Italian Language Instructor Honored with Statewide Post-Secondary Educator Award

Carmen De Lorenzo, Instructor and Coordinator of the Italian Program in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University, has received the Michigan World Language Association’s (MIWLA) Georges J. Joyaux Post-Secondary Educator Award, recognizing her outstanding achievements in language education and dedication to expanding cultural and educational opportunities for her students and the MSU community.

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Graduate Student Vanessa Weller Explores Mysticism and Language in Her Latest Publication

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies is proud to celebrate Vanessa Weller, a third-year PhD student in French and Francophone Studies, for her recent publication. Vanessa’s paper, originally presented…

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Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival Returns to MSU 

Assistant Professors Elizabeth Tuttle and Jena Whitaker in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies at Michigan State University are excited to announce the return of the MSU Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival. The 2024 festival is slated to bring one classic and five contemporary French films to MSU’s campus during the month of October.   

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FRN 440: Cartoons, Graphic Novels and Film in the Francophone and Arab Worlds

FS24 MW 12:40 - 2:00 p.m., 3 cr This course offers fresh views of the recent political history of the Arab and Francophone worlds from a subaltern angle. Drs. Valentina…

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Prof. Safoi Babana-Hampton Releases Film Trailer

Safoi Babana-Hampton, Professor of French at RCS, recently released the official trailer of her HARP Large-Scale Development grant-funded documentary feature "Chœurs atlantiques" (Tales from the Atlantic Beyond). Public release of the…

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