Francisca Gonzalez-Arias to Publish Dickinson Translation
Francisca Gonzalez-Arias, part-time lecturer in Spanish, will publish this fall a translation into Spanish of Fascicles 9 & 10 of Emily Dickinson’s poetry. Speaking about the project, Francisca says: Dickinson’s poetry has not been translated in its entirety into Spanish. There are just a couple of translations of selected poems (by Silvina Ocampo, and Amalia Rodríguez Monroy). […]
Francisca Gonzalez-Arias Presents at AHH
Francisca Gonzalez-Arias, part-time lecturer in Spanish, gave a paper titled “Las rutas gallegas de Emilia Pardo Bazán” at this year’s Asociación Hispánica de Humanidades (AHH) conference in Cáceres, Spain. Great work, Francisca!
Katerine Voitenok Publishes in the Journal of Camus Studies
Katerine Voitenok, part-time lecturer in French, has published an article titled “The Investigation Investigated and a Question of Responsibility,” in the Journal of Camus Studies. The article explores the relationship between K. Daoud’s novel The Meursault Investigation and A. Camus’s The Stranger. Great work, Katerine!
Odile & Jennifer Cazenave
What are the chances that a Department of Romance Studies and its small French section would have two wonderful scholars with the same last name? It could happen that an email two might be misdirected, but tant mieux for BU French! Our chair, ODILE Cazenave, is known for her studies on how age, gender and […]
Christopher Maurer Curates Lorca Exhibition
Christopher Maurer, Chair ad Interim of Romance Studies, will curate an exhibition titled Amor (con alas y flechas) at the Federico García Lorca Center in Granada, Spain. The exhibition is expected to open in mid-October. More information on the exhibition can be found here.
Elena Carrión Guerrero Presents at AATSP Conference
Elena Carrión Guerrero, Lecturer in Spanish, represented BU this summer at the 100th Annual AATSP (American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese) Conference in Salamanca, Spain. Carrión gave a presentation on using Audiovisual Translation to help to improve Spanish skills.
Nadia Mann Completes Doctoral Degree
Nadia Mann, a student in our Hispanic Language & Literatures program, has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, titled Intermedia Strategies of Narrative Resistance: Cartucho, La Noche de Tlatelolco, and Representations of Ayotzinapa, directed by Prof. Adela Pineda. The dissertation examines the use of visual media as a means of resistance to oppressive political narratives in […]
Divisha Chummun to Teach at UNH
Divisha Chummun, a 2018 graduate of our doctoral program in French Language & Literature, will begin teaching this fall at the University of New Hampshire. Divisha will be a lecturer in the Department of Languages, Literatures, & Cultures, within the College of Liberal Arts. Speaking of her new position, Divisha says: As I look forward […]
Alexis Ortiz Begins Job as Assistant Professor
Alexis Ortiz, a 2018 graduate of our doctoral program in Hispanic Language & Literatures, has been hired as an Assistant Professor of Spanish at Brescia University. Alexis says of his new job: I am thrilled to start teaching this fall at Brescia University. I look forward to working with faculty and staff to promote the […]
Monique Roy Begins Career at Harvard
Monique Roy, a 2018 PhD graduate of our French Language & Literature program, will soon take up a position as the Allston Burr Resident Dean of Pforzheimer House & Assistant Dean of Harvard College, at Harvard University. She will also be a Lecturer in Romance Languages & Literatures at Harvard. Speaking about her new job, […]