MIT – Lecturer in Spanish
Lecturer in Spanish – Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Global Languages unit, invites applications for one full-time position as a Lecturer in Spanish. This is a three-year appointment beginning July 1, 2024, with the possibility of indefinite renewals based on favorable performance reviews. This position includes full benefits. Responsibilities […]
The Image Conference
We are pleased to share with you the Call for Papers for the Fourteenth International Conference on The Image, to be hosted by the University of San Jorge, Zaragoza, Spain, 15-16 November 2023. For over 10 years, we’ve offered a place for researchers, theoreticians, practitioners, and teachers from areas of interest including: architecture, art, cognitive […]
VocUM 2023: Language & Memory
We are delighted to announce the call for submissions for the tenth edition of VocUM, taking place on November 8th, 9th and 10th, 2023. What is [Voc]UM ? VocUM is an international colloquium organized annually by students of Université de Montréal from different fields of study relating to language. It is the only multidisciplinary conference […]
NeMLA – DEI in the Classroom
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in the Classroom As the pandemic has brought to the surface the profound division and polarization that affect our societies, including the plague of systemic racism, the silver lining is the greater attention given to the representation of minorities in the humanities, including the teaching of language and culture. […]
XV Congreso internacional de la Asociacion Espanola de Estudios Literarios Hispanoamericanos
REVISITAR el BOOM y PRIMER CONGRESO de ESCRITORES en ESPAÑOL 19 a 22 de septiembre de 2023 Casa de Colón (Gran Canaria-Islas Canarias) For more information, see: www.aeelh.org. El XV Congreso de la Asociación Española de Estudios Literarios Hispanoamericanos ha acordado, a propuesta de la Dra. Carmen Márquez, rendir homenaje al Primer Encuentro de Escritores […]
The Sustainability Conference
We are pleased to share with you the Call for Papers for the Twentieth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability, to be hosted by the University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 24-26 January 2024. Program On Sustainability Research Network is brought together by a common concern for sustainability from a holistic perspective, where […]
Romance Studies Celebrates 2023 Graduates
The BU Romance Studies Department held our annual commencement ceremony last Friday, May 19. Congratulations to all of our 2023 graduates! PhD in Hispanic Language & Literatures (Dissertation titles in italics) Gerardo Cruz, La aporía postnacional: Identidades posthumanas y espectrales en la literatura y las artes latinoamericanas contemporáneas Teresa Gelardo Rodríguez, Una rosa bajo la arena. Doña Rosita […]
James Iffland to Retire
James (Jim) Iffland, professor of Spanish, is retiring from BU after a lengthy 49 year career as a teacher, scholar, and mentor. Iffland earned his PhD in Spanish from Brown University and joined Boston University in 1974. During his almost fifty years in the Department of Romance Studies, he has excelled in all areas of […]
Bobroff & Webb to Design Anti-Racist Curriculum
Dr. Maria Bobroff and Dr. Lillie Webb have been selected for the Designing Anti-Racist Curricula Fellowship for the 2023-2024 academic year. During this year-long fellowship, they will meet with other members of their cohort to explore anti-racist frameworks and discuss curriculum development. Their project focuses on creating diverse and inclusive supplemental materials for LF111-LF212, with […]
Four RS Students Defend Dissertations
Congratulations to the four Romance Studies doctoral students who successfully defended their dissertations in the spring ’23 semester! Gerardo Cruz, PhD in Hispanic Language & Literatures, wrote his dissertation, La aporía postnacional: identidades posthumanas y espectrales en la literatura y las artes Latinoamericanos contemporáneas, with Prof. Rodrigo Lopes de Barros as his first reader. José […]