Author: Michael Williams

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).

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 […]

Quinteiro Pires Presents at MLA

Francisco Quinteiro Pires, a visiting professor at BU Romance Studies, recently presented a paper at the annual Modern Language Association convention titled “Sensing the ‘Discovery’:  The First Contacts According to Pero Vaz de Caminha and Davi Kopenawa.” From his abstract: “This presentation explores the cultural frictions in the first contacts between Amerindians and non-indigenous people […]

6th Annual Conference on Second-Language Learning & Disabilities

Join us for our upcoming conference dedicated to fostering inclusive classrooms. Our primary focus is to empower educators in the field of second language learning to develop a curriculum that embraces the diversity among students, ensuring their representation and fostering a classroom environment rooted in tolerance and respect. The Department of Romance Studies at Boston […]

Calderón Villón Publishes Article

Estef Calderón Villón has published an article titled, “The Erotics of Play: An Asexual Reading of the Poetic Work of José María Eguren” in ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, in their Fall 2023 issue, “Queer in Latin America (and Beyond).” In December, Calderón Villón participated in a panel that was held on the occasion […]