Event Archives

October 22, 2021 - 2:00pm
Inclusive Practices Committee Reading Group

The Inclusive Practices Committee Reading Group will meet on Oct. 22 at 2 pm on Zoom (link to be provided). The group will read and discuss the chapter “Why we need to talk about race” from ... View >

November 15, 2021 - 11:45pm
Undergrad Conference Proposals due: Medium/Media
We are excited to host the first Undergraduate Research Sessions of the annual 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies Conference. The Department of French and Italian at the... View >
December 2, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
Workshop: Writing an Undergrad Research Proposal for a Fellowship

Would you like help drafting a research proposal? Join us for a Zoom session dedicated to crafting a successful research/fellowship proposal on Thursday, December 2, 5:00PM-6:00PM. Led by Prof.... View >

November 18, 2021 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Undergraduate Research Slam!

You’re invited to participate in our first ever French and Italian Undergraduate Research Slam.                        

Undergrad presenters will have 5 minutes... View >

October 1, 2021 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm
Cole Cridlin, PhD Defense

Join us for Cole Cridlin's PhD Defense. He will defend his thesis, "Redrawing the Lines: Queer Metronormativity in French Contexts."

Advisor: Todd Reeser, Professor and Chair

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September 27, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:00pm
DISRUPTED MORPHOLOGY: Progress, Electricity, and Medicine in Toulouse-Lautrec

Speaker

ALEXANDRA COURTOIS DE VICOSE
Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History Kenyon College

About the Lecture

In the 19th... View >
September 2, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Talk by Consul General: "La France Aujourd'hui"

William Pitt Union, Lower Lounge

This event is in person, but a remote option exists for those who prefer or who are unable to at tend in person.

Join the us as we welcome... View >

October 4, 2021 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
“The Disabled Body in Art”: A Conversation with Sarah Seene

Sarah Seené


Sarah Seene is a francophone visual artist (director, photographer),... View >

April 30, 2021 - 9:30am to 11:30am
PhD defense: Emmanuelle Ben Hadj

The Department of French and Italian and the Film Media Studies program announces the Ph.D. Dissertation Defense of Emmanuelle Ben Hadj

Title: “Making Room for Horror: The Adversity of... View >

April 15, 2021 - 5:00pm
FRIT Honors Induction Ceremony

Joint Pi Delta Phi and Gamma Kappa Alpha and French and Italian Honor Societies Induction Ceremony

Thursday, April 15 at 5PM

Families of inductees are encouraged to attend.

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May 1, 2021 - 6:00pm
FRIT Virtual Commencement

FRIT Virtual Commencement

Class of 2021  

Saturday, May 1, 6pm

Please access the... View >

March 26, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
Roundtable: Decentralizing the Classroom

Roundtable: Decentralizing the Classroom

Teaching French as a Global Language

Friday, March 26, 3-4pm EST

Contact Caitlin Dahl, cmd166@pitt... View >

March 18, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
Femminili Italiani: A conversation with Italian sociolinguist Vera Gheno on Italian linguistic inclusivity and diversity

Femminili Italiani: A conversation with Italian sociolinguist Vera Gheno on Italian linguistic inclusivity and diversity

March 18, 11am-12pm

Vera Gheno is an Italian Hungarian-... View >

April 1, 2021 - 11:00am to 12:00pm
"Something You Don't Get to See in Person": Experiencing Tosca in the age of live streaming

"Something You Don't Get to See in Person": Experiencing Tosca in the age of live streaming

April 1, 11am-12pm

Dr. De Mario is giving a lecture on Italian opera in the age of... View >

March 12, 2021 - 1:45pm to 2:15pm
Talk: “Résister et persister: la jeune fille dans la rentrée littéraire 2020.”

Talk: “Résister et persister: la jeune fille dans la rentrée littéraire 2020.”

International Virtual Colloquium for 20th- and 21st- Century French & Francophone Studies
Kaliane... View >