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The Division brings together individuals dedicated to the study of literatures, cultures, and languages from humanistic and interdisciplinary perspectives.

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The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages hosts five departments, as well as the èצӰÏñ Language Center.

Events

April
28
Date
Monday, April 28, 2025. 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane èצӰÏñ Way, Building 260, èצӰÏñ, CA 94305
216

Magic in the Web of It: On the Agency of Omens and Totems.

This talk is a reflection on the agency of artifacts…

April
29
Date
Tuesday, April 29, 2025. 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location
Encina Commons
615 Crothers Way, èצӰÏñ, CA 94305
123

Tens of thousands of Palestinians migrated to the Americas in the final decades of the nineteenth century and early decades of the twentieth. By…

April
29
Date
Tuesday, April 29, 2025. 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane èצӰÏñ Way, Building 260, èצӰÏñ, CA 94305
Room 216

With Speaker: Patricia Feise (Gerda Henkel Visiting Professor, German Studies)


Abstract: Hannah Arendt, author of seminal works in…

News

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Below is the form link to submit papers for the DLCL Undergraduate Academic Prizes / Department Awards. 
On November 14, the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures hosted a panel session featuring members of Cultural Forces, a cultural arm of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during their 2nd music tour of gratitude to America.
With deep sadness, we mourn the loss of Professor Elizabeth Bernhardt, a distinguished scholar, educator, and cherished member of the DLCL community. Elizabeth was a pioneering figure in second-language acquisition and literacy, shaping the academic lives of countless students and colleagues.

Research Unit

Speakers in a Symposium

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.

Female Speakers in a Symposium

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 èצӰÏñ 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.

Students Listening to a Speaker

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 èצӰÏñ departments.