Fall 2026 Courses
See here for the full selection of our upcoming fall quarter classes in the Department of French & Italian!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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The Transnational Technocultures Research Group
The Transnational Technocultures Research Group brings together media scholars and practitioners to investigate how digital media technologies restructure our sensory apparatus and reshape social life across national borders. Sponsored by a Buffett Global Collaboration Grant, this group brings together Domietta Torlasco (Principal Investigator, Northwestern Univeristy), Rayvon Fouché (Northwestern University), Premesh Lalu (University of the Western Cape), and Tiziana Terranova (University of Naples L'Orientale).
Staff Spotlight
Congratulations to our own Elizabeth Murray on receiving the 2026 BTAA Staff Development Award! This yearlong program for Big Ten staff focused on the internationalization of higher education and best practices in global partnership development. As a capstone experience, Liz traveled to Ireland with a cohort of 20 Big Ten colleagues, and met with higher education partners at Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, the University of Galway, and the U.S. Embassy–Fulbright Office.
French Interdisciplinary Group
The Taking Sides with the Neutral International Conference was held on Thursday, April 23rd and Friday, April 24th. This culminating conference brought together over a dozen scholars to deepen engagement with the Neutral across disciplines and cultivate lasting research networks among scholars in French and US academia.
École Normale Supérieure
Anna Schnitzer was a Visiting Lecturer at Northwestern University for the academic year 2025-2026.
2026 Fulbright Chair Distinguished Visiting Professor
Diego Lazzarich was the 2026 Fulbright Chair Distinguished Visiting Professor Spring Quarter 2026.
Summer Institute for Audiovisual Criticism
The Summer Institute for Audiovisual Criticism is an annual five-day workshop devoted to the development of audiovisual essays for undergraduates and graduate students. The workshop is organized by Professors Domietta Torlasco (Northwestern University), Bernd Herzogenrath (Goethe University), Brian Price (University of Toronto), and Alessandra Raengo (Georgia State University).Film
Interested in film? Join the French Department's Ciné-Club or the Italian Department's Italian Film Club!
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In Memoriam: Doris L. Garraway
Professor Doris Garraway passed away on October 4, 2025. In remembrance of her life and work, the Department of French and Italian is organizing an international conference, which will take place in early October 2026 on the anniversary of Doris' passing.