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October 10, 2025 French Center of Excellence Hosts Lecture on Book Burning with Professor Nicolas Valazza
The French Center of Excellence hosted its first guest, University of Indiana at Bloomington Professor of French, Nicolas Valazza, for the Autumn 2025 semester on October 9 in Thompson Library…
Le Féérique et le fantastique
In French 4401 “Le Féérique et le fantastique” we have been reading “contes de fées” (fairy tales) by sophisticated writers of the period 1690-1757, many of them women. Cinderella’s science…
Professor Ryan Joyce Joining Inaugural Engaged Scholars Academy
Professor Ryan Joyce is participating in the inaugural Engaged Scholars Academy, organized by Ohio State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement. Over the course of the year, the Academy convenes to…
Professor Maggie Flinn Wins Prestigious Eisner Award
Dr. Maggie Flinn, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies, was recently honored as a recipient of the prestigious Will Eisner Award for Best Academic/Scholarly Work. Professor Flinn…
Professor Benjamin Hoffmann Honored as Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
The Department of French and Italian is excited to announce Dr. Benjamin Hoffmann, College of Arts and Sciences Designated Professor of French Literature, has been named a Fellow of the Royal…
Professor Maggie Flinn Shortlisted for Comic Studies Society and Eisner Awards
Our own Dr. Maggie Flinn, Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Film Studies has been shortlisted for Comics Studies Society Best Edited Book shortlist and for…
Professor Ryan Joyce Live on Radio from Martinique
Professor Ryan Joyce recently appeared on the radio live from Martinique, where he organized two conferences on the visibility and invisibility of queer and feminist experiences, expressions, and…
Celebrating AY25 FRIT Graduates
The Department of French and Italian celebrated our academic year 2025 graduates, including 6 graduate students taking MAs or PhDs as well as numerous majors and minors, on May 3 in Hagerty Hall…
