Recent News
Associate Professor of French Richard Watts was recently featured of episode 2 of the "Ways of Knowing" podcast. In Episode 2: Paratext, Professor Richard Watts explains how everything we read comes with accompanying discourse.
Applications are now closed.
The Department of French & Italian Studies (FIS) at the University of Washington invites applications from qualified candidates for short-term, temporary instructional positions that may be needed at various points throughout the 2025-26 academic year (Sept 16-Jun 15).
The following article was originally published as an article on the Textual Studies website by Nikita Willeford Kastrinos. The Department of French & Italian Studies is home to the Textual Studies Program (TXTDS).
We are pleased to announce the fifth annual French & Italian Studies Academic Awards and the reintroduction of the French & Italian Studies Photo Contest! Students are eligible to submit one project for the academic awards and one photo for the photo contest.
The Department of French & Italian Studies is offering a variety of exciting classes this Spring!
Read below to check out some of our classes and their descriptions! If you have any questions regarding our courses, please reach out to frenital@uw.edu.
Join us at the annual UW Study Abroad Fair. Whether your planning for a few years from now, or looking for a program to participate in soon, this event is a great opportunity for you to gather information about UW study abroad options and learn how to apply.
At the UW Study Abroad Fair, you can:
The Daily, the University's student-run newspaper, recently published an article covering French/Italian 240: Harmonizing Language and Music, taught by Dr. Eun Ju Vivianna Oh. The author, Miya Spry, is a current student of the course and writes about how the performance and activity based course requires students to break free of their comfort zones.
The Department of French & Italian Studies is offering a variety of exciting classes this Winter!
Read below to check out some of our classes and their descriptions! If you have any questions regarding our courses, please reach out to frenital@uw.edu.
Cinema Italian Style returns to SIFF Cinema Uptown November 7-14 to celebrate the best in Italian cinema with a broad selection of 15 films to celebrate its 16th year. Tickets for the festival, a celebration of the best Italian films of the year, are on sale now.