RS Professors Recognized at BUCH Book Celebration
Congratulations to Rodrigo Lopes de Barros, James Iffland, and Christopher Maurer, who were celebrated at the annual BU Center for Humanities Faculty Book Celebration on March 23, for the publication of their recent books: James Iffland, Para llegar a Roque Dalton: pequeños infiernos y otros paraísos (estudio político-poético) TOMO I & II, Editorial de la […]
Northeastern University Writing Program
Northeastern University’s Writing Program is currently hiring several Postdoctoral Teaching Associates for 2-year, full-time positions. Applications are due April 15. We invite recent PhD (or equivalent) recipients from a variety of fields to apply, and would appreciate your assistance with forwarding this email to anyone in your program who might be an eligible candidate. Postdocs teach a […]
Huckle Publishes Translations
Nicholas Huckle, a Master Lecturer in French, provided translations for three of the essays in the recent English publication of Yve-Alain Bois: An Oblique Autobiography (edited by Jordan Kantor). The book is a collection of essays by the French academic Yve-Alain Bois, an expert on 20th century European and American art. Huckle translated the following […]
Bentley – Adjunct Lecturer French
Job Description Summary The Modern Languages Department at Bentley University is seeking a qualified part-time Adjunct Lecturer in French for Fall 2023. Candidates must possess a minimum of a MA in French, native or near-native proficiency in both English and French, evidence of teaching effectiveness in French language coursework and a recently demonstrated interest in […]
UMass Boston – New England Translators Association
The NETA Academic Division, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Boston, welcomes panels and presentations proposed and organized by professors or students. We will also review professor panel discussions and roundtables. This is an invaluable opportunity for translation and interpreting trainers to share their expertise and together advance the field of translation studies. It […]
MLA 2024 – 19th c French
Please consider submitting an abstract for one of the two 19th-c French LLC Forum guaranteed sessions at the MLA 2024: Excess A panel on different forms of excess, extremism, and polarization during the long 19th century in the French-speaking world. Submit a 250-word abstract to cbrossillon@ursinus.edu by March 15, 2023. Recycling A roundtable with short papers on […]
2023 Observatorio Instituto Cervantes Symposium
2023 Observatorio Instituto Cervantes Symposium **DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 31.** New Perspectives on Hispanic Cultures La lengua española en/para la ciencia y la tecnología Spanish in/for Science and Technology Call for Papers The Cervantes Institute at Harvard University once more invites researchers interested in the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures to present their work to the academic community. This year’s Symposium […]
Alumnus Matthew Yost Publishes Article
Matthew Yost, a 2017 graduate of our doctoral program in French Language & Literature, has published an article in the journal French Studies. Yost’s article is titled “Maps to the Other: The carte galante Tradition and Émile Zola’s ‘Dossiers préparatoires’.
5th Annual 2nd Language Learning & Disabilities Conference Coming Soon!
The Second-Language Learning Disabilities Conference is a project on inclusive classrooms. An inclusive classroom is one where all the differences students bring are represented in the curriculum. Among these are learning differences, which add another challenge to the efforts of rethinking our curriculums, addressing the inequality between different groups, and building more inclusive classrooms. The challenge […]
RS Grad Conference – Keynote Speaker Announced
The keynote speaker for the upcoming BU Romance Studies graduate conference will be Dr. Rachel Mesch, noted expert on 19th century French literature! Dr. Rachel Mesch received her BA from Yale College (1993), her MA from Columbia University (1995), and her PhD from the University of Pennsylvania (2000). A specialist in nineteenth-century French literature and […]