Department of French & Italian

Through literature, film, philosophy, and diverse forms of cultural expression, we examine the past and present of France, the Francophone world, and Italy, as well as the impact of French and Italian thought upon our changing world.

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Recent News

Littérature & Poésie at the Alliance Française

The Alliance Française is now advertising interesting events, on Aug. 27, Sept. 12, Sept. 27, Sept. 28, and Oct. 17.

Lorenzo Fabbri and Antonio Dikele Distefano talking about Antonio's Autumn Beat during the 2023 Minneapolis/St. Paul Italian Film Festival

Bringing the Spotlight to Black European Films

Lorenzo Fabbri and Fred Kuwornu share about the Black Europe Film Festival of Minneapolis/St. Paul and their residency at the Liberal Arts Engagement Hub.

Chloe Mais Hagen (she/they), PhD Candidate

French, world language education, linguistics, gender studies, gender inclusive language

Arwa Reda (she/her), PhD Candidate

Ethics, testimony, and the detective genre; Memory and trauma studies; Holocaust studies

Jérémy Labbé (he/him), PhD Candidate

dandyism ; 20th century philosophy ; structuralism ; post-structuralism ; intertextuality ; existentialism ; performance ; gender theory ; autobiography ; autofiction

Upcoming Events

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Hybrid

December 13, 2024

Pathological Characters

We invite you to join us for the French and Italian graduate colloquium featuring five presentations on the subject of Pathological Characters: Models of Resistance in the…

In-Person

February 09, 2025

The Dreyfus Affair and the Transformation of Jewish Identity

In 1894, Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army, was falsely accused of selling military secrets to Germany. After a hasty court martial and humiliating…