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Free Italian Movies
Check out this playlist of Italian films that are available for free on YouTube! Thank you to friend of FRIT, Catherine O’Rawe, for putting this together. Some films have English subtitles…
“Drawing Gender" Symposium in The Lantern
From The Lantern
"SYMPOSIUM TO DISCUSS FEMALE REPRESENTATION IN FRENCH-LANGUAGE COMICS"
Students can say, “Bonjour,” to female representation at an upcoming library event.…
Why Italian cinema is starting to glamorize the mafia
Dana Renga, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Italian, discusses "Why Italian cinema is starting to glamorize the mafia" in The Conversation.
"For almost a century,…
French Author Discusses Graphic Novel at University Event
Stories of the harsh reality of World War II have been told in every medium, from film to literature to oil on canvas. Next week, an author will visit the university to share her mother’s story…
Recent Publications of French and Francophone Graduate Alumni
We would like to congratulate several of our graduate alumni on recent publications in leading French & Francophone journals. Xinyi Tan (Ph.D. 2018) had her first article accepted in Dalhousie…
Romance studies major wants to bring humanity back to medicine
Mackenzie Wright, a fifth-year Romance Studies major graduating in the spring, has a unique view of medicine thanks to her interest in humanities.
“If I hadn't chosen to study Romance…
Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School, Third Edition
For the third year in a row, the Department of French and Italian will sponsor the Mediating Italy in Global Culture Summer School in Bologna, Italy.
The Department of the Arts,…
STEP Students Present Projects on The Italian City Program
Students, who participated in The Italian City study abroad program in Bologna with Professor Combs-Schilling last summer, presented their projects at the STEP (Second-year Transformational…
Professor Combs-Schilling Featured on Wu Ming Blog
Wu Ming, a group of Italian authors whose works are popular worldwide, recently featured on their blog Professor Jonathan Combs-Schilling, who teaches their book "Altai" in his Italian 3051 course…