Author: Michael Williams

Washington & Lee University – Assistant Professor French

Assistant Professor of French with Specialization in Nineteenth- and Twentieth -Century French Literature and Culture Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA Position Description The Romance Languages Department of Washington and Lee University (W&L) invites applications for a tenure-track position in French at the Assistant Professor level beginning July 1, 2022. We seek candidates with specialization […]

Tulane University – Iberian Studies

Assistant Professor of Modern Iberian and North African Studies Tulane University seeks to hire a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Modern Iberian and North African Studies to begin July 1, 2022. This is a joint position in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese and Tulane’s emerging program in Middle Eastern and North African Studies (MENA). The […]

Gerardo Cruz Publishes Book Chapter

Gerardo Cruz, doctoral student in Spanish, has a chapter in the forthcoming book by Spanish publisher Visor Libros, Performatividades contemporáneas. Teatro, cine y nuevos medios. Gerardo’s chapter is entitled “Estética de la performatividad en el cine autoficcional de Alejandro Jodorowsky.” In it, he explore the elements of performance art, theatre, literature, and plastic arts that […]

Gonzalez-Arias Gives Lecture

Francisca Gonzalez-Arias, a longstanding part-time lecturer in Spanish for BU, gave a talk at the recent Emilia Pardo Bazán en su centenario conference. The conference celebrated the life and work of Emilia Pardo Bazán, a prominent novelist and short story writer in late 19th century Spain. Gonzalez-Arias’s talk, titled “Puente trasatlántico:  Las traducciones al inglés […]

Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Romance Studies

With the sponsorship of the Society for the Humanities, the Department of Romance Studies invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship position beginning August 1, 2022. The fellowship offers a stipend of $56,000/year. The Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow will teach one course per semester in the Department of Romance Studies, in support of the department’s […]

Cazenave Publishes Article

Odile Cazenave, Professor of French, has published an article in the Indian Ocean focused magazine Project-îles, for a special issue of the magazine on the Djibouti writer Abdourahman Waberi. Her article is titled “A. Waberi: Pourquoi tu danses quand tu marches? ou quand une question en amène une autre.”

Clemson University – Spanish Asst. Professor

Position Announcement: Clemson University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish and Language and International Business! The Department of Languages at Clemson University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish and International Business, tenure-track, beginning Fall 2022. The successful candidate will have an active research agenda and contribute to teaching and […]

Open Cultural Studies Journal

CALL FOR PAPERS  for a topical issue of “Open Cultural Studies” MELANCHOLIC LITERATURE in the 17th-19th CENTURIES “Open Cultural Studies” (www.degruyter.com/CULTURE) invites submissions for a topical issue on MELANCHOLIC LITERATURE in the 17th-19th CENTURIES, edited by Ángeles García Calderón (University of Córdoba, Spain). The language and aesthetics of melancholy are themes present in numerous literary works. In the English-speaking world, works such as John Milton’s “Il Penseroso” or Anne Finch’s “The Spleen: A Pindaric […]

Harvard – Camões Conference

Please share the Call for Papers below with anyone who might be interested. The Camões@Harvard Committee is especially eager to consider abstracts from disciplines that are historically underrepresented in Camões Studies. Harvard University currently holds one of the world’s largest collections of rare editions of the works of Luís Vaz de Camões in its Houghton Library […]