FRENC-PHD - French (PhD)

Pursuing a PhD in French literature and culture allows students to explore the many facets of French and Francophone cultures from a literary, historical, philosophical, artistic, and more generally interdisciplinary perspective, drawing it into an active dialogue with contemporary global culture. While receiving a strong foundation in the French and Francophone literary traditions, students are encouraged to contextualize and problematize these texts with coursework in philosophy, political science, anthropology, film and media studies, art history, history of science, and medical humanities. The program is committed to forming PhD graduates capable of teaching French and Francophone literature and culture at all levels but also articulate public intellectuals, able to connect their academic pursuits to real-world problems. 

Information on how to apply for graduate study at Stanford is available on the university’s  Graduate Admissions website. Application information specific to French and Italian  can be found at https://dlcl.stanford.edu/departments/french-and-italian.