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French & Italian Humanities News Literature
Students explore the French-speaking world in one night.
Learn about the various student journals in the College of Humanities and how you can join them!
BYU-rovision packs the house with multilingual performances.
Bob Hudson wins award for excellence in general education professorship.
Explore 19th-century French stereotypes of Mormonism.
James Tissot experimented with painting uncommon biblical scenes that create rich resonance.
IC explores unique films on cultural convergence.
Four BYU students pay their respects to American soldiers who died defending France.
Award winning author Kossi Komla-Ebri describes the prevalence—and effects—of racism in Italy.
Albert Camus’ novel depicts the city of Oran, Algeria during a contemporary outbreak of the plague. While there are obvious parallels between the plague in the novel and the peste brune (the brown plague, a nickname for the Nazis who occupied France during World War 2), by transforming the threat into an act of nature, Camus shifts the focus from human cruelty to the many reactions to suffering: some pretend it doesn’t exist, some try to escape it, others accept it and try to alleviate pain.
Walk the streets of Paris this winter without leaving Provo. (Sadly, no food or drinks allowed.)
Congratulations to Associate Dean Corry Cropper and Associate Professor Christopher Flood (French & Italian) for receiving the Mormon History Association (MHA) 2021 Best Book on International Mormon History award for their collaborative publication, Mormons in Paris: Polygamy on the French Stage.