Cultural Events And Meetings
La Renaissance Française, USA, partners with cultural organizations to make possible online programs and events. Board members represent the organization at meetings in the USA and abroad.
French in the Morning: Cajun & Creole Radio in Louisiana and Texas
January 21, 2027 4:00pm - 5:00pm ET Please click here to register
In partnership with the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA, the American Association of Teachers of French, and the American Society of the French Academic Palms
Event begins at 1pm PT / 2pm MT / 3pm CT / 4pm ET
Join us for a discussion with author and SDSU Media Studies Professor Noah Arceneaux as he shares stories from his book, French in the Morning: A History of Cajun and Creole Radio in Louisiana and Texas, 1928–2025. Drawing from personal reflection and historical research, Professor Arceneaux explores the enduring power of local broadcasting in one part of the United States. He documents the handful of radio stations that continue to broadcast in the distinct version French of southwest Louisiana, including news, the rosary, commercials, and especially music.
Noah Arceneaux is a professor of media studies at San Diego State University and lifelong aficionado of all things radio. He is the editor for the Journal of Radio and Audio Media and his academic research has explored the social construction of new media technologies, including historical phenomena (such as wireless telegraphy) as well as emerging forms of mobile media. He has edited two anthologies of mobile phone studies, and he spent the Spring 2014 semester in India on a Fulbright-Nehru Research Grant. He spent the summer of 2017 as a research fellow at the Bodleian Libraries of Oxford University and conducted original research with the Marconi Archives.
To learn more about Dr. Arceneaux's work and to order French in the Morning: A History of Cajun and Creole Radio in Louisiana and Texas, 1928–2025, visit his website.
Free for all AF, AATF, La Renaissance Française, and TAPIF members. (For AATF members: the AATF office will send certificates of attendance to members who request the certificate and provide a screenshot. Please email: staff@frenchteachers.org.)
PARIS, FRANCE - Margot STEINHART, présidente de la délégation de la Renaissance Française aux Etats-Unis, a pris part à la réunion du conseil international de la Renaissance Française, tenue à Paris le 10 juin 2026. Elle était accompagnée de Jane ROBERT, présidente honoraire, ainsi que de Matthew WYATT, trésorier général, à l’occasion de l’assemblée annuelle. Denis FADDA, président international, a chaleureusement souhaité la bienvenue aux délégués.
Le 11 juin, la délégation des Etats-Unis a assisté à la cérémonie d’intronisation de Daniel Rondeau, nouveau président d’honneur, qui s’est déroulée à l’Institut de France.
ONLINE - Andrew Curran Webinar February 24, 2026
Organized by the American Society of the French Academic Palms, in partnership with the Federation of Alliances Françaises USA, La Renaissance Française, USA, and The American Association of Teachers of French.
Online - 2025 Event
Words as Keys - Stories from A French Life
November 19, 2025
