Bravo to Sarah Gamalinda who has received the 2021-2022 Mellon Public Humanities Fellowship. Congratulations Sarah!
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Maggie Hughes: Winner of 2020-2021 a Campus-Wide TA Award
The Campus-Wide TA Award Committee has selected Maggie Hughes as a winner of a 2020-2021 Campus-Wide TA Award. This selection from among the field of outstanding nominees speaks to her impressive contribution to the educational …
Review of Ernesto Livorni’s book, T. S. Eliot, Eugenio Montale e la modernità dantesca
A review of Ernesto Livorni’s book in the Times Literary Supplement, a prestigious weekly magazine published in London.
European Studies FLAS fellowships
Funded by the US Department of Education, the prestigious Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships help undergraduate and graduate students increase their expertise in area studies while developing their language skills. Fellowships are available …
Vlad Dima’s new book
Vlad Dima’s new book, The Beautiful Skin: Fantasy, Football, and Cinematic Bodies in Africa, is forthcoming in fall 2020, with the Michigan State University Press. Professor Dima will present his book at the “Africa at …
DEPARTMENT RESEARCH SEMINAR
Event Type: Research Seminar This seminar will feature presentations of ongoing scholarly work by the graduate students, academic staff and faculty of the department, and a lively discussion following. The languages will be English, French …
ONLINE COURSE OPTION FOR SUMMER
March 22, 2018 Looking to earn some credit this summer? Whether you’re on campus or off, Littrans 360: French and Italian Renaissance Literature Online is an ideal course for summer! It’s flexible (take it anywhere, anytime), simple …
An exchange with Swetha Saseedhar
An exchange with Swetha Saseedhar, recipient of a 2016 Wisconsin Idea Fellowship (edited from a transcription of the full interview) I sat down with Swetha outside a State Street café this past Saturday, …
PROFESSOR ALIKO SONGOLO RECIEVES AFRICAN LITERATURE ASSOCIATIONS DISTINGUISHED MEMBER AWARD
April 22, 2016 Congratulations to Professor Aliko Songolo, who recently received the African Literature Association’s 2016 Distinguished Member Award during the organization’s national conference in Atlanta. The award was given in recognition of Professor Songolo’s numerous …
Visit with Jean-Pierre Thorn
Director Jean-Pierre Thorn showed one of his films in our department and met with graduate students and faculty.