modern languages and literatures

Though the fall leaves on campus may make spring feel far in the future, Case Western Reserve University students will be thinking about the season in the coming days—undergraduate registration for the spring semester begins next Monday, Nov. 16 (depending on the school; graduate program registratio...

The College of Arts and Sciences recognized two undergraduate students with Francis J. and Earla E. Rocks Fellowships through Experiential Learning Fellowships this summer. Kimberly Osbern and Alex Van Belleghem were the honorees. Osbern received $3,000 for the research project titled “Homophobic ...

Mark Hornyak, an undergraduate student taking Japanese classes, competed in the 2020 Ohio Japanese Speech Contest online April 5. Hornyak won first place in the college-level category with his speech titled “Military Rations: The Taste of a Nation.” Undergraduate students Yinfeng Xia and Yuhan Xia ...

Marie Lathers, the Elizabeth M. and William C. Treuhaft Professor of Humanities in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, was appointed the Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Visiting Professor in Humanities for 2020-21 at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. At CWRU, Lather...

Linda Ehrlich, associate professor emerita of modern languages and literatures, recently published a book, The Films of Kore-eda Hirokazu about the films of award-winning Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu. Her work is the first English book written about the director. Ehrlich discusses Hirokazu’s...

The French section at Case Western Reserve, part of the Department of Modern Languages and Literature, offers courses and majors for undergraduate and graduate students, but is also earning praise for its new diploma options for those who want to work in the field of international relations. French...

From left to right: Student Kimberly Osbern; Lilas Al Dakr, senior Fulbright scholar; Charlotte Sanpere, full-time lecturer in French; Fabienne Pizot-Haymore, a full-time lecturer in French and director of the French for Specific Purposes Center; and Cheryl Toman, the Eirik Børve Professor of Modern...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to hear the Russian 305 Ensemble perform vocal music accompanied by piano, guitars and violins. This Russian Song Performance will be held today (Dec. 3) at 5:30 p.m. in Denison Hall....

This year, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures is hosting senior Fulbright scholar Lilas Al Dakr, a Jordanian professor from the University of Petra. Al Dakr will teach courses in French and women's and gender studies at Case Western Reserve University while conducting research on Leb...

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures will host a lecture titled “Cannibals in Paris: The Selk’nam from Tierra del Fuego at the 1889 Universal Exhibition” by Argentine writer, scholar and translator Carlos Gamerro Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Gamerro will talk about his re...