Datel & Bobroff Present on Alternative Grading
On Friday, January 26, María Datel and Maria Bobroff presented at a virtual conference organized by the Center for Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California, “Grading Less – Learning More through Ungrading in World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.” Their presentations were entitled, “Utilizing Self-Assessment and Rubrics in Student-Led Interviews” and “Specs Grading […]
Dr. Robin Mitchell Speaks with LF 860 Class
Dr. Robin Mitchell (SUNY Buffalo), historian of 19th-century France, came to speak with Prof. Rachel Mesch’s LF 860 class about her research process. Dr. Mitchell is the author of the acclaimed 2020 book, Vénus Noire: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-Century France. The class was delighted to speak with her!
Quispe Publishes on Luis Cernuda
The Boletín de la Academica Peruana de la Lengua has published an article by our student José Quispe. Quispe is a PhD student in our Hispanic Language & Literatures program. Quispe tells us: “The paper is about the poetic work of Luis Cernuda during his years of exile due to the Spanish Civil War, and […]
2024 Disabilities Conference Full Schedule Released
BU Romance Studies will host our 6th Annual Conference on Second-Language Learning & Disabilities on March 1st and 2nd. According to conference organizers, “This event is designed to support instructors in creating anti-oppressive curricula that celebrate students’ unique differences through exploring research and pedagogical strategies that promote understanding, representation, and support for students with disabilities” […]
Hamilton College – Visiting Positions in Hispanic Studies
Hamilton College has just announced two visiting positions in Hispanic Studies, one in pre-1800 literature and cultures of Spain (complete description and application link at https://apply.interfolio.com/140212) and the other in Latin American literature and cultures (complete description and application link at http://apply.interfolio.com/140206).
2024 Conference Keynote Speaker & Other Details Announced!
22nd International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities
Theme: Traveling Concepts, the Transfer and Translation of Ideas in the Humanities. Hosted by Sapienza University of Rome. Deadline to submit a proposal: March 26, 2024. Additional information here.
19th Century French Studies Association Colloquium
The 2024 Semicentennial Colloquium of NCFS, on the theme of Producing and Receiving the 19th Century, will be held at Duke University from September 19-21, at the beautiful Washington Duke Inn, with a Keynote by Laure Murat, a musical event by Gabriel Richard, and other delights. Please plan ahead: due to the football season at Duke, […]
UPenn Conference
Motion, Medium, Message February 16-17, 2024 University of Pennsylvania – Graduate Conference Department of Spanish and Portuguese Keynote Speakers: Edmundo Paz-Soldán (Cornell) and Zeb Tortorici (NYU) Call for papers To become, displace, flip, withdraw, spin, convey, escape, dance, halt. Movement – or its absence – is experienced everywhere. It finds its carrier, its medium: in […]
Auburn University
The Auburn University Department of Curriculum and Teaching is seeking to hire a clinical assistant professor in foreign language education. We are looking for individuals who can teach as well as expand the program. Additionally, we are hoping to attract applicants who have a background in literacy and/or linguistics (through coursework or professional experience), so they might teach a class […]