French Film Festival | Dinner conversation with UCLA Distinguished Prof. Alain Mabanckou: Can Books and Films Shape our World?

As part of the fourth edition of the Princeton French Film Festival, join us for an intimate conversation with Distinguished Professor Alain Mabanckou at Forbes College, followed by a screening of his documentary “Black in France” at Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture starting at 7:30 PM.

Alain Mabanckou is a novelist, journalist, poet, and academic. A French citizen born in the Republic of the Congo, he currently teaches, as a Distinguished Professor, literature and creative writing in the Department of French & Francophone Studies and African Studies Center at UCLA. Known for his novels and non-fiction writing depicting the experience of contemporary Africa and the African diaspora in France, Mabanckou is among the most recognized Franco African writers in France in contemporary literature.

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Registration is required.

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