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Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival Returns to MSU

October 3, 2024

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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Pláticas: Spanish Conversation Meets 4 Times a Week

September 18, 2024

Enthusiasm is high this semester for RCS' long-running Spanish conversation group, Pláticas. The group meets four times a week in Wells Hall for informal chats or "pláticas" in Spanish. The…

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RCS and LiLaC Recognized at Student Success Summit

May 23, 2024

On May 8, the university-wide spring Student Success Summit took place. Nominated by German professor Senta Goertler, the language programs in RCS and LiLaC were recognized for being outstanding, innovative,…

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20th Annual Italian Film Festival Returns to MSU

April 9, 2024

In April, the Italian Film Festival USA --now in its 20th year-- made MSU's East Lansing campus one of the successful stops in its nationwide tour. The Festival USA (link:…

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Italian Program Students Attend Concert by Amir Issaa

March 8, 2024

On Feb. 12, students from our department’s Italian program ventured to Detroit for a series of events by Afro-Italian rapper Amir Issaa to celebrate Black History Month. The morning of,…

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Festival of Listening

February 27, 2024

On Mar. 13th, the RCAH Center for Poetry is partnering with MSU's Arts Living-Learning Community (ALLC) to present an evening of untranslated poetry for the first time since 2020. The…

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Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Latinx Culture and Global Issues

February 18, 2024

The MSU Latinx Film Festival (LxFF) is returning this year after a four-year pandemic-induced hiatus. Scheduled for Feb. 15-18 at several different venues across the Michigan State University campus and in the Lansing and East Lansing communities, the 2024 festival will continue its tradition of screening ground-breaking independent cinema from Latin America, Spain, and the United States while shining a cinematic light on various social issues.

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GSA-TROPOS Welcomes Dr. Noémie Ndiaye

February 1, 2024

On Tuesday, December 5th, GSA-TROPOS welcomed Dr. Ndiaye to speak about her book, Scripts of Blackness: Early Modern Performance Culture and the Making of Race. Her academic work examines how…

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Michigan World Language Association Conference Reunites RCS Graduates with Mentors

November 4, 2023

Last month, former students who now teach Romance languages at various institutions had the opportunity to reconnect with their former professors at the Michigan World Language Association Conference (MIWLA '23).…

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French and Francophone New Curriculum Open House

September 30, 2023

In March 2023, the French and Francophone Studies Program hosted an open house to launch its new degree requirements. Majors, minors, graduate students, faculty and even deans all got together…