All Blog Posts Tagged 'culture' (47)

10 bonnes raisons de vivre a New York

http://frenchdistrict.com/new-york/articles/10-raisons-vivre-habiter-new-york-city-nyc-francais/…

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Added by Audrey Eyc on May 9, 2013 at 10:48am — No Comments

Guest Editor Symposium: One Language, Many Cultures

Promoting the teaching and learning of French in New York and reflecting on the richness and diversity of Francophone cultures. The symposium will include experts from the fields of…

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Added by Linda Hanssler on April 29, 2013 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments

Native French Speaker available for tutoring

Hello New York in French Members!

I am Victoria,a French student from Paris. I am currently doing an internship in NYC, and will leave at the end of May. Hit me up if you need French tutoring, I would be very please to teach you my native. I can teach all levels/ages, and will do my best for the lessons to be tons of fun! I could do private tutoring or lead a group. I could also focus on particular aspects of French language/culture! You can reach me at 9178891479 or…

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Added by VICTORIA DOMINE on November 12, 2012 at 2:30pm — No Comments

L'art du débat télévisé: Biden a bien joué sa partition

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L’Art du débat télévisé: Et Biden a bien joué sa partition !

Suite à la récente déconvenue d’Obama qui a sérieusement remis Mitt Romney en selle, le débat Biden-Ryan a pris une dimension inhabituelle pour le poste de Vice-Président. Biden et Ryan sont deux…

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Added by Assely Etienne on October 16, 2012 at 11:20am — No Comments

L'art du débat télévisé: Biden a bien joué sa partition

Bidenprestation.docx

L’Art du débat télévisé: Et Biden a bien joué sa partition !

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Added by Assely Etienne on October 16, 2012 at 11:20am — No Comments

L'art du débat télévisé: Biden a bien joué sa partition

Bidenprestation.docx

L’Art du débat télévisé: Et Biden a bien joué sa partition !

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Added by Assely Etienne on October 16, 2012 at 11:20am — No Comments

Free all-day screening of the films of the late French filmmaker Chris Marker

Light Industry in Greenpoint Brooklyn, 155 Freeman Street, will be hosting a free, all-day screening of Chris Marker films on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012.

Doors for the event open at 9 a.m., and seating is offered on a first-come first-served basis.

Below are the line-up of films for the day:

10am…

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Added by eric e. (esquared) on August 9, 2012 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Vickie Frémont, Cultural Ambassador of the Alliance Française in Peru

Towards the end of 2010, I wrote about Vickie Frémont on this site, as well as on my blog,…

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Added by Diane Chehab on August 5, 2012 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Vickie Frémont, Ambassadrice Culturelle de l'Alliance Française au Pérou

A la fin de 2010, j'avais écrit sur Vickie Frémont, sur ce site, ainsi que sur mon blog, Away From Africa.

Vickie est une créatrice française, née…

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Added by Diane Chehab on July 30, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Guest Editor Amuse-Bouche: Food and the French Tongue -- Twelve Ways to Toss a Salad

From oysters to eggplants, French is stuffed with food metaphors...The other night at dinner, Philippe was discussing food. Not surprising. After all, France is a country with four religions and 400 sauces. (The United States, Philippe opines, has four sauces and 400 religions.) Specifically, the pervasiveness of food imagery in French speech. I recounted confronting my…

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Added by Julia Frey on April 2, 2012 at 1:57pm — 6 Comments

Conference at City University of NY: Endangered regional languages of France

As our planet becomes more globalized it is expected that thousands of languages will become extinct by the end of the century. We ask that you join BZH New York as we team up with other French regional associations of NY (Alsace, Basque, Corsica) for a conference at City University of NY to highlight the endangered status of regional…

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Added by Anne-Sophie Kergaravat on March 30, 2012 at 10:30am — No Comments

French Culture with NYC Kids!

One To World's Global Classroom program is beginning exciting, new classes with children in Harlem and need YOU to introduce them to France, French culture and French art!

For over 25 years, Global Classroom has brought trained, international volunteers to schools…

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Added by Laura Tajima on December 19, 2011 at 11:33am — 2 Comments

New Blog: Pasa's Paris

Bonjour New York in French!

I am an American who studied at the Institute of French Studies at NYU and lived in Brooklyn for 3 years. I am now living in the 18th arrondissement in Paris with my husband. For information about moving to France, seeing the sights, integrating into la culture francaise and just plain enjoying yourself in The City of Light, check out my blog:…

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Added by Jessica P on September 1, 2011 at 8:42am — No Comments

Guest Editor Amuse-Bouche No. 31: Pas de Blème, Ségolène. Even bad publicity is good publicity.

Amuse-Bouche No. 31: Pas de blème, Ségolène

by Julia Frey

julia.frey@aya.yale.edu

Even bad publicity is good publicity, and even a typo can do the trick.…

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Added by Julia Frey on February 1, 2011 at 5:00am — No Comments

News from the French literary scene : Céline, PPDA, Michel Houellebecq, Michel Levi, Mediator, and Zoe Shepard !

1) Great writer and truly vicious anti-Semite Céline was dropped from French national celebrations after Serge Klarsfeld protested according the Nazi collaborator state honors.

2) Céline scholar…

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on January 29, 2011 at 6:30am — 4 Comments

Guest Editor Amuse-Bouche No. 30. Who’s counting? Le monde en chiffre

Amuse-Bouche No. 30. Who’s counting? Le monde en chiffre…

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Added by Julia Frey on January 1, 2011 at 5:30am — 1 Comment

Guest Editor Amuse-Bouche No. 29: Striking differences. Il y a grève dans le RER, et manif chez Chanel

Amuse-Bouche No. 29: Striking differences…

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Added by Julia Frey on December 1, 2010 at 5:00am — 6 Comments

The Death of French Culture : interview with Donald Morrison

Authors interview authors

Within days of Time magazine's publication of Don Morrison's article on the decline of France as an international cultural power, French media "lit up like the Eiffel Tower in full sparkle". Major French figures like Didier Jacob, Maurice Druon, Teresa Cremisi,…

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Added by Laurel Zuckerman on November 20, 2010 at 11:17am — No Comments