Prikhodko Wins BUCH Award
Evgeniya Prikhodko, a doctoral student in our French Language & Literature program, has won the Edwin S. and Ruth M. White Prize from the BU Center for the Humanities. Congratulations, Evgeniya!
Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal
Cadernos do Arquivo Municipal publishes original works in the Social Sciences and Humanities field (History, Art History, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Architecture, Urbanism, among others) and accepts, on a permanent basis, the submission of articles and critical reviews. The call for papers for the Thematic Dossier “Brazil: 200 years of Independence (1822-2022)” is open until 30 […]
IX Coloquio Internacional de Jovenes Investigadores de Literatura Hispanoamericana
El IX Coloquio Internacional de Jóvenes Investigadores de Literatura Hispanoamericana, organizado por el Personal Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Literaturas Hispánicas y Bibliografía y como parte del Programa de Doctorado en Literatura Hispanoamericana de la Facultad de Filología, se celebrará de forma presencial en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid los días 17 y 18 […]
Research by Jim Carter Represented at 59th Venice Biennale
The French Pavilion at the 59th Venice Biennale has selected extracts from research by Jim Carter (Lecturer in Italian) for inclusion in its catalogue, which focuses on the life and work of Franco-Algerian artist Zineb Sedira. This research, completed together with Flavia Laviosa, Alfredo Baldi and Diego Bonelli, provides the first comprehensive database of international […]
ERC: Dissertation Writing Retreat
The Educational Resource Center and the Office of the Provost for Graduate Affairs invite BU doctoral candidates to apply to a four-day Dissertation Writing Retreat, May 16–19, 10am–3pm ET. Designed for doctoral candidates who are actively engaged in writing their prospectus or dissertation, this retreat offers four days of structured writing time and a supportive […]
Writing Postdocs at Northeastern
The Writing Program at Northeastern University is excited to be hiring a number of Postdoctoral Teaching Associates for 2022-23. We would appreciate if you could help us spread the word to your current PhD students and recent graduates who may be interested. Postdoctoral Teaching Associates teach a mix of first-year writing courses and disciplinary writing to […]
French PhD Students Organize Successful French Film Festival
Romance Studies graduate students in French, Tiffany Bailey and Evgeniya Prikhodko, recently organized and put on the Albertine Cinémathèque film festival at Boston University! They chose two contemporary films, two classic films, and two films from the selection of French-Senegalese director Alice Diop to complete their French and Francophone program. The festival ran for three […]
Giving Day a Big RS Sucess!
Romance Studies had a tremendous showing for Giving Day 2022! We won one of the CAS Giving Day Challenges and placed fourth in another. Romance Studies placed first in the Most Improved Challenge (i.e., largest percentage increase in number of donors), with 84 donors, a 365% increase over 2021 (prize of $10,000). Those 84 donors […]
2022 RS Graduate Student Conference Details Announced
BU Giving Day/Carrie O’Connor Memorial Fund
Giving Day 2022 at Boston University is Wednesday, April 6! The RS Department is focused this year on honoring and remembering our late colleague Carrie O’Connor, who died in a tragic accident in September 2020. We are starting a special memorial fund that will enable our undergraduates to study, as she did, in France and […]