The Department of Romance Studies houses two area studies centers, the Center for French and Francophone Studies and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Duke’s Center for French and Francophone Studies (CFFS) is the hub for all people and things related to, and interested in, the French language in its diverse expressions. Its home is the Department of Romance Studies but it reaches out across the Duke campus. By nature, it is multidisciplinary and as international as our faculty and students. It celebrates, and interrogates, the protean nature of “Francophonie” through public events and discussions, collaborative research projects, and service-oriented initiatives.
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, in cooperation with the Consortium in Latin American Studies at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill:
- Supports Latin American and Caribbean research, teaching, and learning
- Brings Latin American and Caribbean scholars and practitioners to Duke University
- Supports and offers Latin American and Caribbean courses
- Offers undergraduate and graduate student certificates
- Promotes special fellowships, research travel awards, and conference travel grants in Latin American and Caribbean Studies
- Organizes, sponsors, and co-sponsors talks and conferences on campus
- Collaborates with other universities, student organizations, alumni, and local schools
- Promotes the study of languages and cultures of the Americas