The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures encompasses the study of French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Yiddish-speaking worlds. More than 100 courses are offered every year, from introductory language classes to advanced graduate seminars in literature and theory.
Explore early modern, modern, and contemporary French literature, as well as in topics in cultural studies, film, and the teaching of the French language.
A leading force in literary criticism with recognized strength in the intersection of literature and philosophy from the Enlightenment to the present.
Offers language instruction in Hebrew and Yiddish along with a wide range of offerings on the literature and culture of the Jewish diaspora (the Americas, Europe, Israel).
Study Italian language from the elementary level through advanced composition and grammar, as well as literature, film, and cultural studies.
The department offers a major in two different configurations: a dual-language option, and a three-language option.
Experience the importance and influence of the Iberian, Latin American, and Luso-Afro-Brazilian histories, cultures, and languages worldwide.
The program in French at Johns Hopkins is pleased to announce that with the generous assistance of the French Embassy in the United States, the Centre Louis Marin will host […]
The National Endowment for the Arts announced that MLL PhD candidate Brad Harmon is one of 22 translators selected to receive a Literature Translation Fellowship. This fellowship will support the translation […]
The 2024 issue of German MLN is now available. The issue, edited by Christiane Frey, Rochelle Tobias and David Martyn, is entitled Sensus non-communis and features articles by Michel Chaouli, […]