French

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The Department of French offers graduate work leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degree in French Language and Literature in the area of concentration Francophonie et diversité.

Enquiries should be addressed to the Administrative Assistant of the Department of French,
905 525-9140 Ext. 24470
E-mail: frendept@mcmaster.ca
Website: http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca/~french/frenhome.htm

Faculty/Fall 2026

Professors

William F. Hanley, B.A. (Toronto), M. ès L. (Sorbonne), D.Phil. (Oxford)

Associate Professors

Eugène Nshimiyimana, B.A. (UNR-Rwanda), M.A. , Ph.D. (Western)
Joëlle Papillon, B.A., M.A. (Université de Montréal), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Nicholas Serruys, B.A., M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)

Assistant Professor

Elzbieta Grodek, B.A., M.A. (Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland), Ph.D. (Toronto)

Professors Emeriti

Marie-Madeleine Ahmed, Licence ès lettres, Maîtrise ès lettres, Doctorat de l’Université (Sorbonne)
Suzanne Crosta, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Toronto)
Madeleine Jeay, Licence ès lettre (Bordeaux), M.A., Ph.D. (Université de Montréal)

John C. Stout, B.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Princeton)

Programs

• French, M.A.

• French, Ph.D.

• French Courses

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