Romance Languages and Literatures at UChicago

Romance Languages and Literatures at UChicago Department of Romance Languages & Literatures at University of Chicago We offer graduate programs in French, Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Studies, and Italian.

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures embraces multiple disciplinary and linguistic traditions reflecting the theoretical diversity of our fields. We also provide a number of configurations for undergraduate study, including majors and minors in the languages, literatures, and cultures of Italy, France and the Francophone world, and Iberia and Latin America.

The ARTFL Project is pleased to announce the Computational Approaches to Eighteenth-Century Studies Symposium, taking pl...
06/01/2026

The ARTFL Project is pleased to announce the Computational Approaches to Eighteenth-Century Studies Symposium, taking place at the David Rubenstein Forum on June 4–5, 2026. The program spans digital humanities, intellectual history, and literary studies.

RLL has had an amazing 2025-2026 academic year! From over 100+ events planned to countless meetings, classes, and hours ...
05/29/2026

RLL has had an amazing 2025-2026 academic year! From over 100+ events planned to countless meetings, classes, and hours of preparation! We have the best students, faculty and staff around! Congratulations to our recently celebrated award winners and 2026 graduates!! (Check đź”— in bio for full list!) Thank you all for a wonderful year!

TOMORROW! Join us for a full-day colloquium honoring Mario Santana in celebration of his decades of service, scholarship...
05/28/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for a full-day colloquium honoring Mario Santana in celebration of his decades of service, scholarship, teaching, and mentorship at University of Chicago, and marking the twentieth anniversary of the CĂ tedra Coromines.

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 RLL Photo Prize Winners!
05/22/2026

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 RLL Photo Prize Winners!

Join us this Friday as we celebrate the career of RLL’s Robert Morrissey! The reception will take place at 4pm this Frid...
05/13/2026

Join us this Friday as we celebrate the career of RLL’s Robert Morrissey! The reception will take place at 4pm this Friday, May 15th!🥂🍾

Join us in celebrating our students’ accomplishments on 5/20, 4-6PM in Classics 110. Undergraduate and Graduate Awards w...
04/29/2026

Join us in celebrating our students’ accomplishments on 5/20, 4-6PM in Classics 110. Undergraduate and Graduate Awards will be announced, and refreshments will be served!

Happy Earth Week from RLL! Please enjoy these photos of birds that can be found just east of campus at Washington Park! ...
04/23/2026

Happy Earth Week from RLL! Please enjoy these photos of birds that can be found just east of campus at Washington Park! Whether birds, pájaros, ocells, oiseaux, uccelli, pássaros, txoriak, or zwazo - the beautiful creatures make campus lovelier every day!

Join us next Monday, April 27 for a performance by Gabriella Ghermandi! Gabriella Ghermandi is a singer, performer, nove...
04/21/2026

Join us next Monday, April 27 for a performance by Gabriella Ghermandi!

Gabriella Ghermandi is a singer, performer, novelist and short-story writer, who uses storytelling and live performance to reach diverse audiences and foster mutual empathy. She was born and raised in Addis Ababa to an Italian father and Ethiopian mother. She later relocated to Bologna, Italy. Ghermandi is also the creator and lead singer of The Atse Tewodros Project, an artistic collaboration between Ethiopian and Italian musicians.

Happy International Documentary Day! Here are some selections featuring Romance Language speaking countries and language...
04/16/2026

Happy International Documentary Day! Here are some selections featuring Romance Language speaking countries and languages!

We are saddened to share the news that Paolo Cherchi, Professor Emeritus of Italian and Spanish Literatures, passed away...
04/14/2026

We are saddened to share the news that Paolo Cherchi, Professor Emeritus of Italian and Spanish Literatures, passed away on April 4, 2026.

Paolo, born in 1937, in Oschiri (Sassari), Sardinia, was a philologist of international renown and prodigious productivity, and a member of the Accademia dei Lincei, the highest academic honor in Italy. He received his laurea in lettere from the University of Cagliari in 1962, and his PhD in Romance Languages from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1966. He taught at the University of Chicago from 1965 to 2003. He will be dearly missed.

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