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 […]
RS Launches Instagram!
The Romance Studies Department has launched a new social media channel – on Instagram! We’ll post news, events, and other updates there, so follow us keep up to date on everything happening at BU Romance Studies.
Ithaca College – Latino/a/x Studies
I am writing to inform you of a tenure-eligible Assistant or Associate Professor position in Latino/a/x Studies at the Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity (CSCRE) at Ithaca College to begin in August 2022. We are seeking an interdisciplinary scholar who specializes in Latino/a/x Studies whose work addresses racial injustice and modes of resistance as related to Latino/a/x peoples in the United States (see link below […]
University of Pennsylvania – Francophone Studies
University of Pennsylvania – Assistant Professor of Global Francophone Studies The Department of Romance Languages seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor with expertise in any area of global Francophone literature and culture. Preference will be given to candidates specializing in modern and contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean, or […]
RS to Hire Professor of Spanish
The Department of Romance Studies at Boston University invites applications for the position of Associate or Full Professor of Spanish (tenured) with specialization in modern and contemporary Spanish literature and its transatlantic dimensions. This tenured appointment entails teaching in our undergraduate and graduate programs. Starting date: July 1, 2022. We seek applications from candidates who, […]