Isabel Castro Escudero Hired as FT Lecturer at Tufts
Isabel Castro Escudero, a 2012 PhD graduate of our Hispanic Language & Literatures program, has been hired as a full-time lecturer in the Romance Studies Department at Tufts University, beginning in fall 2018. Isabel says of her new position: I am excited to start my job as a Lecturer at Tufts University because teaching the […]
Jose Luis Nogales Presents at Sergio Pitol Roundtable
José Luis Nogales, seated at right, presenting at the Sergio Pitol Roundtable José Luis Nogales, a PhD student in our Hispanic Language & Literatures program, was invited to speak at a roundtable in honor of the late Mexican writer Sergio Pitol. The roundtable was held June 26 at the Villaurrutia Center for Literary Creation, which […]
Jeff Kline Publishes Translation of the Fortunes of France
Pushkin Press has announced the publication of Professor T. Jefferson Kline’s translation of the fourth volume (League of Spies) of Robert Merle’s epic saga the Fortunes of France. Full information available on the publisher’s website.
Boris Corredor to Become Full-Time Faculty Member
The Romance Studies Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Boris Corredor, a long-time part-time lecturer in the department, will join the ranks of our full-time faculty in the fall 2018 term. Boris Corredor holds a Ph.D. from Boston University in Hispanic Language and Literature and a B.A. in History from Universidad del Valle (Cali, […]
Thank-You to Students and Staff
Many thanks to all of our student volunteers and staff for all of their work on the Romance Studies 2018 Commencement!
CONGRATULATIONS 2018 GRADUATES!!
Romance Studies Class of 2018 The Department of Romance Studies was pleased to honor all of our 2018 graduates at our departmental commencement ceremony on May 18. In her address to the graduates, Romance Studies Chair Dr. Odile Cazenave told them: The reading of literature with opened eyes, and the study of other cultures, teaches […]
Four RS Doctoral Students Defend Dissertations
The Romance Studies Department is proud to announce that four of our doctoral students have successfully defended their dissertations during the spring 2018 term. Congratulations to all! Doctor of Philosophy in French Language and Literature Divisha Chummun Le Trauma de l’esclavage à l’engagisme: Une réécriture des géographies du corps humain et de l’espace Sandra Rogosic […]
David Shames Wins GRAF
David Shames, a PhD student in our Hispanic Language and Literatures program, has won a GRS Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship (GRAF). Shames will use his fellowship to do archival research exploring the relationship between cinema cultures and the new ways intellectuals began to visualize and imagine the city in post-revolutionary, 1920s Mexico. In particular, Shames […]
Laurie Garriga Wins GRAF
Laurie Garriga, a PhD student in our Hispanic Language and Literatures program, has won a GRS Graduate Research Abroad Fellowship (GRAF). Garriga will use her fellowship to conduct archival research on the works of the noted Spanish author Juan Ramón Jimenéz. Jimenéz fled Spain during the Spanish civil war and the archive of his works in Spain […]
Romance Studies Teaching Fellow Awards
The Romance Studies Department is delighted to recognize some of our finest student teachers with our departmental Teaching Fellow Awards. Receiving awards this year are: French Constance Vottero Spanish Aura Dovidjenko Benavides David Shames Aura was unfortunately unable to make it to the awards ceremony, so David is pictured with the awards for both he […]