2012 Award Winners Announced
The department is pleased to announce the winners of our 2012 academic achievement awards. College Award for Excellence, Modern Languages & Comparative Literature Richard Russell Hayes, Jr. Chinese Language and Literature Jessica Cai, Barbara Argote Senior Award Comparative Literature Beverly Ang, Barbara Argote Junior Award German Language and Literature Hillary Gospodarek, Barbara Argote Junior Award Nicholas Sawyer, Barbara Argote... More
MLCL Launches Facebook Page
The Department of Modern Languages & Comparative Literature has launched its first Facebook page. The MLCL Facebook page will provide information about the department, including news, announcements, lectures, and events. Accompanying the creation of this page, we have also launched a unique group page for current students, faculty, staff, and alumni... More
Comparative Lit. major Wins BU Humanities Award
Congratulations to Comparative Literature major Anna Diorio, who has won a BU Center for the Humanities Award!
BU Deaf Student’s Journey to Master Arabic
http://www.bu.edu/today/2012/torys-story/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJoWRWTAqQ&cc=1
Anna Zielinska-Elliot’s Guide to Murakami’s Tokyo published
Congratulations to MLCL's Dr. Anna Zielinska-Elliott on the publication of her book Haruki Murakami i jego Tokio. Przewodnik nie tylko literacki (Haruki Murakami and his Tokyo: A Not-Just-Literary Guide).
Wiebke Denecke’s Norton Anthology published
Congratulations to Wiebke Denecke, MLCL Assistant Professor of Chinese, Japanese and Comparative Literature, on the publication of the new six-volume Norton Anthology of World Literature, of which she was co-editor.
MLCL student wins top prize at Japanese Speech Contest
MLCL student Lauren Makishima took first prize on April 22 at the Japanese Speech Contest sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan. Twelve finalists representing Harvard, MIT and other schools in the area competed in the advanced division. Lauren's talk addressed Japanese homogeneous cultural identity and what it means to be... More
A Deep Approach to Foreign Language Teaching: Lecture by Dr. Francois Tochon
A Deep Approach to Foreign Language Teaching Dr. Francois Victor Tochon, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Wisconsin-Madison WEDNESDAY MAY 2nd 1:00-3:00 pm CAS 132 SPONSORED BY MLCL and the Institute for the Study of Muslim Societies and Civilizations Organizer: Dr. Roberta Micallef Foreign Language Education is handicapped by paradoxes that... More
Greater Boston Cherry Blossom Festival
The Japan Society of Boston's 100th annual Cherry Blossom Festival is happening this spring starting in March and ending in May. Highlights of this festival include Mizue Sawano "Eternal Return" Art Exhibit "Cherry Trees" Japanese Paintings by Meiko Kinoshita Explore Cherry Blossoms: Plant Spotlight on Prunus 2012 ANNUAL DINNER The 2nd Annual Japanese... More
Chinese New Year Celebrated
Chinese Language Program hosted "Chinese New Year Party" on Feb 10, 2012. It featured a variety of 25 performances, language, and cultural activities. 180 students and faculty members attended this event.