College of Arts and Science Vanderbilt University
Department of

French and Italian

French and Italian News

RSS feedPrint

Page 1 of 2 (13 items)

|<  <  >   >|  
  • Rob Watson’s article published

    in the Journal of North African Studies


  • Science Friday audio

    Talks about Medicine Murder and the History of Transfusion

    Medicine, Murder And The History of Transfusion 

    In her new book "Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Scientific Revolution, Vanderbilt University professor Holly Tucker tells the sometimes gory history of blood transfusions, a practice that she says began before doctors knew anything about blood types or immunology

    Listen to the podcast

    http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/201104296

     

     


  • David Lowe, an expert in Russian literature who taught at Vanderbilt for three decades, died April 9.


  • Robert Barsky, professor of French and Italian, professor of French and comparative literature, professor of Jewish studies, professor of comparative literature, professor of English, acting chair of French and Italian
    The Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award


  • Reknown author Patrick Chamoiseau

    was the special guest of Professor Paul Miller


  • Holly Tucker at BookMan/BookWoman

    Saturday, March 26, 2011 - 1:00pm

    BOOK SIGNING

    Nashville author Holly Tucker will sign and discuss ther new book "Blood Work a Tale of Medicine and Murder in the Sicientific Revolution".


  • One teaching internship in Deauville, France, is awarded to a French-speaking candidate who has experience or promise as a teacher of English for young students.  The selected intern will teach English in the primary schools of Deauville for the entire academic year of 2011-2012.

                     Félicitations Elyse Sadeghi


  • "Sombres Lumières"

    A new publication by Jérôme Brillaud

     

     

    CONGRATULATIONS

    to Jérôme Brillaud for his new book

    "SOMBRES LUMIERES Essai sur le retour à l'antique et la tragédie grecque au XVIIIe siècle"


  • CONGRATULATIONS

    To Holly Tucker

    For her new book

    Blood Work: A Tale of Medicine

    and Murder in the Scientific Revolution


    W. W. Norton & Company (March 2011)


  • Prof. Virginia Scott named Academic Director

    The Vanderbilt Center for Second Language Studies has a new Director

    Professor Virginia Scott has accepted the position of Academic Director of The Vanderbilt Center for Second Language Studies (formerly the Vanderbilt University Language Center).


Page 1 of 2 (13 items)

|<  <  >   >|