On Wednesday, June 5th, from 4-5pm the Department of French & Italian Studies held a graduation for the graduating class of 2024. French majors and Italian minors were invited to celebrate their achievements in a reception held in the Simpson Center. Chair of French & Italian Studies Beatrice Arduini spoke at the event, congratulating the graduates for their achievements and read their names. Afterwards, graduates and their guests mingled with peers and French & Italian Studies… Read more
We are very pleased to announce the winners of the fourth annual French & Italian Studies Academic Awards! All students who have enrolled in a French & Italian Studies course during the 2023-2024 academic year were eligible to submit a final project completed in a FIS course. Examples of submissions could be translations, well-written and researched papers, or other creative projects that exhibit innovation (in any format or medium). A FIS faculty committee reviewed the submitted… Read more
Alice Bruil, a Global & Regional Studies major with a concentration in Africa and Health & the Environment and minors in both French and Global Health has been named as a recipient of the Boren Undergraduate Scholarship for 2024-2025!
Alice is one of just two UW students selected for this award which provides funding opportunities for U.S. students to study languages and world regions critical to U.S. interests. Alice plans to study in Senegal through the Boren African Flagship… Read more
On March 12, 2024, French Ambassador to the United States Laurent Bili visited the University of Washington and Seattle. During his visit, French & Italian Studies faculty member Richard Watts was invited to join the Ambassador and the team from the French Consulate of San Francisco for lunch. Ambassador Bili, who later met with current French undergraduate and MA students, was pleased to hear of the health of our French programs and the innovative approaches to French Studies taken by our… Read more
Dr. Sarah-Kate Moore, a current graduate student in the French MA program, presented her MA thesis on Wednesday, May 29th. Her project is a translation of the first ten poems of Le tendon et l'os [Tendon and Bone, 2019] by Québécoise author Anne-Marie Desmeules. The poetry collection, which has not been translated into English, has received wide acclaim in Canada as recipient of both the Governor General's Literacy Award (2019) and the Prix des libraires du Québec (… Read more
In April, instructors from the departments of Asian Languages and Literatures, French and Italian Studies, German Studies, Middle-Eastern Languages and Cultures, Scandinavian Studies, and Slavic Languages and Literatures gathered for the Spring meeting of the UW Language Pedagogy Circle, launched in 2023 under the auspices of the Language Learning Center.
Professor Hedwige Meyer and Dr. Sarah-Kate Moore prepared and led a lively discussion on a chapter of Jane Willis’ landmark book A… Read more
On April 8, 2024, the L'Italo Americano newspaper published an article discussing our department's newest study abroad program. This summer, the Italian Studies Perugia: Art & Food in the Green Heart of Italy program will kick off, led by Assistant Teaching Professor of French & Italian Irina Markina. Rita Cipalla of L'Italo Americano sat down with Beatrice Arduini, the chair of French & Italian Studies, to discuss the development of the program and what the partnership means for… Read more
On Saturday, April 20th, the College of Arts & Sciences hosted a variety of events for Admitted Student Day 2024. During this day, recently admitted Freshman students to the UW are invited to campus to explore, learn about our programs, and meet other huskies! The College hosted an event at the Burke Museum that day which allowed new students to meet with faculty and staff from across different departments. The chair of French & Italian Studies, Beatrice Arduini, attended and was able… Read more
In Autumn quarter 2024, the Department of French & Italian Studies is offering many new and exciting classes for our students to take. Read below to check out some of our classes and their descriptions! More details for these courses can be found on the UW time schedule or here on our website. If you have any questions regarding our courses, please reach out to frenital@uw.edu.
ITAL 354/… Read more