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***ONE ASSISTANTSHIP AVAILABLE FOR STARTING SPRING 2017***
***UNE BOURSE DISPONIBLE POUR DEBUTER EN JANVIER 2017***
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers one of few graduate programs in the United States specifically in Francophone Studies by providing students the opportunity to study all the regions of la Francophonie individually and as a whole.
The university itself is located in the heart of Cajun Louisiana, a cultural crossroads joining many areas of the contemporary Francophone world that share historical and linguistic roots. The natural beauty of the landscape provides a fitting setting for the culture’s unique heritage and multicultural diversity.
The breadth and reach of the courses and approaches offered in the Masters and doctoral programs reflect this diversity and richness and make the experience at UL Lafayette unique. Our dynamic, innovative, and interdisciplinary program regularly provides courses on the literatures, cinema, and cultures of France, Belgium, Quebec, Acadia, Louisiana, the Antilles and Haïti, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Maghreb. The graduate program in Francophone Studies was the first in the United States to design courses on Louisiana Cajun and Creole languages, as well as courses on Belgian Francophone literature.
Students from all over the Francophone World come together at UL Lafayette to explore the rich variety, hybridity, and créolisation of the global Francophonie using a variety of approaches: literary, linguistic, critical, ethnographic, cinematographic, historical, culture, and folklore studies.
Financial support is available for graduate students primarily through the university graduate assistantships and fellowships, which are available to foreign nationals as well as to U.S. citizens. To request application materials for these positions, please contact the Graduate Coordinator, Dr. Amadou Ouédraogo. axo0149@louisiana.edu
To Apply: http://gradschool.louisiana.edu/prospective-students
French and Francophone Studies Program Information: http://languages.louisiana.edu/French/index.html
We encourage applicants to contact any French and Francophone Studies faculty member to discuss any research interests: http://languages.louisiana.edu/French/fr_faculty.html