morales et politiques has awarded the Dagnan-Bouveret Prize to Professor Souleymane Bachir Diagne's latest book, Bergson postcolonial. L'elan vital dans la pensee de L'eopold Sedar Senghor et de Mohamed Iqbal. The prize will be officially received by Souleymane Bachir Diagne when the Academy convenes for its opening session on Monday, November 14.

Professor Stalnaker's book receives Kenshur Prize
	Congratulations to Professor Joanna Stalnaker whose book The Unfinished Enlightenment has just been awarded the Kenshur Prize ("to be awarded for an outstanding monograph of interest to eighteenth-century scholars working in a range of disciplines") by the Center for Eighteenth-Century Studies at Indiana University.