Romance Languages & Literatures Honors 2024
Congratulations to our 2024 RLL Award Winners!
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Celebrating faculty retirements
Join us in recognizing the achievements and memories of faculty members who are closing out their careers in Arts & Sciences.
How a Haitian Rap Album Says More About Napoleon’s Colonial Legacy Than Ridley Scott’s Film
Skip the new blockbuster if you’re interested in Napoleon’s Caribbean legacy, says Nathan Dize, a scholar of French Caribbean literature and intellectual history. Instead, Haitian rapper Jean D’Amérique fills in the missing history and the continuing impact of its fight for independence in his debut album, ‘Mélancholie Gang.’
Arts & Sciences faculty integrate Literacies for Life and Career into their classrooms
CLA Co-Directors Danielle Dutton and Ignacio Infante featured on The American Vandal podcast
Rodrigo Viqueira, doctoral candidate in Hispanic Studies, selected as a finalist for the A&S Dean's Award for Research Excellence
Graduate students recognized for research excellence
Amanda Carey, teaching professor in Spanish, receives the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award
The Ampersand
Breaking Taboos and Caregiving in Kettly Mars's "I Am Alive", Translated from French by Nathan H. Dize
Reviewed by Laëtitia Saint-Loubert for Reading in Translation
Faculty Employment Opportunity: Assistant Professor position in Global Hispanophone Studies
The Department of Romance Languages & Literatures (RLL) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Global Hispanophone Studies to begin in the fall semester of 2024.
Beyond ‘Casablanca’: Tracing the routes of refugee writers By Josh Valeri
Professor Tabea Alexa Linhard discussed her new book with The Ampersand
Karla Aguilar fosters Accessible Arts Spaces
Through language, experiences, and design choices, Aguilar hopes to inspire more interactive and discussion-filled art galleries across St. Louis. (St. Louis Magazine)
Six weeks in Spain
The Summer Language Institute helped undergraduate student Johnny Yeldham develop a new appreciation for Spanish history, cuisine, and culture.