The Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures welcomed two new non-tenure track faculty members this fall.
Francesco Ferrari earned his undergrad and master’s from the University of Bologna (Italy), and his PhD in Italian Studies at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research examines the notion of nostalgia in Italian culture and literature between 19th and 20th centuries. Francesco taught Italian classes and developed activities for students of Italian at UIUC before joining our department to teach Italian at Illinois State. Prof. Ferrari teaches Italian Language and General Education courses in our department.
Kazumi Hartry earned an MA from Austin Peay State University in Tennessee where she also taught Japanese. Since moving to Bloomington, she has taught Japanese and ESL at Heartland and with the Japanese Saturday School Program. Prof. Hartry teaches all levels of Japanese in our department.
