The Department of French and Italian offers a comprehensive program of study that reflects our commitment to cross-cultural and interdisciplinary approaches. Our Department builds on the historical identity of New Orleans as a center of Francophone and Caribbean culture and as the hub of one of America's oldest Italian communities.
Department of French and Italian
Michael Syrimis, Chair
Fayçal Falaky, Director of Graduate Studies
Alexandra Reuber, Undergraduate Adviser, French
Charles Mignot, Director, French Language Program, French placement
Annette Sojic, Director, Professional French Program, Director of the DFP Exam Center
Michael Syrimis, Undergraduate Adviser, Italian
Bouchaib Gadir, Undergraduate Adviser, Arabic
Jéda McGlothan, Executive Secretary
Leslie Ware, Administrative Secretary
Links
- Academic Calendar Fall
- Departmental Events
- French Graduate Student Association
- Expressions maghrébines - International peer reviewed journal of Maghrebi literature
- Friends of Old French (FOOF)
- Queer Theory Reading Group
- Italian Movie Nights
- Performance History Research Group (PARIFA)
- Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Photos
News & Announcements
- Talk by Claudia Esposito (University of Massachusetts, Boston) October 26, 2017
- Talk by Hakim Abderrezak (University of Minnesota) January 25, 2018
- Talk by Julia Prest (University of St. Andrews, Scotland) February 5, 2018
- French & Italian Newsletter
