FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics

09/06/2026

Silvia Valisa, Ph.D. in the FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics, co-organized the panel “Italian Ecopoetry in Translation: An Ecology of Attention” and presented her paper at the Poetry’s Environments Conference at the University of Leeds. 🌿✍️🇮🇹

Florida State University

09/03/2026

Save the date! Our upcoming seminar, titled "What Can Literature Do When It Can Do Nothing?," will explore writing's role in cultural and social change.

Patrick Chamoiseau, our special invited guest, is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist from Martinique. The seminar will also feature speakers Patrick Crowley (University of Galway), Charles Forsdick (University of Cambridge), Maeve McCusker (Queen's University Belfast), and Martin Munro (FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics).

🗓️ Tuesday, Nov. 3
⏰ 3:30-5:30 p.m.
📍 Diffenbaugh Building (Room 009)

For more event details, visit: fla.st/XO9JXEH5.

Florida State University, FSU Global

09/01/2026

Undergraduate Scholarships:
The Winthrop-King Institute offers a wide range of undergraduate scholarships to support students in the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics.

For more details about these scholarships and how to apply, click below on the language in which you are interested:
https://winthropking.fsu.edu/funding-opportunities/undergraduate-scholarships

09/01/2026

Welcome to fall semester 2026! We start our beloved Stammtisch tradition today (Tuesday, September 1st), and will meet Tuesdays from 5-6pm (17-18hrs) as usual inside the Strozier Cafe. (No meeting in the last week of classes or as indicated by instructors.) Watch out for updates, and see you all there for fun, games, conversation, and German practice! ☕️☕️☕️🌞🤗🇩🇪
Florida State University German Program

09/01/2026

Mark your calendars for Fall 2026! 🍁✨

Save this post for your weekly routine and scan the QR code to join our WhatsApp & GroupMe group chats so you never miss an update. All languages and skill levels welcome - see you there! 👋

09/01/2026

It's official! 🎉 Florida State University has launched the FSU Humanities Center within the FSU College of Arts & Sciences, establishing an interdisciplinary hub to advance humanities research and expand the field’s visibility across the university and beyond.

“The Humanities Center reflects the legacy of FSU’s commitment to the advancement of the humanities,” said FSU President Richard McCullough. “We are creating new opportunities for faculty, students, staff and the community to collaborate, pursue important research and further strengthen the humanities at FSU.”

Affiliated units from the FSU College of Arts and Sciences 📚
▶️ FSU Department of Classics
▶️ FSU English Department
▶️ FSU Department of History
▶️ FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics
▶️ FSU Department of Philosophy
▶️ FSU Department of Religion

Affiliated units from the College of Fine Arts at Florida State University 🎨
▶️ FSU Department of Art History
▶️ Theatre and Performance Research program (The School of Theatre at Florida State)

Affiliated units from the Florida State University College of Music 🎶
▶️ Musicology program
▶️ Music Theory and Composition program

To check out the full story, visit: fla.st/UHJNSI2N.

Florida State University Division of Research

09/01/2026

FSU Humanities Center announces the inaugural class of dissertation fellows:
Joachim F. Adams (top left) is a doctoral candidate in French working with associate professor of French Michelle Bumatay in the FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics. His dissertation, “Queering Africanity: Affective Realism and Passive Intolerance in Francophone Sub-Saharan African Literature,” focuses on LGBTQ+ representation in Francophone African literature.
Read more about Joachim and the other dissertation fellows at: https://artsandsciences.fsu.edu/article/fsu-humanities-center-announces-inaugural-class-dissertation-fellows
FSU College of Arts & Sciences
FSU Humanities Center

08/29/2026

08/29/2026

“Even when we think we’re doing a grammar check, [AI] models shift the meaning of what we write," said Thomas Juzek, assistant professor of computational linguistics in the FSU Department of Modern Languages & Linguistics.

Education Week recently quoted Juzek in an article exploring how some classrooms are using AI to help children learn to read.

To check out the full article, visit: bit.ly/4zEcYbX.

Florida State University, Florida State University Division of Research

08/27/2026

Welcome! 💜

This Fall, the Italian Program has very exciting events planned for you and we hope to see you all there!