Romance Languages & Literatures
The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures (RL&L) is a cornerstone of the Humanities at Wesleyan and the university’s gateway to the French-, Italian-, Portuguese-, and Spanish-speaking worlds. We represent literary and cultural traditions that extend from the Middle Ages to the present. We teach languages, literatures and cultures that span Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Our students develop and apply their knowledge and skills through the extracurricular activities and study abroad opportunities that we promote. Through a network of collaborations across departments and divisions, we support a wide array of majors, academic programs and initiatives.
April 10, 2026 • By Griffin Abdo On the Record is a column about getting to know our professors through their music taste, built around a deceptively simple question: What’s your favorite album of all time? For Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies Veronica Brownstone, the answer begins in her childhood living room ... Read more
Professor Michael Meere and Cameron Bonnevie (French Studies and Neuroscience & Behavior, ’23) co-presented a paper titled “Talking about Transition in Early Modern France: The Case of Germain Garnier” at the 44th Annual International Conference of the Society of Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth-Century Studies, held at Smith College, November 7-9, 2025. Through the story of Germain ... Read more
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