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Dante - March 3, 2024

Please come to the screening of "Dante"! Director Pupi Avati, 2022. 1h 34m (in Italian... Read more
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Cabrini March 12, 2024

Come see the film Cabrini, directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde When: March 12, 2024 Where:... Read more
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Cosetta Seno awarded the 2024 Boulder Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

Congratulations to Cosetta Seno, Associate Professor of Italian and French and Italian Associate Chair of... Read more
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Why Study French and Italian?

The Department of French and Italian provides instruction in the languages, literatures, cinema, and cultures of France, Italy, and other areas where these languages are spoken.

We offer a wide selection of undergraduate courses, covering topics ranging from the Middle Ages to Italian-American culture and the Francophone literature of Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Our MA and PhD graduate programs in French are among the national leaders in successfully placing students in academic positions, and the highly productive research faculty provide expertise in all areas of French and Italian literature.