French & Francophone Studies Doctoral Track

The Department of Romance Studies at Duke University has a distinguished tradition of doctoral programs in French literatures. Through collaboration with other departments and programs, the Graduate Program in Literature and programs in Women's Studies, Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Canadian and Québec Studies, Afro-American Studies, among others, numerous opportunities exist for interdisciplinary study and research. Individual interests and disciplinary combinations thus find ample room for development in a rich and diversified institutional setting.

The Duke Difference

The Duke Department of Romance Studies has a nationally and internationally recognized faculty of specialists in many fields and critical methods. The Duke learning environment includes exceptional library and computer facilities in the humanities. Perkins Library, one of the nation's major research libraries, houses among others the Gustave Lanson Collection in French. During the academic year, the department sponsors numerous lectures and visits by distinguished critics and writers. The department provides computer facilities and instruction in the use of computer-assisted teaching and research programs, including on-line textual databases.