The next Humanities Collaborative luncheon will take place on Friday, November 22, noon to 1:30 p.m., in the Teske dining room. Lunch will be provided courtesy of the CAS dean’s office. The featured presenter will be Matthew Warshawsky, international languages and cultures, who will discuss “Making the Baroque Less Baroque: Helping Students Understand Texts from Long […]
International Languages and Cultures
Salsa Music & Dance, Nov. 24: Dress to Impress!
The Department of International Languages and Culture is proud to present “A Fall Night of Cultural Fusion through Salsa Music and Dance,” sponsored by Diversity and Inclusion Programs, on Sunday, November 24, 5 to 8 p.m., in Mehling Ballroom. The event is free and open to all. Refreshments will be served. Several student associations will be […]
“Spanish for Science and Engineering in the United States,” March 12
Oscar A. Pérez of Skidmore College will present “Spanish for Science and Engineering in the United States: Past, Present, Future” on Tuesday, March 12, at 5 p.m., in Franz Hall room 120. His talk is sponsored by international languages and cultures and the Shiley School of Engineering. Why should scientists and engineers in the United […]
“Prom Night 2018,” April 18: All Welcome!
Students will perform original comedies in Spanish, which they have adapted from four classic plays dating 1806-1933, on Wednesday, April 18, 5-6 p.m., in Mago Hunt Center, according to Lora Looney, international languages and cultures. All are welcome to attend. As part of the class Nation & Identity in Spanish Theater, students scripted one-act plays around […]
German Studies Program Hosting German Election Events
On Sunday, September 24, Germans will go to the polls to vote in a federal election. What’s at stake, and who is running for office? You are cordially invited to take part in these upcoming events to find out more, according to Jeffrey White, international languages and culture. Poster Display: The German Federal Elections 2017, […]
“Tales from the Vienna Woods,” Dec. 10
Laura McLary and her German 408 students invite all faculty, staff, and students to attend a performance of Ödön von Horváth’s Geschichten aus dem Wiener Wald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), on Saturday, December 10, at 7 p.m., in the Blair Studio in Mehling Hall. The performance is free and open to all. Written in […]
A Literary Meeting With Andres Neuman, Oct. 31
The international languages and cultures department will present “Talking, traveling, reading, writing: A literary meeting with Andrés Neuman” on Monday, October 31, at 7:30 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Terrace Room. Neuman is a Spanish-Argentine writer, poet, translator, columnist, and blogger. His works include Traveler of the Century, Talking to Ourselves, and The Things We […]
Students Awarded Teaching Assistantships in France
Three French studies students (Britta Geisler, Rubama Nasir, and Julia Maynard) have been granted teaching assistantships in France, according to Trudie Booth, international languages and cultures. The assistantships are sponsored by the French Ministry of Education and the Cultural Services office of the French Embassy and give eligible French majors the opportunity to teach English […]
Faculty Candidate Lecture, Feb. 9
The Department of International Languages and Cultures invites all faculty, staff, and students to attend a talk by Spanish faculty candidate Giannina Reyes Giardiello on Monday, February 9. at 4:30 p.m., in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. She will present “Of Other Spaces and Other Men: Mexican Masculinities and […]
Lecture from International Languages and Cultures department
Pamela Cappas-Toro will present “Pelo Rebelde”: Race, Dominicanidad, and the Contested History of Natural Hair on Monday, February 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the Holy Cross Lounge on the third floor of Franz Hall. Cappas-Toro, a candidate for the position of Assistant Professor of Spanish, scholarship explores the historical legacies of blackness and national belonging […]