Colmenares to Give Keynote at M CIPEG
David Colmenares, Assistant Professor of Spanish, will give the keynote address at the upcoming M CIPEG online program on April 23. Colmenares will speak on Mexico: An American Egypt. Prof. Colmenares describes the talk he will give: In 1517, an expedition led by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba landed on the coast of Yucatan. At the […]
Maurer Inducted into Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española
Christopher Maurer, Professor of Spanish, will be inducted into the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española as “Académico de Número” in a ceremony by Zoom on Friday, April 1. His lecture will be introduced by Carmen Benito Vessels of the University of Maryland, with a response by Prof Nöel Valis, of Yale.
NeMLA 2023 Call for Sessions
Northeast Modern Language Association Please propose a session for inclusion in the Northeast Modern Language Association’s 54th Annual Convention in Niagara Falls, NY, March 23-26, 2023. Chair guidelines and information about session formats are available on our website. Click here to propose a session!* The deadline is April 29, 2022. *Abstract proposals will be accepted between June 15 and September 30.
Jennifer Cazenave to Participate in BU’s Inclusive Pedagogy Institute
Jennifer Cazenave, Assistant Professor of French, has been selected to participate in BU’s inaugural Inclusive Pedagogy Institute (BU IPI) for AY22/23, as part of the university’s broader Inclusive Pedagogy Initiative. The BU IPI will be housed in the Center for Teaching & Learning; it offers a unique opportunity for participants to come together to consider […]
Mayron Talks at NeMLA
PhD Candidate Laura Mayron (Hispanic Language & Literatures) presented a paper at this year’s NeMLA Convention. The paper, entitled “Beneath the Skin: Queer Monstrosity in García Lorca and Amat’s Viaje a la luna” explored abjection and monstrosity, and was presented as part of the panel “Beyond Queer Fears: Rethinking Queerness as Monstrosity (Part 1).”
Clinger Speaks at NeMLA Roundtable
Braden Clinger, a doctoral student in our Hispanic Language & Literatures program, participated in a roundtable at the 2022 NeMLA conference. Braden tells us: “I was honored to participate in a round table conversation at NeMLA about the confluence of genre and location. In the two back-to-back roundtables organized on this theme, I was able […]
Sanchez Presents at XXIX International Congress of Hispanic Studies & Literature
Doctoral student Jorge Sanchez presented recently at the XXIX International Congress of Hispanic Studies and Literature. Jorge tells us: “I presented a paper that examined Vera Giaconi’s “Reunion”, a short story which contains everyday situations in which we can see a fantastic entity that could be interpreted as a metaphor, one whose meaning depends on […]
Congreso Internacional: La Máscara Virtual
Filosofía y Ciencia en el teatro hispánico 2, 3 y 4 de noviembre de 2022 El teatro, vehículo por excelencia de transmisión cultural de los pueblos, nunca ha sido ajeno a los desarrollos de la filosofía, la ciencia y la técnica que tuvieron lugar en cada época. Este enlace no solo se produce en el […]
PT French Teacher at the Winsor School
My name is Valentina Páez, and I am the Department Head of the World Languages Department at the Winsor School in Boston. We are currently looking for a part-time French teacher to teach 2 courses in High School and were wondering if you knew someone who may be interested. The position is to start Monday, March 28th. […]
Romance Studies Organizes 4th Disabilities & 2nd Language Learning Conference
On February 25 and 26, BU Romance Studies hosted our fourth annual Disabilities & Second Language Learning conference. From the conference organizers: This is the fourth year we have hosted this conference. We started it as a small event, two years ago we opened a call for proposals, last year it became an international event […]