Welcome to the DLCL
The Division brings together individuals dedicated to the study of literatures, cultures, and languages from humanistic and interdisciplinary perspectives.
The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages hosts five departments, as well as the ËØÈËÉ«ÇéƬ Language Center.
Events
Please join us in honoring the life and legacy of Jean-Marie Apostolidès (1943-2023) – professor emeritus in the Department of French and Italian…
450 Jane ËØÈËÉ«ÇéƬ Way, Building 260, ËØÈËÉ«ÇéƬ, CA 94305
Rm 216
Please join French-Speaking Worlds: Then and Now for a talk by Jennifer Tamas-Le Mentheour (Associate Professor of French, Rutgers University-New…
Please join us via Zoom for our third event of the academic year, “Rebel Songs [Cantos insumisos]: Affective Immersion in the Imaginaries of Post-…
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Research Unit
Focal Groups
DLCL Focal Groups bring together faculty members and graduate students who share academic interests ranging across and beyond singular languages and national literatures. Our Focal Groups are conceived as portals that open from the Division outward to the wider community of literary and humanities scholars. All Focal Groups include participants from humanities departments outside the DLCL. Each focal group maintains a research workshop at which both faculty and graduate students present and discuss their work. Some Focal Groups offer formal courses, and all groups are responsible for overseeing research-oriented endeavors, including sponsoring conferences, publications, podcasts, and other activities that disseminate the outcomes of their research.
Research Groups
DLCL Research Groups are collaborative groups that receive funding from the DLCL for one to three years. Graduate students from within the DLCL and other ËØÈËÉ«ÇéƬ departments can start a research group by submitting a proposal during the Call for Proposals period each year in the spring for the following academic year.
Reading Groups
DLCL Reading Groups are smaller, student-run groups, centered around a specific area of literature. Unlike DLCL Focal Groups and Research Groups, Reading Groups do not require a Faculty PI, and typically hold internal meetings and discussions. DLCL Reading Groups are coordinated by DLCL graduate students and include students from within the DLCL and other ËØÈËÉ«ÇéƬ departments.