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FEBRUARY 2016
 
What's on this Month
 
February 23, 2016 - February 26, 2016
San Francisco, CA.

The "Gender in Translation" operation continues in February in San Francisco: visiting critic Elisabeth Lebovici is invited to California College of the Arts for a series of events, and visiting artist 2Fik invited to the San Francisco Art Institute for a public lecture and special performance.

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GENDER IN TRANSLATION
February 23, 2016 | 7:00 pm
San Francisco Art Insitute, San Francisco, CA.

French-born Québécois artist of Moroccan heritage, 2Fik is invited to the San Francisco Art Institute as part of the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series (VAS), which provides a forum for engagement and dialogue with major figures in international contemporary art and culture.

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February 23, 2016 - February 26, 2016
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA.

The California College of the Arts will host visiting critic Elisabeth Lebovici for a series of events in the framework of the Gender in Translation operation. This week of reflection around the theme "Gender in Translation" will also include a lecture by Judith Butler.

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CINEMA
February 11, 2016 - February 27, 2016
Northwest Film Center, Portland, OR.

The Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) is the biggest film event in Oregon, premiering more than 140 international shorts and feature films to Portland audiences each February. Many French films will be presented this year!

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February 5, 2016 - March 25, 2016
Barkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA.

The Pacific Film Archive presents films of Maurice Pialat which have only been shown only once before at BAMPFA, in a retrospective the year following the director’s death.

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VISUAL ARTS
February 6, 2016 - May 15, 2016
Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA.

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco present the exhibition "Pierre Bonnard: Painting Arcadia", which is the first major international presentation of Pierre Bonnard’s work to be mounted on the West Coast in half a century. On show at the Legion of Honor from February 6th, 2016 to May 15th, 2016.

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CONFERENCES
February 11, 2016 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Please join The Europe Center at Stanford University to celebrate the publication of David Laitin and co-authors Claire Adida (UC San Diego) and Marie-Anne Valfort's (Paris School of Economics and the Sorbonne) recent book Why Muslim Integration Fails in Christian-Heritage Societies which will be released in January 2016 by Harvard University Press. Speakers include David Laitin, Department of Political Science; Cécile Alduy, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages ; Amalia Kessler, Stanford Law School.

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February 18, 2016 | 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Stanford University, Stanford, CA.

Seminar by Cecile Alduy, Associate Professor, Stanford University.
Will Marine Le Pen be the next French President in 2017? Since she took over the National Front in 2011, Marine Le Pen has carried the far right party to first place, winning an unprecedented 30% of the votes in France’s latest December 2015 elections. Using text mining software and textual analyses, Cécile Alduy has ciphered more than 500 speeches and texts by Jean-Marie and Marine Le Pen to pinpoint exactly how, and on what topics, the daughter’s discourse differs from that of her father.

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MUSIC
February 18, 2016
San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco, CA.

Special French evening for the Francophones of San Francisco! Don't miss a special evening which includes a 50% discount, a private reception, a chance to meet the conductor Stéphane Denève and a backstage visit prior to the concert.

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FIND THE FRENCH 2016
February 11, 2016
Residence of the Consul General of France in San Francisco

Join the French American Cultural Society for a fun evening of wine blind tasting at the Private Residence of the Consul General of France and help us raise funds for French American cultural and educational programs!
Tickets available for sale.

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STUDY IN FRANCE

March 20th: IUT, DEUST, CUPGE (2-year university degree right after the high school).
March 31st Licence 2 and 3 (2nd and 3rd year undergrad), Master's and Engineering degree.
Applications on “Etudes en France” website.

For Baccalauréat holders and European citizens applying to a 1st-year degree in France, you can apply through APB before March 20th.

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The French government has recently launched a free app called “Immersion France”. Available on the Apple Store (the Android version will soon be available), Immersion France aims at putting all the offers for linguistic stays under the spotlight with a wide range of activities and unique tailor-made programs.

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French Culture
IN THIS ISSUE
GENDER IN TRANSLATION
 
CINEMA
 
VISUAL ARTS
 
CONFERENCES
 
MUSIC
 
FIND THE FRENCH 2016
 
STUDY IN FRANCE
 
 
 

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