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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 Stanford Language Center.

Events

October
9
Date
Wednesday, October 9, 2024. 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
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Organized and hosted by the Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS).

Fiona Griffiths (Stanford) will…

October
11
Date
Friday, October 11, 2024. 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
252

Wan Tang, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISPANIC STUDIES AT BOSTON COLLEGE

October
15
Date
Tuesday, October 15, 2024. 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location
Building 260, Pigott Hall
450 Jane Stanford Way, Building 260, Stanford, CA 94305
252

Maha Nassar (Modern Middle East History, Islamic Studies, University of Arizona) will give a talk titled "Steadfast on Campus: A…

News

Cintia Santana’s poetry collection, The Disordered Alphabet (Four Way Books, 2023) received the 43rd Annual Northern California Book Award.
The DLCL joins the international digital humanities community in remembering the life and legacy of C. Michael Sperberg-McQueen (1954-2024). Michael received his B.A. in German Studies and Comparative Literature with distinction, and with Honors in German Studies at Stanford in 1977, along with an M.A.
The Department of German Studies at Stanford University is pleased to announce the Gerda Henkel Visiting Professorship for 2025-26 and to request applications, due by November 29, 2024.

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 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.

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 Stanford departments.