News & Events

The Department of French and Italian is introducing an opportunity for students who participate in the Fall FSP in Paris to extend their cultural and language immersion while in Paris with a month-long internship position in business, the arts, education or government. The internships are offered only with the Fall Term FSP and participation in the internship program is optional. Internships will begin immediately after the conclusion of the Fall FSP and will be completed by December 20....

The Department of French and Italian sponsored a visit to Dartmouth by Italian rapper Amir Issaa. 

All activities will be held in DCAL – 1^st floor of the Baker Library
 

Virginia M. Scott - Vanderbilt University

Virginia Scott received a B.A. from Eckerd College, an M.A. from Florida State University, and a Ph.D. in French and Applied Linguistics from Emory University.  Since joining the Department of French and Italian at Vanderbilt University in 1988, she has served as Director of the French Language Program, Director of Vanderbilt-in-France, and Department...

A Cabinet of Curiosities

Meraviglia in the 17th Century

The seventeenth century was a period of wonder, anxiety, and discovery. This era, often referred to as the baroque, was one of change in the scientific, intellectual, and artistic realms. Careful documentation and new methods of classification examined exciting new discoveries and the everyday in unprecedented ways. The scientific revolution introduced new ways to understand and explain the natural world,...