Catalina Donoso Publishes Book
Congratulations to our alumna Catalina Donoso on the publication of her new book! Donoso’s book, No somos niños: Representaciones problemáticas de la infancia, explores the problematic representations of childhood in Latin American Cinema. The book grew out of the dissertation that Donoso completed as part of her doctoral program at BU Romance Studies. Donoso tells us: […]
Pineda On Literature Post Covid-19
Adela Pineda, Professor of Spanish, was recently interviewed on the future of literature, as part of a series of interviews on the world after coronavirus. You can watch the interview below.
Pineda Speaks at Steinbeck Panel
Adela Pineda, Professor of Spanish, spoke at a virtual panel discussion on Steinbeck & Mexico. The discussion was sponsored by UNAM (Mexico’s National University). A recording of the discussion can be viewed below.
Maurer, Harkema Interview Philip Silver on Claudio Rodríguez
Christopher Maurer, Professor of Spanish, and Leslie Harkema, Associate Professor of Spanish at Yale University, who received her PhD in our Department in 2012, interviewed Philip W. Silver, winner of this year’s Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize. Silver, Prof. Emeritus of Spanish, Columbia University, was honored for his translation of Claudio Rodríguez’s book of poems Alianza y condena / Alliance […]
Gelardo-Rodriguez Wins GRAF
Congratulations to Teresa Gelardo-Rodríguez, of our Spanish doctoral program, who has been awarded a Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship (GRAF) to conduct dissertation research in Spain on the theater of Federico García Lorca. Teresa’s dissertation questions traditional binary approaches to Lorca’s theater and concentrates attention on his 1935 play Doña Rosita la soltera o El lenguaje de las […]
RS Student Wins Latin America Essay Prize
David Shames, doctoral student in Hispanic Language & Literatures, has won first place for the graduate student category in the Latin American Studies Essay Contest sponsored by BU’s Center for Latin American Studies. David won for his paper titled “Seeing the City: Intellectuals & Visual Media in 1920s Mexico City.” Great work, David! Braden Clinger, also a […]
Avcikurt Graduates from STH
Angelica Avcikurt, Senior Lecturer in Spanish, has expanded her academic repertoire, graduating this May with a Master of Theological Studies (with certificate in Spiritual Formation) from BU’s School of Theology. Congratulations, Viktoria!
Romance Studies Holds Virtual Celebration!
Covid-19 has put a hold on BU’s official in-person commencement ceremonies – but we at Romance Studies didn’t let that stop us from celebrating our graduates! On Friday, May 15, the Romance Studies community gathered to congratulate our bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral graduates, as well as our undergraduate award winners.
Garcia Santos Presents at Virtual LASA Conference
The annual conference of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) was intended to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Unfortunately, Covid-19 made it impossible to hold the conference in person – but the organizers of the LASA conference adapted to new realities an moved the conference online! Romance Studies doctoral student Natanael Sarai Garcia Santos presented […]
Borinsky Opens NETA Conference
Professor Alicia Borinsky gave the opening talk of the Academic Division of the New England Translators Association (NETA) conference (held virtually) on May 8.