Burgon Presents at Symposium
Haleigh Burgon recently presented a paper at the “2024 Manuscript (HE)ART Symposium,” a conference initiated by organizers from Princeton and the Research Group on Manuscript Evidence to honor Dr. Jesse Hurlbut, one of her past professors and mentors. Haleigh tells us: “My paper was entitled, “Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary, How Does Your Garden Grow? : […]
Saar Gives Paper Colloquium
On Saturday, February 24, Kara Saar presented a paper at the 20th and 21st Century French and Francophone Studies International Colloquium, held in Philadelphia. Her presentation was titled “Faire la meuf: Girlhood and Liberation in Emmanuelle Nicot’s Dalva.” Dalva (2022) is the first feature film by director Emmanuelle Nicot, and tells the story of a […]
6th Annual 2nd Language Learning & Disabilities Conference Next Week!
Next week, BU Romance Studies will host our 6th Annual Second-Language Learning and Disabilities Conference. The conference, taking place in-person on March 1st and online on March 2nd, “aims to provide language educators with tools and strategies for creating inclusive curricula and a classroom climate of tolerance and respect”, according to its organizers. Conference organizer […]
RS Graduate Students Conference
REMEMBERED & FORGOTTEN APRIL 13, 2024 Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. 1984, George Orwell Whom do we remember as time passes by? Whom have we forgotten? Boston University’s Department of Romance Studies invites graduate students to submit proposals that challenge the traditional interpretation of literary works […]
Mathieu Publishes Book Review
Lionel Mathieu, Senior Lecturer in French, has published a review of an introductory book on the scientific study of writing in the history of language, in Linguist List. Introducing Historical Orthography (Condorelli, 2022) is the first comprehensive introduction to a burgeoning field of scientific inquiry, focused on the genesis, development, and evolution of humanity’s singular […]
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).