The Department of French & Italian at UW-Madison is home to a vibrant community of professors, academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students, guest and visiting scholars, and friends and alumni. Through our faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduates majoring in French and Italian, the department fosters a lively and engaging atmosphere for French and Italian studies.

Félicitations / Congratulazioni to the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 graduating students in FRIT
Upcoming Events
French and Italian Open House
Jane Bennett – The Efficacy of the Slight: Zhuangzi and Lucretius in Times of Ecological Crisis
GAFIS Symposium
Michelle Bumatay on « Black Bandes Dessinées »
Brown Bag Conversation with Prof. Bumatay for Graduate Students
News
Passing of Emeritus Professor of Italian Robert Rodini
We are saddened to announce the passing of our esteemed colleague, Emeritus Professor of Italian Robert Joseph Rodini of Madison, WI, who passed away on May 28, 2023, at the age of 86. Bob (or …
New Publication by Nevine El-nossery
I’m delighted to let you know about my new book, Arab Women’s Revolutionary Art. Between Singularities and Multitudes in which I explore the ways women in the contemporary Middle East and North Africa have re-imagined revolutionary discourses through creativity and collective …
Professor Jan Miernowski receives the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Jan Miernowski is the recipient of the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award! He is among the 12 UW-Madison faculty recognized for excellence in teaching in 2023. Congratulations, Professor Miernowski! Pictures …
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