French-language comic book club: Feminism

Oct 23, 2025 — 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In honour of Women's History Month, the Library invites you to a special session of its French-language comic book club.

About the event

The next meeting of the Library's French-language comic book club will take place:

in person on Tuesday, October 21, at 3 p.m., in room MRT 141
and online on Thursday, October 23, at 2 p.m.

In honour of Women's History Month, the theme of this session will be “feminism.”

Don't miss this opportunity to broaden your horizons and take part in engaging discussions in a friendly, informal Francophone setting. It's the perfect opportunity to enjoy some great reading... and, above all, meet some great people!

Selected books:

Books

Other borrowing options

Alternative formats

I’m every woman, Liv Strömquist, Rakham (2018)
Moi aussi je voulais l’emporter, Julie Delporte, Pow Pow (2017)
Culottées : des femmes qui ne font que ce qu'elles veulent T.1, Pénélope Bagieu, Gallimard (2016)
Broderies, Marjane Satrapi, L’Association (2003)

Borrow I’m Every Woman from the Ottawa Public Library
Borrow Moi aussi je voulais l’emporter from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library
Borrow Culottées : des femmes qui ne font que ce qu'elles veulent T.1from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library
Borrow Broderies from the Ottawa Public Library or the Gatineau Public Library

Culottées : des femmes qui ne font que ce qu'elles veulent T.1 has been adapted into an audiobook. The CD is available in the MRT collection.

Culottées : des femmes qui ne font que ce qu'elles veulent T.1 has been adapted into a series of animated shorts (available free of charge via Télé-Québec). To view the shorts, you must create an account using a uOttawa email address.

Broderies has been adapted into an audiobook by the Bookey app (paid subscription, with a free trial period).

Practical information:

This activity is free and open to the entire university community.
This activity is presented in French only. All Francophones and Francophiles are welcome!
Some sessions will be held in person, and others will be held online. See the full program for details.
This activity is presented in a “drop-in” format. No registration is needed, and you do not need to attend all sessions.
You don’t need to have read all the books to participate. You are also welcome to attend if you are looking for reading suggestions!
All selected books can be borrowed out using the Library's OMNI catalogue. Several titles are also available at the Ottawa Public Library and the Gatineau Public Library. Some titles have also been adapted into alternative formats (e.g., TV series, films, animated shorts, etc.). Please check the full program for details.
If you have any questions, send an email to [email protected].
Download the full program
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This initiative is presented as part of the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second Official-Language Instruction.