Humanitarian Mission in Madagascar

Marie-Line Martin has written a very interesting article about her humanitarian mission to Madagascar.

Read it on Students' Corner! 

Firebrand/Le jeu de la Reine

 

Many of you have heard about King Henry VIII of England and his six wives.

In the UK, we learn a rhyme to help us remember the fate of these poor women:

Divorced, beheaded, died,

Divorced, beheaded, survived. 

The fortunate queen who survived was Catherine Parr, and this film is her story.

There will be a special screening of the film at the Pathé Chavant cinema on 9th April for UIAD students in association with the Grenoble-Oxford Alliance.

Make sure to book early via their site here.

More details are on the flyer below:

Geoffrey Chaucer lecture

 

On Friday 15th March, Professor Jonathan Fruoco visited us at the UIAD to give a lecture on Geoffrey Chaucer.

Philippe With has written a report of the event which you can read on Students' Corner.

How to get chills in Cardiff

 

Pierre Grange has written about his exciting trip to Cardiff to watch France beat Wales in the Six Nations Championship!

Read about it here

 

Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales

 

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 - 25 October 1400) was an English writer and poet. He is most famous for writing The Canterbury Tales, a book of 24 stories. He was one of the first writers to write in English (Middle English). Chaucer has been called the father of English literature or, alternatively, the father of English poetry.

The Canterbury Tales was written in the 14th century. It is about a group of pilgrims travelling from London to Canterbury. As they travel along, each person tells a story to pass the time. Chaucer planned to write 120 stories, with each person telling two stories on the way there and two on the way back. However, only 23 were completed, and one was partially finished. They were so popular that he was invited to read his stories to the king and royal court.

If you are interested in learning more about Chaucer, please come to the conference by Jonathan Fruoco on 15th March. See the poster below for more details (click the icon in the top right-hand corner).