College of Letters & Science
On October 19, Professor Andrew Irving was awarded a distinct honor at the French House Centennial Gala. In recognition of his outstanding service and dedication to French language education, Professor Irving received L’Orde des Palmes Académiques from the French Consul to Chicago, Monsieur Guillaume Lacroix (right in picture). This is an honor given on behalf …
Applications for the CIAO Scholarship are now open! CIAO (Cultural Italian American Organization), a social group made up of those with Italian heritage living in the Madison area, will provide $1000 to a student of Italian spending at least one semester abroad in Italy in spring 2019. Last year’s recipient, Peter Nielsen (pictured in the …
Are you interested in Moroccan culture? Would you like to be immersed in a unique mixture of European and Arabic cultures? Have you ever wanted to learn French in North Africa? Study abroad in the beautiful city of Rabat, Morocco in a 4-week summer program led by UW Associate Professor of French Nevine El-Nossery! There are two program …
On October 12-13, 2018, the University of Wisconsin–Madison hosted a number of world-renowned scholars, who traveled from all over the country to convene on campus in honor of the 500th anniversary of Niccolò Machiavelli’s 16th century comedy, The Mandrake. The Symposium was organized by Professor of Italian and Art History, Dr. Kristin Phillips-Court, whose own …
In April 2018, the Department of French and Italian hosted Professor Yves Citton who presented the 2018 Hilldale Lecture in the Arts & Humanities entitled “The Humanities as Arts of Attention in the Age of Computational Mediarchy.” In his lecture, Yves Citton analyzes how digital and computational technologies reconfigure our collective attentions. He presents the …
Have you heard? The French House is turning 100! With more than 2000 undergraduate residents over the years, scores of conferences and lectures hosted, and who knows how many baguettes and boeuf bourguignons enjoyed, what was once just the clever idea of a few forward-thinking professors has blossomed into a Madison landmark. Celebrations began in …
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 (no midterm or final), and fun (creative and optional extra credit opportunities). This 3 credit, intermediate course will run from …
March 7, 2018 During her visit to campus on Monday, March 12, Canadian author Kim Thúy will present “de l’écriture migrante à l’écriture transculturelle” followed by a reading of excerpts from her book “Ru” from 4:00 to 6:00pm at the French House. Born in Saigon, Thúy and her family left Vietnam to live in Québec …
January 23, 2018 Emeritus Professor of French Keith Busby was recently elected Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America. Founded in 1925, the Academy is the largest organization in the US promoting medieval studies, and supports research, publicatioin, and teaching in all aspects of the Middle Ages. Fellows are scholars who have made notable contributions …
January 10, 2018 The Department of French and Italian would like to congratulate Professor and Chair Gilles Bousquet and PhD student Lindsey Smith on their presentation at the MLA National Convention in New York City in early January. The presentation, which was part of a panel called World Languages and Humanities Majors: Career Trajectories and …