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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

April
25
Date
Friday, April 25, 2025. 9:00am - Saturday, April 26, 2025. 6:00pm
Location
Humanities Center
424 Santa Teresa Street, Stanford, CA 94305

Join us for the first ever conference of Kurdish Literature at Stanford!

The title question, Kî ne em?Who are we?, could…

April
25
Date
Friday, April 25, 2025. 11:30am - 12:30pm
April
25
Date
Friday, April 25, 2025. 2:00pm

Before the Storm: Corn and Knowledge Production in 18th-Century Mexico

Ivonne Del Valle Associate Professor of Spanish…

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 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.