Spring Quarter Courses
See here for the full selection of our upcoming spring quarter classes in the Department of French & Italian!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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Mauro Resmini
Mauro Resmini, an Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies and Italian from the University of Maryland, College Park, will join us on Thursday, February 19th to host a graduate student workshop and guest lecture.
Éric Tsimi
On Tuesday, January 13, the Department of French and Italian welcomed Associate Professor of French, Éric Tsimi, to Northwestern University.
Taking Sides with the Neutral
Join us on Thursday, April 23rd and Friday, April 24th for Taking Sides with the Neutral. This culminating conference aims to deepen scholarly engagement with the Neutral across disciplines and cultivate lasting research networks among scholars in French and US academia.
Diego Lazzarich
Diego Lazzarich is an Italian Fulbright Scholar that is joining the French and Italian Department for the 2026 Spring Quarter.
Anna Schnitzer
Anna Schnitzer is the Department of French and Italian's Visiting Faculty for the 2025-2026 school year.Film
Interested in film? Join the French Department's Ciné-Club or the Italian Department's Italian Film Club!
Events
Feb
19
2026
French and Italian Graduate Workshop - Mauro Resmini
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
The workshop will investigate the fundamentals of a figural theory of political cinema, focusing in particular on emblematic instances ...
Feb
19
2026
French and Italian Guest Lecture - Mauro Resmini
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Mauro Resmini, Associate Professor of Cinema & Media Studies and Italian at the University of Maryland, College Park, is join...
Feb
19
2026
French and Italian Ciné-Club Showing of Tomboy
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Evanston
Please join us for the third Ciné-Club gathering of the winter quarter!
News
In Memoriam: Doris L. Garraway
Professor Doris Garraway passed away on October 4, 2025. In remembrance of her life and work, the Department of French and Italian is organizing an international conference, which will take place in early October 2026 on the anniversary of Doris' passing.