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Join us for our yearly soccer game - French students vs. Italian students! You can participate as a player or come out and cheer.
Join the French Club for a game of Pétanque at Norlin Quad. Snacks will be provided.
French & Italian is co-sponsoring a talk with the Center of African and African American Studies on 9/24 at 5pm in HUMN 145. The talk will be by a professor and theater specialist from Burkina Faso, who will tell us about the world of theater and culture in the now highly complex and challenging climate of Burkina Faso today.
The French & Italian Department is organizing a special public and engaged humanities event on September 19th. Susan Derwin, Director of the UC Santa Barbara Interdisciplinary Center, will discuss her groundbreaking work with California schools and prisons.
Our next FRIT Fridays event will be on Friday, March 21st from 3:30PM - 4:30PM in HUMN 370.
Check out our French & Italian AY 2025-2026 scholarship information. The deadline for scholarships is March 15, 2025.
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.