Welcome to the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures
There are many reasons to study other languages and cultures. By studying literary and cultural values, both past and present, we gain important insights into ourselves and others that enable us to confront the intellectual, social, and political challenges of the future. From a purely practical standpoint, knowledge of languages and cultures will provide a competitive edge in the increasingly globalized and complex workplace of the 21st century.
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at CUA is a dynamic community of teacher-scholars with widely varying backgrounds (Arabic, Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish, French, American, Latin-American, etc.), interests, and theoretical approaches. While remaining grounded in a broadly humanistic tradition of intellectual inquiry and scholarship, we are committed to opening a dialogue with other disciplines--including CUA programs such as Philosophy, Media Studies, History, Comparative Literature, Semitic Languages and Literatures, Classics, and Medieval Studies--and with the consortium and intellectual community at large. In our classrooms and research, we thus seek to combine a solid foundation in national literatures with the interdisciplinary pursuit of new fields of investigation.
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FACULTY HIGHLIGHTS
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AWARDS:
Professor Damiani Joins Royal Order
Prof. Grimbert has been named "Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques".
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PUBLICATIONS:
- Prof. Juanita Aristizábal: “El pecado del escándalo: Dandismo y modernidad en Fernando Vallejo.” Revista de Estudios Hispánicos 47 (2013).
- Prof. Joan Tasker Grimbert: Trans. "Thomas of Britain, Romance of Tristran. Tristran's 'Marriage Soliloquy' and 'The Ending.'" The Romance of Arthur, An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation, ed. Norris J. Lacy and James J. Wilhelm, 3rd ed. (London: Routledge, 2013). Pp. 282-93.
- Prof. Joan Tasker Grimbert: “The Art of ‘Transmutation’ in the Burgundian Prose Cligés (1454): Bringing the Siege of Windsor Castle to Life for the Court of Philip the Good.” In Shaping Courtliness in Medieval France: Essays in Honor of Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner. Ed. Daniel E. O'Sullivan and Laurie Shepard. 95-106. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 2013.
- Prof. Joan Tasker Grimbert: “Audience Expectations and Unexpected Developments in Marie de France’s Le Laüstic.” In "Moult a sans et vallour": Studies in Medieval French Literature in Honor of William W. Kibler, ed. Monica L. Wright, Norris J. Lacy, and Rupert T. Pickens. 145-55. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2012.
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INVITED LECTURES:
- Prof. Margaret Ann Kassen: Writing Together with Wikis, presented at World Languages Experience, Arlington, VA, Feb. 10, 2012 and Tampa, FL, Feb. 17, 2012
- Prof. Margaret Ann Kassen: Transitioning to Hybrid Language Instruction, presented at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del, Mar. 6. 2012
- Prof. Stefania Lucamante: “Post-Unification Politics and the Politics of Food.” Princeton University, Department of French and Italian, December 6, 2011.
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PAPER PRESENTED:
- Prof. Juanita Aristizábal: “Through Routes and Ruins: Manaus’ Fleeting Modernity”. Panel: Crisis in the Amazon. The American Comparative Literature Association’s 2012 Annual Meeting, Brown University, Providence, RI.
- Prof. Margaret Ann Kassen: “Transitioning to Hybrid Language Instruction.” University of Delaware, Newark, Del, March 6, 2012.
All Highlights
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European Studies
