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Book Talk with Karma Frierson: Local Color and Blackness in Veracruz, Mexico

Join the African & African American Studies Department for a book talk with Dr. Karma Frierson exploring Blackness, cultural expression, and Afro-Caribbean heritage in Veracruz, Mexico.
McMillan Cafe

St. Louis Reads Dante - Inferno 7

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

Colonial Incarceration and its Legacies in the Philippines

Join us for a fascinating lecture by Prof. Aurélie Vialette (Yale U) on the disciplinary function of the Spanish Empire's colonial gaze.
Hurst Lounge

The 1776–1789 Connection: Transatlantic Revolutions and the Birth of Human Rights

Lecture at 4:00 PM, Reception to Follow at 5:30 PM
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall

Book Talk with Gabriela Wiener: Reading Beyond Desire and Revolution

Join the Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Latin American Literature Reading Group in an open discussion of "Atusparia" (2024), Gabriela Wiener's most recent novel, with the author herself.
Umrath 201 | Zoom | R.S.V.P for Zoom link

Pelagie X

Join us for a screening of PELAGIE X, a new short film by two-time Academy Award winning Breakwater Studios
Umrath Lounge

2026 Grigsby Lecture Series Presents: Turks, Ottomans, and World Conquest in the Medieval French Imagination

Markus Cruse
Professor, School of International Letters and Cultures
Arizona State University
Umrath Lounge

St. Louis Reads Dante - Inferno 6

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

2026 Rava Lecture Series Presents: Patrick Bringley

February 16th, 2026
Umrath Lounge
Reception 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Lecture 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Umrath Lounge; Umrath Hall

On the Profession Workshop

On the Profession is an ongoing workshop series that addresses a variety of topics such as dissertation design, publishing, how to approach the job market , as well as broader conversations about trends and contemporary questions shaping the profession. Goals of the workshops include helping students navigate the transition from graduate school to professional life after the PhD and, among others, engaging more general issues humanities scholars face today.
Eads 215

St. Louis Reads Dante - Inferno 5

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

French for Health at WashU: Innovation in Higher Education

Are you looking for proven strategies to increase enrollment in your French program on a campus where most students are drawn to STEM fields, pre-med tracks, global health, or public health? This free online workshop presents the French for Health Professionals Pathway (FPS), created at Washington University in St. Louis, as a new national model for linking French studies with health and medicine.

St. Louis Reads Dante - Inferno 4

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

Book Launch: “Taco” by Ignacio Sánchez Prado

Goldberg Formal Lounge (DUC 278)

Ally Milner Presents at the A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase

Join us in supporting our faculty member, Ally Milner, as she presents at this year’s A&S Teaching Innovation Showcase
Clark-Fox Forum, Hillman Hall

St. Louis Reads Dante - Inferno 3

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

Hispanic Studies Graduate Program is Hosting a Virtual Open House!

"Deconstructing Decolonization / Decolonizing Deconstruction"

Umrath Lounge | Umrath Hall

The Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker Series: Workshop

From Projects to Proficiency: Engaging Students through Real-World Language Use
Eads 116

The Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker Series: Lecture

Women's Building Formal Lounge

Hélène's Dream - Stage Play

Nathan Dize and Maëlle Zemirline with Romance Languages & Literatures will be participating!

Join us for a staged reading of the play Hélène’s Dream, written and directed by Amira-Géhanne Khalfallah, followed by a panel discussion about the politics of translation today.
Women's Building Formal Lounge

St. Louis Reads Dante - Inferno 2

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

Cafe-Croissant with Dr. Ian Hagemann

Eads Hall 204 | Danforth Campus

Workshop of Afro-Brazilian Samba and Capoeira from Backland Bahia, Brazil

Pillsbury Theatre, 560 Music Center

Out of the Mouths of Babes: Infant Voices in Medieval French Literature

Hurst Lounge | Duncker Hall (2nd Floor)

The Incubator Unbound: Resilience and Hope

What do resilience and hope mean for you? Join our conversation on these themes with experts from diverse fields.
Lobby of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum

St. Louis Reads Dante

Ginkgo Room; Olin Library

Colloquium "Defining the Creole Corridor"

Culture and Identity in Upper Louisiana: Defining the "Creole Corridor"
Holmes Lounge

"Inspiration and l’Amitié: Sustaining Life in the French Heritage Corridor"

We hope you will join us for the exciting activities comprising our fifth annual conference. You are welcome to participate in any and all elements that interest you by using the registration links below.

Special Event with Dr. Genevieve Cortinovis, Curator at the Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM)

Busch 100

Book Presentation & Retirement Celebration: Akiko Tsuchiya

Goldberg Formal Lounge | Danforth University Center

Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium

Bauer Hall

AI in the Language Classroom: Fostering Equity and Inclusion

Eads 216

The Ginger Marcus Foreign Language Learning Speaker Series Presents: Dr. Frank Boers

Roundtable Discussion with María José Navia

Umrath Hall | Room 201

Creative Writing Workshop with María José Navia

Olin Library | Room 142

Public Lecture and Reading with María José Navia

Ginkgo Reading Room | Olin Library

Italian Opera Night

Goldberg Formal Lounge | Danforth University Center

Hiding in Plain Sight: Lessons from Italy

Featuring Dr. Michael Sherberg
Danforth University Center | Room 234

Toxic Tropics: Presentation by Jessica Oublié

Francophone Week March 24 - 28, 2025

Celebrated yearly in March, French and Francophone Week (La Semaine de la langue française et de la francophonie) unites francophones worldwide to celebrate the French language and francophone cultures.

Distinguished Visiting Professor: DR. ANA GALLEGO – CUIÑAS - Universidad de Granada

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