Spring Quarter Courses
See here for the full selection of our upcoming spring quarter classes in the Department of French & Italian!
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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Chaplin Guest Lecture
On April 10th, Professor Tamara Chaplin, from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, joined us to speak about her recently published book.
Éric Tsimi
On Tuesday, January 13, the Department of French and Italian welcomed Associate Professor of French, Éric Tsimi, to Northwestern University.
French Interdisciplinary Group
Join us on Thursday, April 23rd and Friday, April 24th for Taking Sides with the Neutral. This culminating conference aims to deepen scholarly engagement with the Neutral across disciplines and cultivate lasting research networks among scholars in French and US academia.
2026 Fulbright Chair Distinguished Visiting Professor
Diego Lazzarich is the 2026 Fulbright Chair Distinguished Visiting Professor joining the French and Italian Department this spring quarter.
École Normale Supérieure
Anna Schnitzer is a Visiting Lecturer at Northwestern University for the academic year 2025-2026. She is currently a graduate student in the Social Sciences Department of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris.Film
Interested in film? Join the French Department's Ciné-Club or the Italian Department's Italian Film Club!
Events
Apr
10
2026
French and Italian Graduate Workshop - Tamara Chaplin
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM, Evanston
Designed as an interactive lecture‑workshop, this session offers graduate students in French and Italian studies and beyond a toolbox f...
Apr
10
2026
French and Italian Guest Lecture - Tamara Chaplin
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Evanston
Historian Tamara Chaplin has spent the last fifteen years researching what it meant to “become lesbian” in twentieth century France. He...
Apr
10
2026
French and Italian - Italian Film Screening of Fuori
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Evanston
Join us on Friday, April 10th for the first film screening of the quarter.
News
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.