Winter 2027 Courses
See here for the full selection of our upcoming winter quarter classes in the Department of French & Italian!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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Who Cares?: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference
Join us for Who Cares?: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference on the Politics of Care, on Thursday, November 4 and Friday, November 5.
Intelligence Humanities: Authorship, Auctoritas, and Generative AI
Join us for Intelligence Humanities: Authorship, Auctoritas, and Generative AI on Thursday, November 19.
Staff Spotlight
Congratulations to our own Elizabeth Murray on receiving the 2026 BTAA Staff Development Award! This yearlong program for Big Ten staff focused on the internationalization of higher education and best practices in global partnership development. As a capstone experience, Liz traveled to Ireland with a cohort of 20 Big Ten colleagues, and met with higher education partners at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the University of Galway, and the U.S. Embassy–Fulbright Office.
French Interdisciplinary Group
The Taking Sides with the Neutral International Conference was held on Thursday, April 23rd and Friday, April 24th. This culminating conference brought together over a dozen scholars to deepen engagement with the Neutral across disciplines and cultivate lasting research networks among scholars in French and US academia.
Summer Institute for Audiovisual Criticism
The Summer Institute for Audiovisual Criticism is an annual five-day workshop devoted to the development of audiovisual essays for undergraduates and graduate students. The workshop is organized by Professors Domietta Torlasco (Northwestern University), Bernd Herzogenrath (Goethe University), Brian Price (University of Toronto), and Alessandra Raengo (Georgia State University).
Film
Interested in film? Join the French Department's Ciné-Club or the Italian Department's Italian Film Club!
Events
Nov
13
2026
Alternative La Table Française
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Evanston
Join us and practice your French language skills with other students and speakers in an informal environment!
Nov
16
2026
La Table Française
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Evanston
Join us and practice your French language skills with other students and speakers in an informal environment!
Nov
19
2026
Intelligence Humanities: Authorship, Auctoritas, and Generative A...
All Day, Evanston
Artificial intelligence arrives with an older companion, the history of signs, authority, interpretation, and delegated intelligence. T...
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 on October 15 and October 16, 2026.