The French Area will present its first event of the fall semester on
Monday, October 6, at 4:00 in the Library Gallery.
Dr. Denis Provencher will speak on:
"Le coming out français? Globalization, Language and the Closet in
France"
French sexual minorities, like mainstream French culture in general,
have turned to the U.S. and U.K. for role models, while at the same
time they have resisted influences from the English-speaking world.
Dr. Provencher will show how French young people find ways within a
globalizing society of talking to their friends and family about very
private issues.
This lecture is one of a series on contemporary French and Francophone
culture, and it is offered in honor of National Coming Out Day.
For more information, please contact Denis Provencher directly at
provench@umbc.edu or 410-455-2636