Call for Articles: Special Issue of French Review

The French Review welcomes articles for a Special Issue:
Le français a-t-il un avenir aux États-Unis?

This SPECIAL ISSUE, to be published in May 2013, will be devoted to professional issues, specifically the future orientation or, more starkly, the survival of French/Francophone studies in the United States. While the title is deliberately provocateur in tone, its intent is quite serious. The recent waves of budget cuts and program closures constitute new challenges for our discipline, challenges that call for an in-depth discussion among participants at all teaching levels. Relevant topics can include: new orientations for French/Francophone studies that would attract larger numbers of students; the connections between French/Francophone studies, business studies, social sciences, and other disciplines (journalism, engineering, etc.); the consequences of budget cuts at the K–12 and/or academic level(s); how best to proactively counter the threat of program eliminations; the development of French for professional purposes; the future of French/Francophone studies within the context of the general decline in funding for humanities programs. This issue will include a Témoignages section, in which teachers can submit shorter texts detailing the challenges they face as well as their success stories about thriving French programs. Deadline for submission: Aug. 1, 2012.

See the website for more information: http://www.wwu.edu/depts/mcl/french/FR

Fortune, T. [LIM-A] The French Review welcomes articles for a Special Issue. LIM-A listserv (LIM-A@LISTS.UMN.EDU, 31 Aug 2011).