"Entitled Opinions" Returns
Robert Harrison's weekly radio talk show, "Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature)," has returned to Stanford's college radio station, KZSU FM 90.1. Listen every Tuesday from noon to 1:00. For past discussions, please visit the show's homepage.

"Italian, Others" - Film Series
The Department of French & Italian presents a spring film series on new Italian cinema every Wednesday evening at 7:30pm at the Casa Italiana. The films are free and open to the public. For more information, click here.

2009 CICIS Annual Conference
The annual conference of the California Interdisciplinary Consortium of Italian Studies (CICIS) was held at Stanford, March 6-7, 2009. Click here for more information.

The Re-Enchantment of the World
A collection of essays edited by Josh Landy and Michael Saler. Many of our professors have contributed essays, including Robert Harrison, Sepp Gumbrecht, Dan Edelstein and Michel Serres. Click here to learn more.

Robert Harrison in The New York Review of Books
Read Professor Harrison's review of A Passion for Nature: The Life of John Muir by Donald Worster here.

The Stanford-École normale supérieure Visiting Research Fellowship
Click here for more information.

Review of Robert Harrison's Gardens
Read a review of Robert's book, Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition in the Spectator.

René Girard in the Stanford Report
Read the article about René Girard, one of the "immortels" of the Académie française, in the Stanford Report.

"The Montreal Interview"
Read Professor Jean-Marie Apostolides' interview with Alexandre Trudel here.

Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition
Read an excerpt from Professor Robert Harrison's new book, Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition, at the University of Chicago Press.

Michel Serres' Blog
Professor Michel Serres has a blog to discuss literature, philosophy, and the humanities. You can visit his blog by clicking here. Professor Serres will be teaching his "Philosophy and Literature" course (FRENLIT 293B) Spring quarter. Keep checking this page for details.