French Studies Today
Continuity and Change
Advanced study in French traditionally has focused on the formal and esthetic dimension of literary works. French studies today has come to include interdisciplinary perspectives, drawing upon literary and critical theory, gender studies, art history, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, film studies, linguistics, philosophy, and history. This cross-disciplinary reconfiguration has resulted in research that helps us better understand the place and value of literature, film, and language production as integral parts of broader cultural and historical processes and practices.
French Studies at the U of M
The Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota offers a complete and vibrant program in language, literature, and culture. Leading to the M.A. or Ph.D. degree, the program benefits in strength from the size of the faculty, whose scholarship represents historical areas of specialization from the medieval to the modern and contemporary period. The faculty is strongly committed to fostering intellectual inquiry and discovery, as well as to equipping you to become a well-trained, creative scholar and skilled teacher.
To see a list of current Graduate Students in the department and their research interests click here