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Check out our French & Italian AY 2025-2026 scholarship information. The deadline for scholarships is March 15, 2025.
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This course focuses on analyzing the growth of the "Made in Italy" brand, starting from its establishment in the 1950s and leading up to today's Italian companies' global success. Students will examine the language of business and marketing strategies in the fashion, food, wine, leather, design, and art sectors. Taught in Italian
In this course you will improve your ability to understand, summarize and analyze a variety of Italian texts with a sustainability theme. The course looks at Italian initiatives such as the Italian Slow Food movement and the Green Heroes. We also read Italian short stories about the natural world, excerpts from modern and contemporary environmentally conscious literature, and blogs from individuals committed to sustainability. You will create a personal sustainable action plan in Italian.
This course focuses on close reading of Dante's poetry with emphasis on the intellectual, religious, political, and scientific background of the medieval world. Taught in English.
Learn about the figurative "underground" of Paris' forgotten or hidden history while exploring its physical underground of catacombs, jazz caves and metro. Or spend the summer with Dante, his Inferno, paintings, and frescoes inspired by the poem nestled in the historic city of Florence.
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French & Italian's Michela Ardizzoni is among the thirteen ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ faculty recognized as outstanding mentors by the Graduate School. Check out the article below! Thirteen Faculty Recognized Outstanding Mentors
ITAL 4290 - Italian Culture Through Cinema WHEN & WHERE? June 3-July 5, fully online WHAT? Are you ready to be transported to the vibrant streets of Rome, the sun-drenched coasts of Sicily, and the bustling piazzas of Milan? This course takes