| Name | Designation | Specialization | Email/Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Mohar Das Chaudhuri [Profile] |
Assistant Professor & HOD | Canadian Francophone literature, literary translation and gender studies | [email protected] 9748689791 |
MoU With the Embassy of France to send a faculty member for 9 months every year
| Programme | Level of Study | Eligibility | Intake Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-M.A. Course in French | Advanced Diploma Level | 45% in B.A. or equivalent from a recognized Institution | 20 |
| M.A. in French | Postgraduate | B.A. honours from a recognized college or university 45% in Pre-M.A. |
10 |
| Ph.D. in French | Doctorate | M.A. from a recognized University with 55% and 50% marks in Entrance examination | 5 |
Research scholars : Mr. Rhitobrata Bhattacharya, research on “Satyajit Ray and the Cannes Film Festival”, Supevisor: Dr. MoharDaschaudhuri, registered in July 2011
Projects : Translation of Marguerite Yourcenar’sLes Nouvellesorientales into Bengali.
Thrust areas in teaching and research of the academic department : French and francophone literature, literary translation and Women’s writing in French and Bengali (1970-1990)
Teaching support :
Research support : Projector, funded by UGC Equipment Fund, XIth Plan
Major activities : Internation workshop on Canadian Francophone culture and literature was held in 2014, and another international workshop on Belgian culture and literature was held in 2015.
Additional information : Along with the Embassy of France and the InstitutFrancais, the Department has begun a teachers’ training monthly workshop called IFI, which is a Embassy sponsored programme throughout India. Between 2015-16, four workshops were held in the Kadambini hall of the Library building which has state-of-art facilities.
Campus : Asutosh Siksha Prangan (College Street Campus)
Address for communication : Department of French, 2nd Floor, Ashutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1, College Street, Kolkata-700 073
