RS Lecturers Promoted
Five Romance Studies lecturers have been promoted to higher rank. Promoted to Master Lecturer Kirby Chazal – French Viktoria Hackbarth – Spanish Borja Ruiz de Arbulo – Spanish Promoted to Senior Lecturer Maria Bobroff – French Lillie Webb – French Congratulations to all for these well-deserved promotions!
Gonzalez-Arias Presents at Instituto Cervantes Symposium
Francisca Gonzalez-Arias, part-time lecturer in Spanish, delivered a paper titled, “Translating Emilia Pardo Bazán in the United States: Women of the American fin-de-siècle; Fanny Hale Gardiner and the Isabellas’,” at the recent Translation Symposium Observatorio de la Lengua, Instituto Cervantes at Harvard University. From the abstract: “It is an intriguing fact that translations of six […]
2024 Romance Studies Convocation
On May 17, the Romance Studies Department held our annual convocation to celebrate our graduating undergraduate and graduate students, along with the department’s award winners, who were recognized in front of faculty, family, and friends for their accomplishments! Doctor of Philosophy in French Language & Literature Tiffany Bailey – Disseration: Girl Gang: Black Girlhood in […]
Burgon Researches in Paris
Haleigh Burgon, one of our PhD students in French Language & Literature, recently spent a week researching in Paris, with support from the Ernest A. Jackson Fund. Haleigh tells us: “I spent a fruitful week in Paris researching at the Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand and the Bibliothèque Historique de la Ville de Paris. My focus was […]
RS Alumna Nominated for Women Changing the World Award
Franca Roibal, who earned her PhD in Hispanic Language & Literatures from our department in 2018, has been announced as a nominee for the 2024 Women Changing the World Award. The Women Changing the World Awards, presented by Sarah, Duchess of York and one of Oprah Winfrey’s favourite guests, Dr. Tererai Trent, celebrate and recognize […]
5 RS PhD Students Defend Dissertations
A big congratulations to all five Romance Studies PhD students who successfully defended their dissertations this spring! French Tiffany Bailey Dissertation Title: Girl Gang: Black Girlhood in France Represented Through Contemporary Film and Literature Brittany Bernard Dissertation Title: Revenants: Gendered Memories of Trauma in the Works of Leïla Sebbar, Diane Kurys, Alice Zeniter, and Mati […]
RS Recognizes 4 Graduate Students for Excellence in Teaching
The Romance Studies Department is please to announce the 2024 recipients of our Award for Teaching Excellence, given each year to a select few of our teaching fellows. French Fred Lafortune Karaleigh Saar Spanish Poliana Alarcón Bustos José Quispe
Carberry Wins Teaching Award
Congratulations to Alison Carberry, Master Lecturer in Spanish, for winning the 2024 Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching! The award recognizes a CAS faculty member who exemplifies deep and broad commitment, skill, effectiveness, impact, and leadership in teaching. Great work, Alison!
Bailey Presents Paper in Paris
French graduate student Tiffany Bailey recently presented a paper at a conference on Black Studies in Paris. She tells us: “I participated in the “Black Studies x French Studies” Colloquium in Paris hosted by the AfroFrancospheres Project at Columbia University in partnership with the inter-university research, educational, and public programming initiative, BlackFranceNoire. For the workshop […]
RS Wins Terriers Trek Through Boston
The Romance Studies Team won the Terriers Trek through Boston Challenge! Terriers Trek Through Boston is a team-based fitness challenge for members of the BU community. The members of the Romance Studies team were: Angelica Avcikurt, Captain Laura Brusetti Mcginn Maria Datel Carmen Torres Perez Pau Canigueral Batllosera Philip Noonan Veronica Rodriguez Ballesteros Romance Studies […]