Mesch Interviewed by CAS
Rachel Mesch, our new Professor of French, was recently interviewed by CAS Communications! In the interview, Prof. Mesch discusses her current research, what drew her to BU, what classes she teaches, and more. Below is an extract from the interview, Prof. Mesch’s response to a question about what drew Prof. Mesch to her study of […]
Clinger Presents at Congreso Internaciónal de Literatura Paraguaya
On October 11, Braden Clinger presented a paper, “Utopías dobles. 512: La tierra sin mal como rescritura de The Mission,” virtually at the Congreso Internaciónal de Literatura Paraguaya: Paraguay en el Mundo. The conference was organized by La Dirección de Investigación de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción UNA and la […]
Carter Publishes Book
Jim Carter, Lecturer in Italian, has published a co-edited book, Ecologia e lavoro. Dialoghi interdisciplinari (Ecology and Labor: Interdisciplinary Dialogues). The book explores the false dilemma of choosing between the protection of the environment and the protection of jobs by analyzing Italian cultural representations from the last hundred years that frame both options as mutually […]
Gonzalez-Arias Publishes Two Translations
Francisca Gonzalez-Arias, a part-time lecturers in Spanish, published two translations this past summer. Her translations of two stories by Cristina Rivera Garza: “Running with Luck” and “His Profile” were published in late June in the Translators’ Corner of the Observatorio de la Lengua, Instituto Cervantes at Harvard University.
2023 French Film Festival Schedule Released!
The Albertine Cinémathèque Film Festival is coming back to BU’s campus this Fall with seven Francophone films! The slate of films with dates is below. All screenings will be held at 6:00 pm in Photonics 206, 8 St. Mary’s Street in Boston. Dates: October 6, Retour à Seoul October 10, Dalva October 13, L’innocent October […]
Eleonora Mancuso Studies in Avignon
Eleonora Mancuso, one of our French Language and Literature doctoral students, participated this summer in the Institut d’Avignon program, which was made possible by funding from GRS and the Ernest A. Jackson fund. Eleonora tells us about her experience: “Being a part of the Institut d’Avignon summer program was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and I […]
Fred Lafortune Contributes to Trilingual Anthology
Fred Lafortune, a PhD student in our doctoral program in French Language & Literature, contributed multiple pieces to a forthcoming anthology of Haitian poetry. Fred tells us: “I am thrilled to announce my participation as a poet in the upcoming release of a trilingual anthology titled “This Land, My Beloved / Tè mwen renmen An […]
Celia Bianconi Receives AOTP Leadership Award
On August 4th, during the annual conference, XII EMEP – Encontro Mundial sobre o Ensino de Português, Encontro Mundial at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL., the 2022 – 2023 American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese awarded Dr. Célia Bianconi with the Leadership Award. “This is a distinction awarded by Portuguese instructors in the United States, and your work has been singled […]
Romance Studies Celebrates 2023 Graduates
The BU Romance Studies Department held our annual commencement ceremony last Friday, May 19. Congratulations to all of our 2023 graduates! PhD in Hispanic Language & Literatures (Dissertation titles in italics) Gerardo Cruz, La aporía postnacional: Identidades posthumanas y espectrales en la literatura y las artes latinoamericanas contemporáneas Teresa Gelardo Rodríguez, Una rosa bajo la arena. Doña Rosita […]
James Iffland to Retire
James (Jim) Iffland, professor of Spanish, is retiring from BU after a lengthy 49 year career as a teacher, scholar, and mentor. Iffland earned his PhD in Spanish from Brown University and joined Boston University in 1974. During his almost fifty years in the Department of Romance Studies, he has excelled in all areas of […]