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FRIT Guest Curators to Launch New Exhibits
Guest curators from the Department of French & Italian will introduce new exhibits on the histories of the Italian Nationality Room and French Nationality Room, developed from Nationality Rooms archi
"Hysteria: Then and Now," a photography exhibit created by Dr. Kaliane Ung's Health Humanities Research Lab, opens on Monday 2 February at Hillman Library.
In 19th-century Paris, Dr. Charcot exposed the bodies of hysteric patients in the name of research and care. To dismantle hierarchies of knowledge, students use photography and self-narration as scholarly practice, reinventing gender performance as a site of agency. They stage madness as embodied responses to conditions that render marginalized subjects unbelievable, sexually scrutinized, and epistemically suspect. Asserting bodily autonomy, the images do more than resist the clinical gaze.
The Humanities Center is hosting "An Afternoon with Jenn Cole" - Thursday, April 9 at 12:30PM
Hosted by the Humanities C
Please join the Department of French and Italian to celebrate our French Undergraduate Research
Randy Adongo, “Styled at Pitt: Fashion, Identity and the Francophone World”
Shannon Seidel, “Colonial Legacy and Economic Inequality in Francophone Africa: The cases of Mali and Senegal”
Savannah Parker, “Versailles and Beyond: Race, Power, and Spectacle in Historical Dramas”
Katherine Boyes, “Rooted Beginnings: Rural Perspectives on Senegal’s Transition Toward Agroecology’
Félicitations to Leo Mvuezolo, PhD candidate in French
Félicitations to Leo Mvuezolo, PhD candidate in French, who has accepted a position as Assista
Save the Date: Pitt Day of Giving is February 25th!
This year, our department aims to grow awards for the
Italian Film Festival USA—Pittsburgh announces 2025 dates
Mark your calendars for the 2025 Italian Film Festival! This year’s festival will run from Friday, March 28 until Saturday, April 12.