Rodolfo Cardona wins Leandro Fernández de Moratín Prize for Re-visión Del Esperpento
At a ceremony in Spain’s national theater, the Teatro Español, our colleague Rodolfo Cardona, University Professor Emeritus, has been honored with the Leandro Fernández de Moratín Prize for Theatre Studies by the Asociación de Directores de Escena Española: one of Spain’s highest honors for a scholarly work about the theater. Prof. Cardona was recognized for […]
Doctoral graduate student, José Luis Nogales Baena, travels to Mexico for research and talk
Doctoral graduate student, José Luis Nogales Baena, received a Latin American Studies Program (LASP) travel grant that allowed him to complete research at the National Library and in the National Newspaper and Periodicals Library of Mexico, both of which are an integral part of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). The travel grant also […]
Seminar in Translation 2017 now available
The Seminar in Translation 2017 can be viewed online here at the CAS Geddes Language Center website.
Franca Roibal Fernández and her students at the 2017 MACLAS
Doctoral graduate student Franca Roibal Fernández and three undergraduates who had studied “Spanish Through Film” (LS 308) with her–Morgan Duffney, Skovran Cunningham, and Edesiri Igbuya–gave papers at the 2017 Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies Conference (MACLAS) in Charlottesville, VA on March 24-25, 2017.Franca […]
Célia Bianconi granted an NSA grant
Congratulations to Célia Bianconi, who was just awarded a grant by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the National Foreign Language Center (NFLC), for her proposal, “STARTALK Portuguese Teacher Training,” which has been selected for funding as part of the STARTALK 2017 program.
Professor Adela Pineda wins the Premio Bellas Artes de Ensayo Literario Malcolm Lowry
Congratulations to Professor Adela Pineda on winning the Premio Bellas Artes de Ensayo Literario Malcolm Lowry! Please visit the BU Latin American Studies News, found here, for more information.
Professor Alicia Borinsky newly publishes book, My Husband’s Woman
Professor Alicia Borinsky just published new book, My Husband’s Woman. You can read more about this at Literal Magazine.
Professor Adela Pineda wins Literary National Prize
Congratulations to Professor Adela Pineda on winning a national prize in Mexico for her manuscript on Steinbeck and Mexico! This prize is given at a national level, by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes (the equivalent of Mexico’s National Endowment for the Arts). Very prominent writers, including Jose Emilio Pacheco and Ignacio Padilla, have received […]
CAS Launches New Minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
CAS launches a new minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. BU Today features an article this week about it here.
Successful launch event of Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor (directed by Professor Nancy Harrowitz)
Congratulations to Professor Nancy Harrowitz and a very successful launch event for the Minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies! The Daily Free Press published an article detailing the news here.