College of Arts and Sciences

Romance Languages and Literatures

news and announcements

Eat, Drink & Think Like ... the Romans

Franco Mormando will discuss his book, Bernini: His Life and His Rome.

Sunday, May 20, 2012, 2:00 p.m.
92nd St., Y/Tribeca Lecture Hall
200 Hudson St., New York

Promotions

Congratulations to Professor Franco Mormando and Professor Ourida Mostefai who were both promoted to Full Professor. BC Chronicle

Above and Beyond

Professor Jeff Flagg is the winner of the Boston College Reverend John R. Trzaska, S.J. Award, given to the faculty member who expanded the horizons, skills, and value systems of BC students by providing support and guidance outside of the classroom.

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Rousseau Scholars

Professor Ourida Mostefai is featured, along with other Rousseau Scholars, in the special issue of the Swiss magazine "L'Hebdo" on the occasion of the tricentenial of Rousseau's birth.

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Sottile Legacy Lives On at BC

Associate Professor of Italian Franco Mormando shares his passion for the language with (from left) Kate Mirino '12, Sottile Family Scholar Rachel Vitale '12, and Michael Vigorito '13.

Rebirth, Regeneration and Re-Emergence: 

The XXth Annual Graduate Conference in Romance Studies hosted by the Boston College Romance Language Graduate Student Association (RLGSA) was held on March 16-17, 2012. Dr. Mary Baine Campbell, University Professor of Comparative Literature at Brandeis University, and a scholar of Medieval and Early Modern Literature and Culture, delivered the keynote address entitled The Lost Science of Dreams.”

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Professor Rosser named on Editorial Board of Hispania

Professor Harry Rosser has been named Associate Editor of Hispania, the Journal of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, for a three-year term beginning January, 2011.

Language Placement Test

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in print

Recent books by department faculty
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Franco Mormando
Bernini: His Life and His Rome. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2011. Interview for the Library Faculty Publication Highlights

faculty profiles

Matilda Bruckner
Matilda T. Bruckner

Professor of French. Joined department in 1983. Read Profile

Franco Mormando
Franco Mormando

Associate Professor of Italian. Joined department in 1994. Read Profile

Rebecca Valetts
Rebecca M. Valette

Professor Emerita of French. Joined department in 1965. Read Profile

More faculty research