Department News
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Undergraduate Laura Wilder Investigates the Lace-Making Industry in Burano, Italy.
“Undergraduate Laura Wilder Investigates the Lace-Making Industry in Burano, Italy.” By Laura Wilder This summer, I had the opportunity to study and research the lace-making industry in Burano, Italy after receiving the UNC Robinson Honors Fellowship. My goal was to … Continued
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Forthcoming in Fall 2020: Reference Grammar of Paraguayan Guarani
I am thrilled to announce that the following volume is scheduled to be published in the Fall of 2020 by University College of London Press. Estigarribia, Bruno. Forthcoming Fall 2020. A Reference Grammar of Paraguayan Guarani. Grammars of World and Minority … Continued
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Graduate Student Summer Research 2019
Graduate Student Summer Research Summer 2019 was busy and productive for graduate students in Romance Studies. Several doctoral candidates had the opportunity to travel for their dissertation research thanks to privately funded grants. Two graduate students in the French & … Continued
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Congratulations to Juan Carlos González-Espitia!
Original post: https://endeavors.unc.edu/juan-carlos-gonzalez-espitia/ Juan Carlos González Espitia Juan Carlos González Espitia is an associate professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Studies within the UNC College of Arts & Sciences. In his historical study of syphilis in the Spanish-speaking … Continued
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Real-Life Value: APPLES Service-Learning Course Instructor Heather Knorr
Real-Life Value: APPLES Service-Learning Course Instructor Heather Knorr By: Eve Elliott, APPLES Summer Fellow Tucked in a back meeting room of the Carolina Union, service-learning leaders from across campus scribbled down notes. Their eyes were locked on Heather Knorr. … Continued
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Oswaldo Estrada presents at Tecnológico de Monterrey
Dr. Oswaldo Estrada has been invited to speak at Tecnológico de Monterrey, in Mexico
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El palco del Real
El palco del Real On November 30 and December 1, 2018, Teaching Assistant Professors Martha Alexander and Victoria Martin, with some undergraduate students and organized by Martha Alexander, put on a production of the Spanish comedy, El palco del Real. Photographs … Continued
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Obituary for Catherine Maley (former ROMS faculty member)
Link to the original obituary. Catherine Anne Maley December 3, 1934 – February 1, 2019 St. Paul, MN Dr. Catherine “Cappy” Anne Maley was born on December 3, 1934 in St. Paul, MN and passed away on February 1, 2019 … Continued
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ROMS Letter of Opposition to the Board of Trustees’ Proposal on the Confederate Monument
ROMS Letter of Opposition to the Board of Trustees’ Proposal on the Confederate Monument We the following members of the Department of Romance Studies and affiliated students, faculty, staff, and alumni express our opposition to the proposal made Monday, December … Continued
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Congratulations to Dr. Oswaldo Estrada on his new book!
We congratulate Dr. Oswaldo Estrada on his new book! McCrack: McOndo, el Crack
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Congratulations to André Keiji Kunigami
André Keiji Kunigami received his doctorate in Asian studies from Cornell University. He is a film and media scholar whose interests revolve around questions of perception, spectatorship, and temporality in the early 20th century so-called peripheral spaces to the “West.” … Continued
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ROMS Silent Sam Statement
We thank our colleagues in the Department of English and Comparative Literature for their permission to adapt their statement on the toppling of the statue for our own department. Related links: Statement of Malinda Maynor Lowery, Director of the Center … Continued
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Congratulations to Dr. Oswaldo Estrada for his new book!
Congratulations to Dr. Oswaldo Estrada for his new book TROUBLED MEMORIES. ICONIC MEXICAN WOMEN AND THE TRAPS OF REPRESENTATION (SUNY PRESS, 2018). In Troubled Memories, Oswaldo Estrada traces the literary and cultural representations of several iconic Mexican women produced in the … Continued
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Students study Spanish while working serving the community
Summer Study Abroad in Cusco Peru “My students studied Spanish and did community service work in neighboring villages. The Healthy Homes project improves living conditions for these villagers with water filters, hygienic storage and cleaner burning stoves. Students enjoy the … Continued
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Lindquist chosen a Johnston Scholar Faculty Mentor
Romance Studies’ own Jo Lindquist will be a Faculty Mentor with the Johnston Scholarship Program though 2022. This scholarship has been a fixture at UNC for nearly 50 years, targeting some of the best and brightest undergraduates and helping them become … Continued
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Congratulations to Hannah Clager!
Hannah Clager, Class of 2013 Art History (Major) / African Studies (Minor) Hannah began her studies in French at Georgetown University, while she was an art student at the Corcoran College of Art & Design in Washington, D.C. After transferring … Continued
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Congratulations to Claire Houlihan!
Congratulations to Claire Houlihan! Congratulations to Claire Houlihan, winner of the 2018 John Philip Couch Award of the North Carolina Association of Teachers of French. She will study in Montpellier this fall.
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Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for summer 2018
Jacob Larson, a double major in French and Linguistics, has been awarded a Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) for summer 2018. He will be studying Paw-Paw French, an isolated dialect that has been spoken in Missouri for over 300 years. … Continued
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Congratulations to PhD Candidate Wesley Costa de Moraes
Congratulations to ROMS PhD candidate Wesley Costa de Moraes who just accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Spanish at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
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Congratulations to Dr. Carmen Hsu, who has been awarded an NEH Fellowship!
Dr. Carmen Hsu has been awarded an NEH Fellowship to conduct research at the Newberry Library and finish her book on “Asia in the Making of Early Modern Spain” during the 2018-19 academic year.
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Congratulations to Lizzie Jones for the publication of her article “Frida Kahlo and Pendular Disability Identity: A Textual Examination of El diario de Frida Kahlo.”
Congratulations to Lizzie Jones, a ROMS first year PhD student, for the publication of her article “Frida Kahlo and Pendular Disability Identity: A Textual Examination of El diario de Frida Kahlo.”
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Luis Marcelino Gómez has published a new book: Bajo los arces/Under the Maple Tree/Poetic Anthology
Luis Marcelino Gómez has published a new book: Bajo los arces/Under the Maple Tree/Poetic Anthology. Publishing House: La Agencia de la Palabra (Caracas, Venezuela, 2017). It can be purchased on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bajo-los-arces-Antolog “Under the Maple Trees”, by Luis Marcelino Gómez, is … Continued
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Erazo joins the first cohort of the CAS Kenan Graduate Fellows!
Congratulations to Adrienne Erazo !!
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Congratulations to ROMS Associate Professor Bruno Estigarribia!
Congratulations to ROMS Associate Professor, Bruno Estigarribia, who has received a 2018 NEH Fellowship for his project titled “Language and Indigeneity in a Global World: Guarani Spaces and Linguistic Decolonization in Paraguay”. He will be doing fieldwork in Argentina and … Continued
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Congratulations to ROMS Alumnus Greg Severyn!
Greg Severyn, who defended his dissertation last year, and was a visiting professor at Kenyon College in Ohio, has accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. Congratulations, Greg!
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ROMS PhD Candidate Adrienne Erazo presents her paper on…
“Surveillance on the Border: Legality and Discrimination in Novels by Hernández and Quesada”
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ROMS PhD student Sarah Booker’s translation of Cristina Rivera Garza’s The Iliac Crest will officially be released tomorrow, October 10 with the Feminist Press.
ROMS Ph.D. student Sarah Booker’s translation of Cristina Rivera Garza’s The Iliac Crest will officially be released tomorrow, October 10 with the Feminist Press. On a dark and stormy night, two mysterious women invade an unnamed narrator’s house, where they proceed to … Continued
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Italian Film Series presents: Screening Diversity
Six stories of social inclusion and marginalization in Italian contemporary cinema.
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ROMS welcomes all students, regardless of immigration status.
The Department of Romance Studies welcomes all students, regardless of immigration status. We recognize the pain and suffering that the current US administration’s efforts to repeal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is causing for many in our community. We … Continued
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“Seven minimal poems” by Luis Marcelino Gómez, recently published.
“Seven minimal poems” by Luis Marcelino Gómez, recently published in Spanish in the Revista Conexos: https://conexos.org/2017/07/22/12397/
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Assistant Professor Jessica Tanner gets to speak in the language she loves outside of the classroom
ROMS Assistant Professor Jessica Tanner gets to speak in the language she loves outside of the classroom at the UNC College of Arts & Sciences Language Lunches. Read the full article below: English is off the menu at Language Lunches
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ROMS ’85 alumnus Duke Buchan III nominated by White House as Ambassador to Spain
Duke Buchan III a North Carolina native who graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Economics and Spanish, from Romance Studies (formally Romance Languages and Literature department) in 1985, was nominated by the White House on Aug. 3rd … Continued
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We’re proud to congratulate Bruno Estigarribia
We’re proud to congratulate Bruno Estigarribia, our associate chair, and associate professor of Hispanic linguistics. He recently completed a book to be published by Brill in the Brill’s Studies in the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (BSILA) series. His book (co-edited … Continued
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Glynis Cowell Wins National Advising Award
Dr. Glynis S Cowell, of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was selected as an Outstanding Advising Award Winner in the Faculty Advising category as part of the 2017 NACADA Global Awards Program for Academic Advising. This award … Continued
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John Phillip Couch Scholarship Winner
Niamh Sinclair, of Conover, NC has been award a John Phillip Couch Scholarship for study abroad in Montpellier, fall 2017, by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Association for the Teachers of French.
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Congratulations to ROMS graduate student Greg Severyn
Congratulations to ROMS graduate student Greg Severyn who just accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Spanish at Kenyon College.
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Articles by graduate students Kate Good and Rhi Johnson just published in Decimonónica
The department congratulates Kate Good and Rhi Johnson for the publication of their articles in the Winter 2017 issue of Decimonónica, Journal of Nineteenth Century Hispanic Cultural Production. Kate Good’s essay is entitled “Women and Huevos: Matters of Food, Religion, and Gender … Continued
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Publications Office wins Thomas W. Ross Publishing Grant
As a part of constant efforts to improve our Publications office, Frank Dominguez (Editor) and Nelly Whitney (Publications Manager) were able to secure a Thomas W. Ross Publishing grant from the UNC Press to help digitize older issues of the … Continued
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Commitment to Inclusivity
The Department of Romance Studies states in the strongest terms our commitment to inclusivity and diversity and our ongoing determination to provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for all faculty, students, staff, and guests of the department, regardless of age, … Continued
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In emotional atmosphere, teachers take class time to discuss election results
Julia Mack, of ROMS, talks to the Daily Tar Heel about the effect of the election on some of her students
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Sam Amago named Bowman & Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor
Many many congratulations to Professor Sam Amago who has been named as the Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professor! The Bowman and Gordon Gray Professorships support excellence in undergraduate teaching at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. … Continued
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2016 Honors in French
We are truly proud of our students! Lucas Godley, a double major in French and Linguistics, has been awarded a John Phillip Couch Scholarship to study in Montpellier in the fall of 2016. And the following graduating seniors will be … Continued
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Statement from the Department of Romance Studies Faculty Regarding House Bill 2
The faculty of the Department of Romance Studies at Chapel Hill affirms and recognizes the University’s Policy Statement on Non-Discrimination (as revised October 2, 2015) as in full force and effect, and urges the North Carolina General Assembly and the … Continued
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Rosa Perelmuter wins University Diversity Award
The Department of Romance Studies congratulates Professor Rosa Perelmuter, director of the Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Award and Professor in our department, on being selected as a 2016 recipient of the University Diversity Award, which “recognizes significant contribution to the enhancement, support and/or furtherance … Continued
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Spring 2016 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates
The Department of Romance Studies is pleased to announce that the following majors will be initiated into Alpha of North Carolina Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa! Sarah Chaney Brianne Nicole Marino Claire Rolin Nielsen Rachel Bethany Poulin Julia D Simpson … Continued
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Recent Faculty Publications
The faculty in Romance Studies have produced many great works recently. Check out the newest titles below: Dominguez, Frank. Carajicomedia: Parody and Satire in Early Modern Spain. New York and London: Tamesis, Boydell and Brewer, 2015 Estrada, Oswaldo Ed. Senderos … Continued
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Rocha Vivas (PhD, 2015) awarded Premio Literario Casa de las Américas 2016
Miguel Rocha Vivas, PhD in Romance Studies from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015 (advisor, Professor Emilio del Valle Escalante), has received in Cuba the prestigious international literature award Premio Literario Casa de las Américas 2016. … Continued
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Sam Amago receives award from IAH
Congratulations to Dr. Sam Amago, who has recently won an award from the Institute for Arts & Humanities. Dr. Amago has been selected by the Faculty Advisory Board to be a Faculty Fellow with the IAH in the Spring of 2017, … Continued
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Rosa Perelmuter wins $1,000,000 Mellon Grant
Congratulations to Prof. Rosa Perelmuter, Principal Investigator of a 4-year, $1,000,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the Moore Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (MURAP). With additional funding from UNC, MURAP will be able to continue its … Continued
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Dorothea Heitsch wins 2016 Chapman Award
Congratulations to Dorothea Heitsch, who is this year’s recipient of the prestigious 2016 Chapman Family Distinguished Teaching Award for proven excellence in undergraduate education. The award conveys a semester’s leave as a fellow at the Institute for the Arts and … Continued
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UNC Teaching Award to Luis Marcelino Gomez
Congratulations to Luis Marcelino Gómez! He was chosen this year for a Student Undergraduate Teaching and Staff Awards (SUTASA). SUTASA was established in 1989 to recognize outstanding undergraduate instruction at the University. Each year, a committee of 15 to 20 … Continued
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Celebrating an early unpublished Latin American novel on Nov. 18
A roundtable discussion on Nov. 18 at UNC will celebrate the publication of Latin American writer José María Vargas Vila’s manuscript of his novel, En los jardines de Lesbos. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Pleasants … Continued
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Jessica Tanner wins Lawrence R. Scherhr Award
Jessica Tanner has received the Lawrence R. Schehr Memorial Award for her paper “Branding Naturalism: The Ecology of Vice in Zola” at the Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium at Princeton. The NCFS describes the prize: “In remembrance of Larry Schehr’s profound … Continued
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Newest Members of the Department
You may see some new faces around Dey Hall this year. Here’s a quick introduction, though you should really try to get to know each of these amazing people better!
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A New Name for our 106-year-old Department
*The following article originally appeared on the UNC Global Website* The home for research and study of the French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages and associated cultures in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at … Continued
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Couch Scholarship and Teaching Assistant Program in France (TAPIF)
Congratulations to John Philip Couch Scholarship winner, Anna Taylor! Congratulations to our Teaching Assistant Program in France winners! Darrin Benjumea (Rouen) Rose Davis (Grenoble) Elizabeth Fisher (Besançon) Rachel Johnson (Lille) Daniel Pinelli (Limoges) Sarah Priest (Lille) Ashley Roddy (Dijon-waitlisted) … Continued
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Gómez Castellano wins Award for Poetry
Irene Gómez Castellano has been selected as the 2015 winner for the Premio Victoria Urbano de Creación awarded by the Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina Hispánica. Irene Gómez Castellano will be awarded $500 and honored at an afternoon … Continued
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French Majors win Fulbrights
Austin Cooper received a 2015-16 U.S. Fulbright Student grant to study the history of the Hôpital Franco-Musulman, opened in 1935 in Bobigny, a northern suburb of Paris, France. Entitled “Health and Community: The Social History of Paris’ Hôpital Franco-Musulman,” his … Continued
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ROMS Welcomes First Visiting Professor
If you haven’t noticed, there’s a new face around Dey Hall this semester. For the first time, Romance Studies was able to welcome Dr. Amanda Boomershine from UNC-Wilmington as a Visiting Associate Professor of Spanish Linguistics for Spring 2015. She will be … Continued
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And the Chapman Family Distinguished Teaching Award goes to…
Congratulations to Oswaldo Estrada, this year’s recipient of the prestigious 2015 Chapman Family Distinguished Teaching Award. He was recognized on Saturday, January 24, during the half-time ceremony at the UNC-Florida State men’s basketball game in the Dean E. Smith Center. … Continued
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Luis Marcelino Gómez publishes 4 micro-stories
Linden Lane Magazine, founded by the poets Heberto Padilla and Belkis Cuza Malé, in Princeton, NJ in 1982, has published 4 micro-stories by Luis Marcelino Gómez in its last issue: Vol 33 Nº 4 Winter 2014. p. 11-13. Congratulations, Luis!
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Binotti launches Digital Humanities project
Lucia Binotti, through a grant with the Institute for Arts and Humanities, has launched a website for Maximizing Spanish Resources for Latin@ InterPersonal Violence Prevention. You can see more about this exciting project her website!
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Glynis Cowell wins University-wide Employee Forum Award!
The Employee Forum Community Award (Three Legged Stool Award) is designed to recognize distinguished contributions by individuals who work to promote cooperation and collaboration among faculty, staff, and students. Nominees should be individuals who inspired creativity; promote harmony and partnerships … Continued