Opening for Asst. Prof. of Early Spanish Literature & Culture
The Department of Romance Studies invites applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of Spanish with specialization in the field of early Spanish literature and culture with a July 2020 starting date, pending budgetary approval.
Shiflett Publishes Article
Stephanie Shiflett, a doctoral student in our French Language & Literature program, has published an article in the Journal for Early Modern Cultural Studies. Titled “New World as Heart, New Heart Toward the World: Abraham Ortelius’s Pulmonary Cordiform Map,” the article argues that the famous cartographer’s 1564 heart-shaped map contains an implicit defense of the […]
Maurer Curates Lorca Exhibition
Christopher Maurer, Professor of Spanish, has curated an exhibition titled “Jardín deshecho: Lorca y el amor” (“Torn Garden: Lorca and Love https://elcultural.com/regresar-al-amor-con-garcia-lorca d Love”) at the Centro Federico García Lorca, Granada (through January 6). Literary manuscripts, letters, photographs, musical scores and personal objects, many exhibited for the first time, trace Lorca’s readings, reflections and writing […]
Mathieu Publishes & Presents on Student Driven OER
Lionel Mathieu has published and also presented (at the 2019 Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium conference) findings from a project on student-driven Open Educational Resources (OER). Lionel, a lecturer in French here at BU, worked on this project in conjunction with language faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University. The project aimed to addres waning enrollments in intermediate […]
Patrick Autreaux Pens New Novel, Nominated for 2 Prizes
Patrick Autreaux, who has taught at BU Romance Studies multiple times in the capacity of Writer in Residence, has written a new novel that has rapidly gained acclaim. Quand la parole attend la nuit centers on an apprentice in an emergency room discovering what empathy means. It has been nominated for both the Prix Décembre and the […]
Nogales Researches at Princeton Libraries
José Luis Nogales, a fourth year student in our doctoral program in Hispanic Language & Literatures program, won a Princeton University Library Research Grant to study this summer at the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections at Princeton. He used the time to conduct research toward both his dissertation and a critical edition of […]
French Alumna Donates to Support Doctoral Students
Dr. Liliane Willens, a 1974 alumna from our graduate program in French Language & Literature, has generously provided us with a $5,000 grant to aid our French doctoral students with both research and professional development. Romance Studies Chair Odile Cazenave is grateful to Willens for her gift, saying “This is a wonderful way to be […]
Ehrsam Publishes Novel
Max Ehrsam, part-time lecturer in Spanish, has published a critically acclaimed novel, La Noche se Me Fue de las manos. Congratulations, Max!
Duséwoir Awarded for Outstanding Service to Residence Life
Liliane Duséwoir, Lecturer in French and and Faculty in Residence for 115 Bay State Road, has been honored by Assistant Dean of Students David Zamojski with a 2019 Award for Outstanding Service to BU’s Residence Life. The tradition of honoring outstanding contributors to student life at BU dates back to 1984. The awards have been […]
2019 RS Orientation
The RS Department has begun the new year! Check out above a a few photos of our 2019 Faculty/Doctoral Student Orientation.