News

Ugrad Research Opportunities: Spring '22

FRIT faculty are currently inviting undergraduates interested in doing research or teaching under the mentorship of a faculty member in the following areas for spring term 2022 [and beyond]:

Prof. Reeser receives Fellowship in Strasbourg

Congratulations to Dept. Chair Prof. Todd Reeser who received a USIAS fellowship at the University of Strasbourg, France, for spring term 2022.

He will be in residence in the Alsatian capital and will join a 'research team' called "SAGE" [Sociétés, Acteurs, Gouvernement en Europe].

He will also work in the archives on his book project "Transgender France: Universalism and Sexual Subjectivity." 

Tenure-Track Position Available: Francophone Studies (Black Africa/Black Diaspora)

Our department seeks to hire an Assistant Professor of French in the area of Black African Studies:

The Department of French and Italian at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a tenure-stream assistant professor with a specialization in Francophone sub-Saharan Africa and / or the Black diaspora, including France and Europe. The teaching load is four courses per year at the graduate and undergraduate level. Pending budgetary approval, the position will begin in fall 2022. 

Parlotte/Tavola italiana: Practice French/Italian in a comfortable environment

Bring your lunch. Speak French. Make friends! All levels welcome.
Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Schenley Plaza

Contact Maxime Bey-Rozet for more information: mbeyrozet@gmail.com

Bring your lunch and chat (in Italian or English. You don't need to be enrolled in a class to participate). Thursdays 12 - 2 p.m. Location To Be Determined. Follow @Italianapitt on Facebook for updates. 

Contact Chiara Montera for more information: chiara.montera@pitt.edu  

Congrats to PhD student Pat Nikiema!

Congratulations to Pat Nikiema on his appointment as tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Miami in Florida! Pat recently defended his doctoral dissertation on "return" in Francophone literature. We are so proud of you!

Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski Paper Prize

Congratulations to French major Hannah Heisler who is the inaugural recipient of the Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski Paper Prize in French. Hannah's winning submission, titled Réflexions sur une vie, is a portfolio piece that explores life experiences through different writing genres and various linguistic conventions.