Tuscaloosa, Alabama 2022
![The University of Alabama’s beautiful Tuscaloosa campus](gallery2/1.jpg)
The University of Alabama’s beautiful Tuscaloosa campus
![The University of Alabama, Denny Chimes Tower](gallery2/2.jpg)
The University of Alabama, Denny Chimes Tower
![Plaque honoring Autherine Lucy Foster’s legacy](gallery2/3.jpg)
Plaque honoring Autherine Lucy Foster’s legacy
![The University of Alabama, President’s Mansion](gallery2/4.jpg)
The University of Alabama, President’s Mansion
![The University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences](gallery2/5.jpg)
The University of Alabama, College of Arts and Sciences
![Going to the Bryant Conference Center](gallery2/6.jpg)
Going to the Bryant Conference Center
![Bryant Conference Center](gallery2/7.jpg)
Bryant Conference Center
![Hotel Capstone lobby](gallery2/8.jpg)
Hotel Capstone lobby
![Digital panel announcing the 2022 AIZEN Conference at Bryant Conference Center](gallery2/9.jpg)
Digital panel announcing the 2022 AIZEN Conference at Bryant Conference Center
![Conference poster](gallery2/10.jpg)
Conference poster
![Participants arrive. From left : Célia Sousa Vieira and Adão Barros](gallery2/11.jpg)
Participants arrive. From left : Célia Sousa Vieira and Adão Barros
![From left: Vittorio Frigerio and Joël Rochard](gallery2/12.jpg)
From left: Vittorio Frigerio and Joël Rochard
![From left: Molly Deaver and Kevin P. Nonin](gallery2/13.jpg)
From left: Molly Deaver and Kevin P. Nonin
![From left: Anna Gural-Migdal and Tricia McElroy](gallery2/14.jpg)
From left: Anna Gural-Migdal and Tricia McElroy
![John McDowell at the registration table](gallery2/15.jpg)
John McDowell at the registration table
![Conference registration. A big thank you to doctoral students Mark Matthews and Emile Kablan, here with April Stevens, for their kind assistance!](gallery2/16.jpg)
Conference registration. A big thank you to doctoral students Mark Matthews and Emile Kablan, here with April Stevens, for their kind assistance!
![Happy conference registration! From left: Jean-Philippe Vauchel, Christian Mbarga, Shoshana-Rose Marzel, Emile Kablan, and Mark Matthews](gallery2/17.jpg)
Happy conference registration! From left: Jean-Philippe Vauchel, Christian Mbarga, Shoshana-Rose Marzel, Emile Kablan, and Mark Matthews
![Juliana Starr welcomes participants Christine Muelsch, Colette Ganoulis and Cheryl Toman](gallery2/18.jpg)
Juliana Starr welcomes participants Christine Muelsch, Colette Ganoulis and Cheryl Toman
![The two organizers-in-chief, Juliana Starr and Carmen Mayer, here with Xabier Granja](gallery2/19.jpg)
The two organizers-in-chief, Juliana Starr and Carmen Mayer, here with Xabier Granja
![Getting ready for the conference](gallery2/20.jpg)
Getting ready for the conference
![Before the opening speeches](gallery2/21.jpg)
Before the opening speeches
![Conference participant Joël Rochard](gallery2/22.jpg)
Conference participant Joël Rochard
![Opening speech. On the left: Tricia McElroy, Associate Dean for Fine Arts, introduced by Carmen Mayer](gallery2/23.jpg)
Opening speech. On the left: Tricia McElroy, Associate Dean for Fine Arts, introduced by Carmen Mayer
![Opening speech: Cheryl Toman, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics](gallery2/24.jpg)
Opening speech: Cheryl Toman, Chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Classics
![Opening speech: AIZEN President Juliana Starr](gallery2/25.jpg)
Opening speech: AIZEN President Juliana Starr
![AIZEN team. From left : Jean-Philippe Vauchel, Ana Oancea, Juliana Starr, and Carmen Mayer](gallery2/26.jpg)
AIZEN team. From left : Jean-Philippe Vauchel, Ana Oancea, Juliana Starr, and Carmen Mayer
![Keynote Speaker Jennifer Yee](gallery2/27.jpg)
Keynote Speaker Jennifer Yee
![Conference participant Valentin Duquet](gallery2/28.jpg)
Conference participant Valentin Duquet
![Enjoying a Mexican lunch catered by Taco Mama](gallery2/29.jpg)
Enjoying a Mexican lunch catered by Taco Mama
![Book exhibit table](gallery2/30.jpg)
Book exhibit table
![Book exhibit table. From left : Adamu Danjuma Abubakar and Elise Cantiran](gallery2/31.jpg)
Book exhibit table. From left : Adamu Danjuma Abubakar and Elise Cantiran
![Book exhibit table. Anna Gural-Migdal presents her book of poetry, Déserts noirs (L’Harmattan, 2021)](gallery2/32.jpg)
Book exhibit table. Anna Gural-Migdal presents her book of poetry, Déserts noirs (L’Harmattan, 2021)
![Champagne reception at Gorgas House](gallery2/33.jpg)
Champagne reception at Gorgas House
![Champagne reception at Gorgas House](gallery2/34.jpg)
Champagne reception at Gorgas House
![Champagne reception at Gorgas House: Nicolas Valazza](gallery2/35.jpg)
Champagne reception at Gorgas House: Nicolas Valazza
![Champagne Reception at Gorgas House. From left : Anna Gural-Migdal, Honored Guest, and Tobias Picker, Special Guest](gallery2/36.jpg)
Champagne Reception at Gorgas House. From left : Anna Gural-Migdal, Honored Guest, and Tobias Picker, Special Guest
![Hosting the poetry reading event at Gorgas House](gallery2/37.jpg)
Hosting the poetry reading event at Gorgas House
![Anna Gural-Migdal honored by Juliana Starr and Carmen Mayer at Gorgas House](gallery2/38.jpg)
Anna Gural-Migdal honored by Juliana Starr and Carmen Mayer at Gorgas House
![Audience for the poetry reading « Inspiration Zola, » performed by Anna Gural-Migdal](gallery2/39.jpg)
Audience for the poetry reading « Inspiration Zola, » performed by Anna Gural-Migdal
![Anna Gural-Migdal reciting her poem « Inspiration Zola » published in Déserts noirs](gallery2/40.jpg)
Anna Gural-Migdal reciting her poem « Inspiration Zola » published in Déserts noirs
![Gorgas House, AIZEN 30th anniversary family portrait](gallery2/41.jpg)
Gorgas House, AIZEN 30th anniversary family portrait
![Conference participant Alexandre Dubois](gallery2/42.jpg)
Conference participant Alexandre Dubois
![Vittorio Frigerio, Keynote Speaker, introduced by Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt](gallery2/43.jpg)
Vittorio Frigerio, Keynote Speaker, introduced by Carolyn Snipes-Hoyt
![Keynote Speaker Vittorio Frigerio](gallery2/44.jpg)
Keynote Speaker Vittorio Frigerio
![Conference participant Cameron Dodworth](gallery2/45.jpg)
Conference participant Cameron Dodworth
![Convivial lunch in the Bryant Conference Center Atrium](gallery2/46.jpg)
Convivial lunch in the Bryant Conference Center Atrium
![Hybrid session. From left: Céline Brossillon and Evlyn Gould](gallery2/47.jpg)
Hybrid session. From left: Céline Brossillon and Evlyn Gould
![Zoom audience](gallery2/48.jpg)
Zoom audience
![Carmen Mayer preparing snacks for the film screening](gallery2/49.jpg)
Carmen Mayer preparing snacks for the film screening
![Christine Muelsch presenting the movie Thérèse Raquin by Marcel Carné](gallery2/50.jpg)
Christine Muelsch presenting the movie Thérèse Raquin by Marcel Carné
![A relaxing break along the Black Warrior River Walk](gallery2/51.jpg)
A relaxing break along the Black Warrior River Walk
![Black Warrior River](gallery2/52.jpg)
Black Warrior River
![Bicentennial Sculpture at Manderson Landing along the Black Warrior River](gallery2/53.jpg)
Bicentennial Sculpture at Manderson Landing along the Black Warrior River
![An evening bus ride to the University of Alabama Opera Theatre](gallery2/54.jpg)
An evening bus ride to the University of Alabama Opera Theatre
![An evening bus ride to the University of Alabama Opera Theatre](gallery2/55.jpg)
An evening bus ride to the University of Alabama Opera Theatre
![An evening bus ride to the University of Alabama Opera Theatre](gallery2/56.jpg)
An evening bus ride to the University of Alabama Opera Theatre
![Thérèse Raquin: Opera poster at the entrance of the theatre](gallery2/57.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin: Opera poster at the entrance of the theatre
![Buffet dinner at the Opera Theatre](gallery2/58.jpg)
Buffet dinner at the Opera Theatre
![Thérèse Raquin opera’s composer Tobias Picker](gallery2/59.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera’s composer Tobias Picker
![Opera evening. From left : Carmen Mayer, Anna Gural-Migdal, Rosanne Abdullah, Élise Cantiran, Christian Mbarga, and Maxime Vigneron](gallery2/60.jpg)
Opera evening. From left : Carmen Mayer, Anna Gural-Migdal, Rosanne Abdullah, Élise Cantiran, Christian Mbarga, and Maxime Vigneron
![Thérèse Raquin opera](gallery2/61.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera
![Thérèse Raquin opera](gallery2/62.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera
![Thérèse Raquin opera](gallery2/63a.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera
![Thérèse Raquin opera: producer and director Paul Houghtaling](gallery2/64a.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera: producer and director Paul Houghtaling
![Thérèse Raquin opera: conductor Jamie Reeves](gallery2/63.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera: conductor Jamie Reeves
![Thérèse Raquin opera: the orchestra](gallery2/64.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera: the orchestra
![Thérèse Raquin opera: Tobias Picker with Paul Houghtaling (kneeling), Jamie Reeves (center), and the whole cast](gallery2/65.jpg)
Thérèse Raquin opera: Tobias Picker with Paul Houghtaling (kneeling), Jamie Reeves (center), and the whole cast
![From left: Carmen Mayer and opera composer Tobias Picker](gallery2/66.jpg)
From left: Carmen Mayer and opera composer Tobias Picker
![From left: Sopranos Haley Beard and Ziwei Cen with Juliana Starr](gallery2/67.jpg)
From left: Sopranos Haley Beard and Ziwei Cen with Juliana Starr
![Soprano Zoe Rose Pallas](gallery2/68.jpg)
Soprano Zoe Rose Pallas
![Leaving the University of Alabama Opera Theatre](gallery2/69.jpg)
Leaving the University of Alabama Opera Theatre
![Conference participant Susan McCready](gallery2/70.jpg)
Conference participant Susan McCready
![Session Audience](gallery2/71.jpg)
Session Audience
![Joël Rochard, President of the Société Littéraire des Amis d’Émile Zola, presenting his Power Point on the inauguration of the Maison Zola and the Musée Dreyfus](gallery2/72.jpg)
Joël Rochard, President of the Société Littéraire des Amis d’Émile Zola, presenting his Power Point on the inauguration of the Maison Zola and the Musée Dreyfus
![Power Point: Inauguration of the Maison Zola with President François Hollande](gallery2/73.jpg)
Power Point: Inauguration of the Maison Zola with President François Hollande
![Power Point: Inauguration of the Musée Dreyfus with President Emmanuel Macron](gallery2/74.jpg)
Power Point: Inauguration of the Musée Dreyfus with President Emmanuel Macron
![Musée Dreyfus Entrance](gallery2/75.jpg)
Musée Dreyfus Entrance
![Invitation to visit the Maison Zola and the Musée Dreyfus](gallery2/76.jpg)
Invitation to visit the Maison Zola and the Musée Dreyfus
![From left: Carmen Mayer, Joël Rochard, Juliana Starr, and Jean-Philippe Vauchel](gallery2/77.jpg)
From left: Carmen Mayer, Joël Rochard, Juliana Starr, and Jean-Philippe Vauchel
![A self-guided tour of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa campus. From left Shoshana-Rose Marzel and Anna Gural-Migdal](gallery2/78.jpg)
A self-guided tour of the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa campus. From left Shoshana-Rose Marzel and Anna Gural-Migdal
![In grateful memory of Monique Fol, Founder and First President of the AIZEN](gallery2/79.jpg)
In grateful memory of Monique Fol, Founder and First President of the AIZEN
![Anna-Gural-Migdal, Honorary President of the AIZEN and Honored Guest, with Vittorio Frigerio, Keynote Speaker](gallery2/80.jpg)
Anna-Gural-Migdal, Honorary President of the AIZEN and Honored Guest, with Vittorio Frigerio, Keynote Speaker
![Juliana Starr, third President of the AIZEN](gallery2/81.jpg)
Juliana Starr, third President of the AIZEN
![2022 Schor/Cahm Award recipient, Kevin P. Nolin with Juliana Starr, Carmen Mayer, and his thesis supervisor, Alexandra K. Wettlaufer](gallery2/82.jpg)
2022 Schor/Cahm Award recipient, Kevin P. Nolin with Juliana Starr, Carmen Mayer, and his thesis supervisor, Alexandra K. Wettlaufer
![AIZEN 30th Anniversary Banquet](gallery2/83.jpg)
AIZEN 30th Anniversary Banquet
![AIZEN 30th Anniversary Banquet](gallery2/84.jpg)
AIZEN 30th Anniversary Banquet
![AIZEN 30th Anniversary Banquet](gallery2/85.jpg)
AIZEN 30th Anniversary Banquet
![AIZEN 30th Anniversary : lighting candles on birthday cake](gallery2/86.jpg)
AIZEN 30th Anniversary : lighting candles on birthday cake
![AIZEN 30th Anniversary : lighting candles on birthday cake](gallery2/87.jpg)
AIZEN 30th Anniversary : lighting candles on birthday cake
![AIZEN 30th Birthday’s cake](gallery2/88.jpg)
AIZEN 30th Birthday’s cake
![Happy Birthday, AIZEN !](gallery2/89.jpg)
Happy Birthday, AIZEN !
![Carmen Mayer, Vice President of the AIZEN, raises her glass to toast the AIZEN’s 30 years of existence !](gallery2/90.jpg)
Carmen Mayer, Vice President of the AIZEN, raises her glass to toast the AIZEN’s 30 years of existence !
![Civil Rights Tour in Birmingham, Alabama, with Red Clay Tours](gallery2/91.jpg)
Civil Rights Tour in Birmingham, Alabama, with Red Clay Tours
![Tour guide Clay Cornelius](gallery2/92.jpg)
Tour guide Clay Cornelius
![Kelly Ingram Park’s Freedom Walk](gallery2/93.jpg)
Kelly Ingram Park’s Freedom Walk
![Sculpture entitled Police and Dog Attack by James Drake, Freedom Walk](gallery2/94.jpg)
Sculpture entitled Police and Dog Attack by James Drake, Freedom Walk
![Sculpture entitled Firehosing of Demonstrators by James Drake, Freedom Walk](gallery2/95.jpg)
Sculpture entitled Firehosing of Demonstrators by James Drake, Freedom Walk
![Sculpture entitled Children’s March (« I ain’t afraid of your jail ») by James Drake, Freedom Walk](gallery2/96.jpg)
Sculpture entitled Children’s March (« I ain’t afraid of your jail ») by James Drake, Freedom Walk
![Sculpture of Ronald McDowell dedicated to the Foot Soldiers of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Walk](gallery2/97.jpg)
Sculpture of Ronald McDowell dedicated to the Foot Soldiers of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement, Freedom Walk
![Historic John Herbert Philipps high school, Birmingham](gallery2/98.jpg)
Historic John Herbert Philipps high school, Birmingham
![Statue of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, former civil rights activist](gallery2/99.jpg)
Statue of Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, former civil rights activist
![Historic 16th Street Baptist Church](gallery2/100.jpg)
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church
![Four Little Girls Memorial, 16th Street Baptist Church](gallery2/101a.jpg)
Four Little Girls Memorial, 16th Street Baptist Church
![Four Little Girls Memorial, 16th Street Baptist Church](gallery2/102a.jpg)
Four Little Girls Memorial, 16th Street Baptist Church
![Historic 16th Street Baptist Church](gallery2/101.jpg)
Historic 16th Street Baptist Church
![Monument, dedicated to the four little girls killed during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Kelly Ingram Park](gallery2/102.jpg)
Monument, dedicated to the four little girls killed during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, Kelly Ingram Park
![Linn Park, Birmingham](gallery2/103.jpg)
Linn Park, Birmingham
![Statue toppled during the George Floyd protests, Linn Park](gallery2/104.jpg)
Statue toppled during the George Floyd protests, Linn Park
![Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail](gallery2/105.jpg)
Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail
![Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail](gallery2/106.jpg)
Birmingham Civil Rights Heritage Trail
![Plaque of Historic Bethel Baptist Church of Collegeville](gallery2/107.jpg)
Plaque of Historic Bethel Baptist Church of Collegeville
![Historic Bethel Baptist Chuch of Collegeville](gallery2/108.jpg)
Historic Bethel Baptist Chuch of Collegeville
![Tour participants at the Historic Bethel Baptist Chuch of Collegeville](gallery2/109.jpg)
Tour participants at the Historic Bethel Baptist Chuch of Collegeville