Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee: The French Way

Event Date

Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Event Location
Alexandria's Lyceum Museum 201 S Washington St. Alexandria, VA

Alexandria-Caen 

Sister City Committee

www.alexandriacaen.wordpress.com

 

The French Way:
How France Embraced and Rejected American Values and Power

 

The Alexandria‐Caen Sister City Committee invites you to a lecture exploring French and American culture with prominent French Historian Richard Kuisel.

 

Thursday, February 6th

7-8:30pm

Alexandria’s Lyceum Museum

201 S Washington St, Alexandria, VA

 

 

This event is free to the public! Wine, cheese and desserts will be served. Donations are welcome to support Sister Cities activities.

 

For more information about the event please visit our website atwww.alexandriacaen.wordpress.com

or contact Julia Sylla at julia.phelan@gmail.com or call 202-203-0177.

 

Richard F. Kuisel is a professor of History and European Studies at Georgetown University. His books include Seducing the French: The Dilemma of Americanization, and his most recent book The French Way: How France Embraced and Rejected American Values and Power. Books will be available for signature.

 

 

The Alexandria Caen Sister City Committee is a volunteer committee that promotes educational and cultural exchange between the city of Caen in Normandy, France and the city of Alexandria. The committee coordinates student and intern exchange programs, and educational programs including an annual D-Day Commemoration each June.  Learn more about us at www.alexandriacaen.wordpress.com.