Recent Alumni

Kyle Bijan Rosen  received his Ph.D. in German Poetry and Philosophy from the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at UCLA in 2023. His dissertation, The Speculative Lyric: Poetic…

Paul Kurek received his Ph.D. in Germanic Languages and Literatures from the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at UCLA, where he also completed a certificate in Urban Humanities….

Marianna Nespoli received her Ph.D. in Italian from the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies at UCLA in 2023. Her dissertation, Bitter Rice: A Cultural History of Rice in…

Damjan Rakonjac earned two PhDs from UCLA: one in Musicology (2023) and a second in French & Francophone Studies (2024). Damjan is currently the Visiting Assistant Professor of Musicology at…

Alexa Barger is a PhD candidate in the French section of the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies. Her dissertation, “Working Together,” examines the roles of solidarity and care…

Lena Sophie Trüper is a Ph.D. candidate in European Languages and Transcultural Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research interests include visual popular science, histories of cybernetics,…

Danielle Hanzalik is a Ph.D. candidate the French and Francophone Studies section of ELTS. She received her B.A. in French and English from UC Berkeley where she was inducted into the Phi…

Jodie is a Ph.D. Candidate in the French and Francophone Studies section, specializing in medieval French literature. She is interested in the intersections between literature and society, specifically in understanding…

Arpi Melikyan was a Ph.D. candidate in the French section of the Department of European Languages & Transcultural Studies at University of California, Los Angeles. Her doctoral research examines representations…