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In Memoriam Perry Gethner (by Allison Stedman)

NASSCFL and SE17 Members Remember Perry Gethner, age 76,

Who Passed Away on Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Perry Jeffrey Gethner was a faithful friend of both NASSCFL (since 1980) and SE17 (since 1986), having served as the treasurer of NASSCFL since 1994 and on the Editorial Board of the Cahiers since 2008. It was rare that Perry missed a conference, and his constant and beloved presence in both societies will be greatly missed. Known for his quirkiness, for his abiding kindness to all, and for his propensity to break into song when delivering a paper, Perry’s musical talents will perhaps be best remembered by the resounding piano tribute he performed in honor of Francis Assaf’s retirement at the SE17 conference at Dartmouth College in 2016.

In addition to being a gracious and generous colleague, Perry was a world-renowned expert in 17th and 18th-century French theatre who was not afraid to take risks and who always followed his heart when...

On This Day -- 18 Jun 1726

Mort de Michel-Richard Delalande à Versailles.

https://francearchives.fr/fr/commemo/recueil-2007/39724

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Religion et plaisir (XVI-XVIIIe siècles) / Religion and Pleasure (16th-18th century)

Posted: Thursday, May 15, 2025 - 18:25

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Prix XVIIe siècle : appel à candidatures (ouvrages parus en 2024)

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Visiting Assistant Professor of French at Allegheny College

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Conferences and Colloquia

NASSCFL 2025 - Programme

Lire, cartographier, numériser le XVIIe siècle
Reading, Mapping, Digitizing French Seventeenth Century

North American Society for Seventeenth-Century French Literature Annual Conference

Nous avons le plaisir de vous communiquer le programme de la NASSCFL 2025, à L'Université Bretagne Sud, que vous trouverez en PDF :

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New Publications

Cahiers-Débats, n° 1 – Feminisms and Early Modern France | Féminismes et première modernité

Sylvaine Guyot et Hélène Bilis ont le grand plaisir de vous informer que le premier numéro des Cahiers-Débats, Feminisms and Early Modern France | Féminismes et première modernité, est à présent publié en ligne, sur le nouveau site des Cahiers du dix-septième, à l'adresse suivante : https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cahiers17e/issue/view/2001.

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Cher·es collègues, cher·es ami·es,

Nous avons le plaisir d’annoncer la parution en ligne, dans la revue Cahiers du dix-septième, du numéro spécial Feminisms and Early Modern France | Féminismes et première modernité,...

Member News Briefs

No Sessions for MLA Toronto — Call for Delegate Assembly and Forum Executive Committee Members

Dear colleagues,

As current members of the MLA French 17th-Century Forum Executive Committee, we write to explain why we have not yet circulated, and do not plan to circulate, CFPs the 2026 Toronto Conference. Instead, we are outlining our response to the MLA Executive Council’s recent actions.

We join our voices to oppose the MLA Executive Council’s refusal in January 2025 to allow for an open debate of MLA Resolution 2025-1 calling for the endorsement of the 2005 Palestinian BDS Call. The MLA Executive Council’s decision not to forward the resolution to the Delegate Assembly for consideration runs counter to the organization’s long-held mission and values, particularly its commitments to academic freedom and shared governance. We recognize and support the authors of the Resolution 2025-1 and the colleagues who have issued statements of resignation and/or in...

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