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The LSU Center for French and Francophone Studies (CFFS) is a member of the Centers of Excellence Network. We promote the development of French and Francophone culture and scholarship at LSU and in Louisiana more broadly. https://www.lsu.edu/cffs/index.php
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The LSU CFFS is hosting "Translation, Semantics, and Louisiana" w/ Fatima Shaik (author of 'Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood') on Tuesday, March 11th from 5PM-6PM in Hill Memorial Library Lecture Hall. Open to the public but we ask that you RSVP here: bit.ly/3Dohlzq
Event flyer that says the following: The Center for French and Francophone Studies presents: Translation, Semantics, and Louisiana with Fatima Shaik Tuesday, March 11th, 2025 5PM-6PM Hill Memorial Library Lecture Hall Reception to follow the lecture Among the few written accounts by Louisiana people of African descent from before the Civil War, the journals of the Société d’Economie et d’Assistance Mutuelle offer unmediated access to the activities of this learned philanthropic society. Fatima Shaik will discuss the importance of semantics and history for translating these journals, a major source for her Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood (2022 American Book Award, 2022 LEH Humanities Book of the Year). Fatima Shaik is the founder of the Saint Peter’s University Department of Communication and Media Culture, and winner of the 2021 Louisiana Writer Award for her Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood (The Historic New Orleans Collection, 2021). This event is open to anyone but we just ask that if you plan to attend, you kindly RSVP at this link: https://forms.gle/Kq9yHGYZz2SGZYm78 or with the QR code.
March 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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The LSU CFFS is hosting a virtual lecture on Friday 2/21 from 11AM-12PM CST | 12-1PM EST w/ Dr. Ludovic Mompelat (University of Miami) on Linguistic Challenges & AI Innovations for Haitian Creole: Overcoming Language Barriers for Healthcare. Learn more & register here: forms.gle/TjXL14Xboay4...
Flyer for a virtual event event that includes a headshot of the speaker, Ludovic Mompelet, a registration QR code, and also includes the following text: The LSU Center for french and Francophone Studies Presents: Third annual Caribbean Digital Humanities Lecture Linguistic Challenges and AI Innovations for Haitian Creole: Overcoming Language Barriers for Healthcare Dr. Ludovic Mompelat, University of Miami This talk explores the challenges of developing an AI-enabled translation and interpretation app tailored to the Haitian Creole-speaking population in Miami, including issues of linguistic variation, multilingual code-switching, and domain-specific vocabulary for medical settings. Join us to learn how cutting-edge natural language processing (NLP) technology can promote equity for Creole-language communities across the US. Virtual Lecture Friday, February 21st, 2025 11 a.m. -12 p.m. CST | 12pm-1 p.m. EST Pre-registration required to attend. Scan the QR Code to register! Meeting link will be sent on the morning of lecture.
January 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM