Galvez first reflects on how she views canonicity as a medievalist working in Old French and Old Occitan. Second, she explores how the mediality of medieval studies can help us convey to our students the relevance of French literature today. Finally, she synthesizes her points on French literary history and medieval studies to argue that scholars of different periods and methodologies can and ought to reinvest in a shared inheritance of global French.

One of the pleasures of teaching is the ability to linger at length with students on questions such as this: « Pourquoi donc y a-t-il des fleurs ? » [Why on earth are there flowers? Philippe Jaccottet. Cahier de verdure, 1990 : 106].