Archive for the ‘Cultures’ Category
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French Impressions: Mary Duncan follows the action – or does it follow her?
16 May 2013Mary Duncan, founder and director of the Paris Writers Group, has lived in Paris since 2001. She is the author…
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Parisian Springtime: the city in bloom
30 Apr 2013By Abby Rodgers If April showers do indeed bring May flowers, then the many public parks and gardens in Paris…
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French Impressions: Paula Butturini on writing, adversity, and finding grace in asparagus
25 Apr 2013(French) Paula Butturini was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, grew up along Long Island Sound, and received her B.A. from Wellesley…
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Impressions Françaises : Alice Kaplan – les années Parisiennes de Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag et Angela Davis, un processus de transformation
18 Apr 2013(English) Alice Kaplan, auteur et professeur de littérature française, est née en 1954 à Minneapolis. Elle a fait ses études…
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Une légende française devenue réalité grâce à la science
16 Apr 2013Par Andrea Johnson (English) Au 18ème siècle, en France, le roi Louis XVI et sa bande de riches et nobles…
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A behind-the-scenes look at French parenting
16 Apr 2013By Alyssa Glawe Books, stories, and testimonials have been written over the years about French parenting. Are the French better…
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Stars, Stripes, and Seine: Americans in occupied Paris 1940-1944
16 Apr 2013By Alan Davidge 5,000 Americans refused to leave Paris after war broke out in September 1939. Who were they? Why…
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Why on earth would you want to teach French?
16 Apr 2013By Dana Wielgus Learning about the French language and culture is one of my greatest passions. During my college studies,…
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French Impressions: Alice Kaplan – the Paris years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis, on the process of transformation
16 Apr 2013(French) Alice Kaplan, author and professor of French at Yale University, was born in 1954 in Minneapolis and was educated…