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A Workshop with Dr. Noémie Ndiaye: “Transmediating Blackness in Early Modern France”

The 2025 Philip Watts Memorial Lecture: Dr. Noémie Ndiaye, “Inventing Racial Whiteness: Early Modern Playbooks of Racial Triangulation

Save the Date: Pitt Day of Giving is February 25th!

This year, our department aims to grow awards for the

Italian Film Festival USA—Pittsburgh announces 2025 dates

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Italian Film Festival! This year’s festival will run from Friday, March 28 until Saturday, April 12.

Please join us for the Language Coffeehouse: Friday Feb 7th, 11-1 in the WPU

Information Regarding the 2024-2025 DELF Exams

Congratulations to Dr. Brendan Ezvan, who successfully defended his dissertation, “Technologies of Feeling: Affect, Object, Early Modern.” Félicitations, Dr. Ezvan!

Please join us in support of Brendan Ezvan, who will defend his dissertation, “Technologies of Feeling: Affect, Objects, Early Modern” on Nov 15, 2024, from 12:30PM - 2:30PM EST in 1325 Cathedral of Learning.

Please join us for French undergraduate research presentations supported by the Antoni Kosinski and Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski Endowed Research Fund in French and Francophone Studies and the Sustainability in France Undergraduate Research Award.

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Join the French Club for French Conversation Hour, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 5:30PM-6:30PM, in the Global Hub in Posvar Hall. All French levels are welcome!

Practice your language skills weekly with these 7 Pitt clubs

https://www.pitt.edu/pittwire/announcements-and-updates/2024/09/09/fall-language-clubs

Presentation: The Italian "Jitney": From the Hill District to the International Stage

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 | 4-6pm | Archives and Special Collections Instruction Room, 340 Hillman Library

Lecture: Amara Lakhous, "Crossing Languages: Expanding Vision and Elevating Style"

The Italian Program is delighted to announce a lecture by the novelist and educator Amara Lakhous (Professor in the Practice, Department of Italian Studies, Yale University) on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 5pm in Barco Law Building, Room 111. Audience Q&A will follow Prof. Lakhous’ lecture.

Book Release: French B Movies: Suburban Spaces, Universalism, and the Challenge of Hollywood with David Pettersen

Thursday, October 17, 2024
5:30PM
501CL

Croissants and Coffee Eat and Greet

Grab a croissant and some coffee or tea and say “bonjour” to people and students in the French program! Welcome to all French majors, minors and French-curious students! Professors and grad students in the department will be on hand to say bonjour and share some croissants and coffee with anyone who stops by!