“Learning another language is not only learning different words for the same things, but learning another way to think about things.” - Flora Lewis
Prof. Graziella Parati stimulated interest and discussion among Italian students who attended her October 25 lecture, "Stories of Migration and Citizenship in Rome." After the engaging talk and the many insightful follow-up questions, the conversation will continue in the classrooms.
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"Montaigne and Proust: Literature as Theory," a colloquium organized by Prof. Lawrence Kritzman, will take place on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in Haldeman 041. The colloquium begins at 3:30 p.m., is open to the public, and all presentations will be in English.
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Professor Lawrence Kritzman has edited Passions of Our Time, a new collection of essays by the major French intellectual Julia Kristeva.
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"The creation of knowledge is not made by studying one particular thing, but by studying, across the board, as many things as possible," says Professor Graziella Parati in an interview that aired on NPR on August 14.
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Professor Lawrence Kritzman has received the title of Commander of the Order of Academic Palms (L’Ordre des palmes Académiques) from the French government.
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Intersectionality in the Age of Populism, a symposium in three panels on Friday, April 20, presenting Montgomery Fellow Didier Eribon, Roth Distinguished Visiting Scholar Nancy Fraser, and Montgomery Fellow Édouard Louis.
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Last June, Lawrence D. Kritzman, Professor of French and Comparative Literature was named by the dean of faculty to the Pat and John Rosenwald Resarch Professor in the Arts and Sciences.
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Develop your language skills, earn money, and enjoy a great experience by becoming an Apprentice Teacher for the Department of French and Italian in Spring 2018!
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Learn about the role of an Apprentice Teacher in the Department of French and Italian!
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A talk by Mehammed Amadeus Mack, Assistant Professor of French Studies, Smith College - Tuesday, February 20, 2018, 4:45 pm-6:00 pm, Haldeman 041 - Sponsored by the Department of French and Italian
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