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Bruno Perreau is the Cynthia L. Reed Professor of French Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Faculty Affiliate at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University.

He is the founding chair of MIT’s Center of Excellence in French Studies and the author of thirteen books on French and U.S. institutions, bioethics, family policies, queer cultures, minority politics, and contemporary theories of justice, including The Politics of Adoption (MIT Press, 2014), Queer Theory: The French Response (Stanford University Press, 2016), Les Défis de la République (with Joan W. Scott, Presses de Sciences Po, 2017), and Spheres of Injustice: The Ethical Promise of Minority Presence (MIT Press, 2025), published in French as Sphères d’injustice. Pour un universalisme minoritaire (La Découverte, 2023).



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Fall Open House 2026

Discover all the French Library has to offer

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

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Food & Wine

(SOLD OUT) Patisserie class with Chef and Champagne

GASTRONOMY & WINE PROGRAM: YOUR FRENCH CULINARY ARTS AND WINE JOURNEY

Thursday, September 10, 2026

The French Library is delighted to present this cooking class from our Gastronomy & Wine program. Guided by excellence, this program is designed to educate you in the fine art of cooking and oenology with experts.

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Talks & Discussions

Lafayette: A Reluctant Sailor

With Historian Vincent Bouat-Ferlier

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Join us for a special conference with French historian Vincent Bouat-Ferlier celebrating the 400th anniversary of the French Navy, exploring Lafayette’s unexpected maritime journey during the Age of Revolutions.

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