Pi Delta Phi @ ACQS

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The Pi Delta Phi Executive Board is holding its 2026 meeting during the American Council of Québec Studies (ACQS) biennial conference at the Hôtel Omni Mont-Royal in Montréal, Canada, Nov. 12-15. The Society sponsored two sessions.

1—Lives at the Crossroads: Francophone Writers and Their Stories.

Presenters (L-to-R):

Dr. Robin White (Nicholls State U) "Poetic Crossroads: The Haitian Diaspora and Louisiana Intersections."
Dr. Daphne McConnell (Benedictine C) "Negotiating Identity in Exile and Across Generations in the Novels of Marie-Célie Agnant and Gisèle Pinneau."
Dr. E. Joe Johnson (PDP South VP, Clayton State U) "A Louisiana Creole Writer at the Crossroads of Revision and Reinvention: The Diaries of Alfred Mercier (1816-1894) and his 'France' Novel Lidia."
Session Chair: Dr. James G. Mitchell (PDP East VP, Salve Regina U)

2—Teaching Roch Carrier.

Presenters (L-to-R):

Dr. Andrew Holman (Bridgewater State U) "Teaching 'The Sweater': Second Thoughts."
Dr. Wade Edwards (PDP President-Elect & Digital Media Editor, Longwood U) "Carrier's Enfants: A Gateway to Francophonie for Students of French"
Dr. Beverly J. Evans (PDP Executive Director Emerita, SUNY Geneseo) "Roch Carrier's Triologie de l'âge sombre: The French Curriculum and Beyond." Session Chair:
Dr. Scott Fish (PDP President, Augustana U)