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Discover the political and social evolutions of France, Dante’s Divine Comedy, the relationship between language and cultural identity, human and machine translation, and the cultural history of Italy and the Francophone world.
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Examining texts to interrogate what it means to be a member of the francophone world. Navigating how movement across the francophone world influences cultural production. In French.
The Department of French & Italian Studies will be participating in or hosting three events during Dawg Daze 2025. Check out the details for each event below! For any questions, please email frenital@uw.edu.
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