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 Stanford Language Center.
Events
459 Lasuen Mall, Stanford, CA 94305
Hohbach Hall Presentation Room (HH122)
Please join the Stanford Camerata for the inaugural iteration of their lecture-and-roundtable series Musica Transdisciplinas. Co-…
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), 450 Jane Stanford Way Building 360, Stanford, CA 94305
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The history of Jews in the Red Army is an integral part of the history of Soviet Jewry. Under Soviet rule, Jews became eligible for military…
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
Rm 252, Germany Library
Please join the Italian Lecture Series talk entitled "Contemporary Italian Serial Television Casting and Gendered Labor" by Prof. Dana Renga (…
News
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 Stanford 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 Stanford departments.