Conference: “France in America 1608-2008 and the Notion of Nationality”

May 21 at 6pm
by Nicholas W. F-R. Dungan
President of the French-American Foundation

The New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West (corner of West 77th Street)
New York City

Reception Following the Lecture in the Great Hall

RSVP: ahansen@frenchamerican.org
212-829-8800 x 12

On this occasion, the French-American Foundation celebrates two anniversaries: the 400th anniversary of a permanent French presence on the American continent and the 32nd anniversary of the establishment of the French-American Foundation in May 1976. The boldness of French explorers—Cartier, Champlain, La Salle, and others—shaped the course of the early American experience and France has left a lasting, though often neglected, imprint on the North American continent. In addition, because of their unique histories, France and the United States have each developed distinct notions of nationality; Nicholas Dungan will address how each country has evolved these notions of nationality and needs to adapt them to meet new challenges in the 21st century.