Faculty and Staff

Ian Platou in Pisa
For the Love of Rome
September 3, 2020
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New Publication from Associate Professor Louisa Mackenzie  
August 26, 2020
Professor Constantine Christofides
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Constantine Christofides (1928-2020)
June 30, 2020
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Associate Professor of French Maya Angela Smith Publishes Essay for the Boston Globe 
June 26, 2020
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Meet 'Humanities First'
May 7, 2020
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With "Humanities First," The UW Expands opportunities for First Year Students
May 7, 2020
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Louisa Mackenzie Contributes to New Book  Early Modern Écologies
April 3, 2020
Quebec City
New Study Abroad Program to Université Laval in Quebec City
December 16, 2019
Language and Trans Communities in Francophone and Anglophone Spaces
Associate Professor of French Studies Louisa Mackenzie publishes co-edited special issue of H-France Salon on transgender representation in French 
July 25, 2019
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French & Italian Studies Spring Newsletter
June 20, 2019
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French & Italian Studies Faculty Update
May 6, 2019
Sophie Labelle_ Louisa Mackenzie
UW Welcomes Québec Artist Sophie Labelle 
November 1, 2018
Legitimizing iel symposium Vassar College
Associate Professor Louisa Mackenzie to Participate in Public Symposium "Legitimatizing iel" at Vassar College
March 21, 2018
Black Panther Poster
Assistant Professor Maya Smith on the Cultural and Commercial Significance of Black Panther
February 9, 2018
UW Italian Club
Italian Club Cooks Dinner for the Families at the Ronald McDonald House
December 7, 2017
Florentina Dedu-Constantin
Florentina Dedu-Constantin Wins the Graduate School's 2017 Distinguished Dissertation Award
July 7, 2017
Christina Sztajnkrcyer
Christina Sztajnkrcyer Publishes A Piece For The Stroum Center
June 22, 2017
Richard Watts
Department Chair Rich Watts Weighs in on the French Election for Q13 Fox
May 8, 2017
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Assistant Professor Maya Smith Talks About her Journey to Multilingualism
May 4, 2017
Associate Professsor Susan Gaylard
Associate Professor Susan Gaylard Awarded Three Fellowships
April 21, 2017
Richard Watts
Richard Watts Spotlight in the Whole U's Faculty Friday
December 16, 2016
Seattle International Film Festival Recognizes Claudio Mazzola
December 5, 2016
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Louisa Mackenzie receives joint Mellon Fellowship for course development
March 8, 2016
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Maya Smith earns Royalty Research Fund Scholar award
March 3, 2016
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Maya Smith awarded Woodrow Wilson Fellowship
March 3, 2016
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Christina Sztajnkrycer selected as Joff Hanauer Excellence in Western Civilization Graduate Fellow!
February 3, 2016
16th Century Whale Drawing
Article Written by Louisa Mackenzie, FIS Associate Professor of French, Awarded Literature Prize
October 20, 2015
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Susan Gaylard, FIS Associate Professor of Italian, wins 10-month Newberry Fellowship
October 20, 2015
Professor Beatrice Arduini featured in The Whole U's June 25 Faculty Friday!
July 8, 2015
The Cambridge Companion to Boccaccio finally published, with contributions from FIS Professor Beatrice Arduini
July 8, 2015
FIS Faculty, Louisa Mackenzie's book ranked in French Embassy's top 30 French summer reading list
July 1, 2015
Two FIS Faculty Named Chevaliers dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques!
May 20, 2015
Professor Susan Gaylard's Hollow Men work Reviewed by Modern Language and Renaissance Quarterly
January 22, 2015
Simpson Center Announces Funding Awards for 2015-2016, Includes 3 FIS Professors!
January 22, 2015
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Prof. Susan Gaylard receives Newberry Library-Kress Foundation Fellowship
April 17, 2013
Louisa Mackenzie with Marianne Hirsch, Vice President of the MLA (photograph courtesy of David Fox)
Louisa Mackenzie receives Honorable Mention for recent book project 
February 1, 2013
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FIS Faculty present at the 110th Annual Conference of the Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association (PAMLA), October 19-21, 2012, hosted by Seattle University
October 25, 2012
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French Professors to Present at Association for Literature, Environment, and Culture in Canada Conference
March 29, 2012
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Louisa Mackenzie Receives Society of Scholars Fellowship for 2012-2013
February 2, 2012