Department of World Languages and Cultures - Elon University

10/06/2026

Interested in the humanities but unsure where they will take you? Join us Wednesday, October 7th to explore Career Paths for Humanities Majors! Enjoy a free meal and find your path!

09/29/2026

National German Week starting on Thursday, October 1 ( with Oktoberfest!). Check out all the events they have planned!!! 🤯🤩😱💥

09/26/2026

Happy family weekend from the WLC! It was great meeting everyone! Elon University Elon Arts & Sciences Elon World Lang. & Cultures Elon University Admissions German Studies at Elon University All Things French at Elon University

09/19/2026

Week 4 of the semester = WLC has lots to celebrate! Stay tuned for amazing news! In the meantime: Happy weekend! Elon University Elon Arts & Sciences Elon World Lang. & Cultures German Studies at Elon University All Things French at Elon University B**r Republic

09/03/2026

It's so hot, of course we are thinking of our summer adventures! The WLC travelled the world this summer, presenting at conferences, going to workshops, and having tons of fun! Elon University Elon Arts & Sciences Elon World Lang. & Cultures All Things French at Elon University Elon University Classics Club German Studies at Elon University elonspanishclub

09/03/2026

You learned all about our language clubs at Org Fair, now it's time for ice cream 🍨🍦! Join us Friday, 2pm, by Alamance Fountain for sundaes, and find out about the languages at Elon! Elon University Elon Arts & Sciences Elon World Lang. & Cultures Elon University Admissions Elon Registrar

08/31/2026

On the Margins of Home: a free fall film series of Spanish and Latin American cinema

The Department of World Languages and Cultures invites the Elon community to "En los márgenes del hogar / On the Margins of Home," a five-film series of recent Hispanic and Latin American cinema running this fall.

The series is built around one deceptively simple question: what does it mean to belong - to a nation, a family, a body, a system - and what happens when that belonging is threatened, reinvented, or revealed to have been fragile all along? Across six countries of production and registers from near-future thriller to animated epic to family tragicomedy, these films place their characters at the edges of home.

All screenings are free and open to the public, on and off campus. Films are in Spanish with English subtitles.

Friday, September 11 · 5:30 PM · Turner Theatre
Artificial Justice (Justicia artificial) · 2024 · Dir. Simón Casal · Spain
In a near-future Spain, an AI system stands ready to replace human judges in the courtroom. A taut thriller about what we surrender when machines take over the work of justice.

Friday, September 25 · 5:30 PM · Turner Theatre
Beloved Tropic (Querido Trópico) · 2024 · Dir. Ana Endara · Colombia / Panamá
Panama's official submission to the 98th Academy Awards. A Colombian immigrant caregiver and a wealthy woman slipping into dementia forge a bond that neither blood nor class can explain.

Thursday, October 22 · 5:30 PM · KOBC 101
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (Batman Azteca: Choque de Imperios) · 2025 · Dir. Juan Meza-León · México / USA
A globally recognized superhero transplanted into Aztec civilization at the moment of the Spanish conquest — popular culture as a vehicle for decolonial imagination.

Thursday, October 29 · 5:30 PM · Turner Theatre
Zafari · 2024 · Dir. Mariana Rondón · Brasil / México / Perú / Venezuela
A dystopian black comedy charting the collapse of Venezuelan society — formally inventive, morally urgent, and squarely on the questions of inequality and migration across the Americas.

Friday, November 13 · 5:30 PM · Turner Theatre
Pérez Rodríguez · 2024 · Dir. Humberto Tavárez · Dominican Republic
A Dominican family whose celebrations become the stage for secrets, conflict, and love across generations. Tender and satirical in equal measure.

The series is made possible by a Pragda Spanish Film Club grant.

08/31/2026

It's Polyglot Lunches time again! Join us alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 11:45am in Lakeside for free lunch, and meet and mingle with people at Elon learning or speaking your language! We start tomorrow, September 1! Elon University Elon Arts & Sciences Elon World Lang. & Cultures Elon Dining Services

04/29/2026

04/22/2026

Check out this wonderful story about Dr. Bethanny Sudibyo in Today at Elon!

Through her teaching, research and campus involvement, Bethanny Sudibyo is creating spaces where students feel a sense of belonging, something she says first drew her to Elon.