{"id":5,"date":"2010-12-21T13:59:53","date_gmt":"2010-12-21T18:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T15:15:24","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/","title":{"rendered":"Romance Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this era of globalization, the command of foreign languages has never been more important. Fluency in the languages and cultures of other societies has become a necessity in our engagement with the worlds of contemporary science, technology, business, and diplomacy &#8211; not to mention providing a passport to the enjoyment of literary and cinematic masterpieces created by those cultures!<\/p>\n<p>At the BU Romance Studies Department, we study and teach the languages, literatures, films, and cultures of the French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish speaking worlds. Our dedicated and creative teachers share a commitment to excellence in teaching, whether it be an introductory course or an advanced graduate seminar. Our dynamic community of students and scholars engages in leading-edge interdisciplinary study encompassing philology, post-structuralism, globalization &amp; migration, visual arts &amp; film, theatre &amp; performance, gender &amp; sexuality, Transatlantic studies, Holocaust studies, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Join us to live, learn, and grow beyond the current borders of your world!<\/p>\n<hr width=\"90%\" \/>\n<h2>Important Coronavirus Update<\/h2>\n<p>Due to the coronavirus emergency, BU has suspended most in-person operations. However, our faculty and staff are still happy to help students during this challenging time! In most cases, the best way to reach out is via email. Below are some helpful links to guide you in finding the right contact information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RS Department Faculty &amp; Staff:\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/people\/faculty-staff\/\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/people\/faculty-staff\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>RS Department Graduate Students (TFs):\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/people\/graduate-students\/\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/people\/graduate-students\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>CAS Advising:\u00a0 Can be reached via email at<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:casadv@bu.edu\">casadv@bu.edu<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>or by phone at 617-353-2400.<\/li>\n<li>International Students &amp; Scholars Office (ISSO):\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/about\/staff\/\">https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/isso\/about\/staff\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li>General\/Unsure Whom to Contact:\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:rstudies@bu.edu\">rstudies@bu.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr width=\"90%\" \/>\n<div style=\"width: 8%; padding: 0 10pt 00 pt; float: left;\"><span style=\"color: white;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"width: 23%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0 pt; float: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/graduate\/\">Graduate<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"width: 23%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0 pt; float: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/undergraduate-languages-literatures-and-linguistics\/\">Undergraduate<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"width: 23%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0 pt; float: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/people\/\">People of RS<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"width: 23%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0 pt; float: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/translation\/\"> Translation<\/a><\/h2>\n<hr width=\"90%\" \/>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 45%; padding: 0 10pt 0 0; float: right;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this era of globalization, the command of foreign languages has never been more important. Fluency in the languages and cultures of other societies has become a necessity in our engagement with the worlds of contemporary science, technology, business, and diplomacy &#8211; not to mention providing a passport to the enjoyment of literary and cinematic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1552,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/home.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1552"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27211,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/27211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/rs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}