Discovering An Explorer 09/17
After years’ of effort by BU Asian study faculty members, BU Mugar library finally agreed to subscribe to the Adam Matthew database. This… More
Chinese Program Culture Pass 09/15
The Chinese department is hosting a culture pass event on Wednesday, September 15th from 4-5:30 pm in CAS 326! More
2021 Virtual Celebration of our Graduates
WLL faculty, staff, and students gathered on Zoom with families and friends to celebrate our hard working class of 2021. The virtual… More
2021 Fitzgerald Translation Prize Winners Announced
For more information about the Translation Prizes, please visit: http://www.bu.edu/translation/translation-prizes/ Cecilia Weddell (CAS '15, GRS '22) was awarded first place in the… More
Student Research Presentations in World Languages & Literatures: A Spring Showcase
Please come and join Student Research Presentations in World Languages & Literatures: A Spring Showcase! It is a two-day event scheduled for… More
Language of the Month: Russian!
BU's Educational Resource Center highlighted the Russian language program as the language of the month in their latest issue. Click the link… More
3/5/21 at 5:30 pm New Books in East Asian Literature: Flowering Tales: Women Exorcising History in Heian Japan
New Books in East Asian Literature The 2020-2021 theme: Kinship, Sexuality, and Emotions ………………………………………. Flowering Tales: Women Exorcising History in Heian Japan… More
2/10 at 4:00pm, New Books in East Asian Literature: Queer Chinese Cultures and Mobilities: Kinship, Migration, and Middle Classes
New Books in East Asian Literature The 2020-2021 theme: Kinship, Sexuality, and Emotions ……………………………………………………………….. Queer Chinese Cultures and Mobilities: Kinship, Migration, and… More
Penguin to Publish Sassan Tabatabai’s Translation from Persian
Professor Tabatabai has signed a contract with Penguin to publish his translation of Sadegh Hedayat's The Blind Owl, which is one of… More
Professor Abigail Gillman Named “Cooperation Partner” for German Grant Offered at University of Frankfurt
Abigail Gillman has been named a “cooperation partner” on a German grant awarded to a professor at the University of Frankfurt to… More