NERALLT Conference 2018
The Geddes Language Center at BU will host this year’s conference of the New England Regional Association for Language Learning Technology (NERALLT). The conference will be held on both Thursday, October 11 and Friday, October 12. Registration is required. For more information or to register, please see nerallt.org.
New York – The Americas Poetry Festival
In its fifth edition, The Americas Poetry Festival of New York (poetryny.com) honors the memory of Dominican poet Virginia Moore (1945-2011). Virginia lived in New York for more than fifty years and passed away leaving most of her literary works unpublished. TAPFNY is a multilingual poetry festival and writers’ conference organized by poets and professors Carlos […]
Boston Ibero-American Film Festival
Lectures in Criticism – A History of Literature in the Information Age
French Cultural Center – Boston Book Festival
Location: French Cultural Center Date: Saturday, Oct. 13 For the fifth year in a row, the French Cultural Center is delighted to host the Boston Book Festival, co-presented with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S. and with the Regroupement des éditeurs franco-canadien. ABOUT THE BOSTON BOOK FESTIVAL Since 2009, the Boston Book Festival celebrates the […]
French Cultural Center – Rescuing Notre-Dame de Paris
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 From 7:00 PM To 9:00 PM At French Cultural Center Get Directions Join us for a passionate presentation on this iconic symbol of France. President Michel Picaud of the Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris and Mathias Sieffert of Harvard University will enlighten us on Notre-Dame’s unique and romantic history and its grave misfortune, including its infamous 1845 […]
Center for Latin American Studies – O Processo
Friday, October 12 Film Screening: “O Processo” (Brazil / Germany / Netherlands, 137 min., 2018) Starts: Friday, October 12, 4 PM Ends: Friday, October 12, 6 PM Location: School of Theology, 745 Commonwealth Avenue, Room B19 The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corruption scandal involving, among others, her […]
Center for Latin American Studies – Venezuela Today
Wednesday, October 3 Venezuela Today: Challenges from Within and Abroad Starts: Wednesday, October 3, 6:30 PM Ends: Wednesday, October 3, 8 PM Location: College of Arts & Sciences, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Room B12 Dr. Steve Ellner, author of numerous books and professor at the Universidad de Oriente in Venezuela from 1977 to 2003, is touring the US to […]
Center for the Study of Europe – Debating Bioethics & Making Secular France
Works in Progress: Debating Bioethics and Making Secular France – A Presentation by Kimberly Arkin Starts: 4:30 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Ends: 6:00 pm on Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Location: Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 Bay State Road (1st floor) URL: http://www.bu.edu/european/files/2018/09/fall18.pdf This talk explores the way some southern French caregivers discursively constructed what they […]
Harvard – Bariza Khiari, Advisor to President Macron of France
Dear friends, it is an honor to invite you to join us for a great discussion with Bariza Khiari, Co-founder of President’s Macron En Marche and former Vice-President of the French Senate. « Diversity and inclusion in France: from Algeria to the Elysée, the journey of Bariza Khiari, President Macron’s Advisor This event will take place on October 3rd at 4:30pm in the […]