Chinese Cinema Meets Digital Humanities with Christopher Rea (2/28)
How can we use digital platforms—including social media—to enhance research and learning on modern China? How can we make the “obscure” (to non-specialists) discoverable? What are the expected and unexpected results of making an audiovisual archive public, as measured by views, comments, likes, or Google Analytics data? And what happens when your book project morphs […]
Korean Literature and Film Club Screening (11/15)
Germany on Campus: Documentary Film “Power to Change – the Energy Rebellion” (2016, in German with English Subtitles) (11/8)
Please join us to learn about efforts by individual activists, entrepreneurs, engineers and dreamers in Germany and neighboring European countries to facilitate the transition to an energy future without fossil fuels. There will be a discussion after the film, led by graduate student Paulina Carregha Garcia (MBA Social Impact, MS Energy and Environment, Spring 24) […]
Liling Huang Received 2023 ACTFL Research Priorities Initiative Grant Award
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has selected the study by Senior lecturer Liling Huang to be part of the 2023 research priorities grant initiative, along with 12 other studies nationwide. “The purpose of the ACTFL Research Priorities Project is to support empirical research on six priority areas that are currently critical […]
WLL Potluck and Alexandria Journal Launch Party (10/17)
An informal gathering for Comparative Literature majors and minors, seniors in XL 479, MFA in Literary Translation students, Alexandria contributors, BUWA members, and WLL faculty. Come celebrate the WLL community and the new issue of the student-run journal Alexandria! Don’t worry about bringing anything; faculty will cook. The potluck will take place in the WLL lounge […]
Middle East & South Asia Tea (10/18)
When: October 18th, 5-7pm Where: STH 611 and 636 Stop by for a quick study break or a leisurely conversation over Turkish tea (or American coffee), ma’moul cookies, and traditional Middle Eastern snacks. 5-7pm tea in STH 611: Get to know your community of language students and faculty, meet our wonderful FLTAs in Arabic and […]
Japanese Program Coffee Hour
Join the Japanese Language Program for the first Coffee Hour this semester this Friday, 9/15 from 1:25-2:15pm at EPC 205. For those who are new to Japanese Program, Coffee Hour is where you can get together and talk (either in Japanese or English), exchange information (new anime, good restaurants, etc.), and most importantly make new […]
The Last Pomegranate Tree (10/02)
Chuseok Festival and Korean Major Launching Party (9/27)
When: September 27th, 5-6pm Where: STH B23-24 Come to celebrate Korea’s biggest autumn festival and the kickoff of our Korean major program with food, traditional games, and chatter! Register using the QR code on the flyer below.
Haunted Sites and Immersive Plays: A Conversation with Yulia Ginis (10/3)
When: Tuesday, October 3rd, 4-6pm Where: 121 Bay State Rd Join us for a Conversation with Yulia Ginis, founding director of Jerusalem’s Mystorin Theatre Group. Jerusalem-based Mystorin Theatre Group specializes in outdoor, site-specific and immersive performances in alternative venues such as schools, disused malls, and Tel Aviv’s seven-story Central Bus Station. In a rare visit […]