French & Italian Studies | University of Washington

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Discover the political and social evolutions of France from the Renaissance through the early 19th-century, global French cinema, classic works of Italian theater, the world of Proust, or the cultural and artistic history of Rome.
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FRENCH 379 A: French And Francophone Cultural And Literary History Through Digital Archives And Tools

Winter 2020

Digital archives and tools offer new resources for studying French and Francophone culture, literature, and history, and have transformed the way to learn about these materials. Takes advantage of... Learn more