modern languages and literatures
May 04, 2018
Cheryl Toman, chair of the modern languages and literatures department and professor of French, recently had her critical edition of Justine Mintsa's Awu's Story published as part of the University of Nebraska Press' French Voices Series. Toman also is director of the Women’s and Gender Studies…
April 13, 2018
Yang Han, an undergraduate student taking Japanese classes, competed in the 19th annual Japan-America Society of Central Ohio Japanese Speech Contest. Han presented the speech, "I Do Not Look Like an Otaku” and won first place. Undergraduate student Connor Baumler, also taking Japanese classes,…
March 30, 2018
The Italian Film Festival, held at Case Western Reserve University and Cuyahoga Community College–Metro Campus, will feature a series of film screenings throughout the month of April. The screenings will be held: Monday, April 2, at 7 p.m. in Strosacker Auditorium Wednesday, April 4, at 7…
March 29, 2018
Over the course of three weeks during the summer, students will have an opportunity to get to know Cuba and get closer to its people, its culture and history. Damaris Punales-Alpizar, associate professor of Spanish, will lead “The Cuban Experience.” Students will take classes in Matanzas and…
March 12, 2018
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures Program in Italian and the Department of Physical Education and Athletics, in collaboration with the CWRU Film Society and Spartan Baseball, will host "Celebration of Italian American Baseball" Wednesday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Strosacker…
March 09, 2018
Cheryl Toman, professor of French and chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, gave a lecture at France’s most prominent research center, the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique in Paris Thursday, Feb. 8. Toman’s lecture was part of a program that paid tribute to feminist…
February 22, 2018
Kelvin Smith Library will host Essouma Long Wednesday, March 7, for two separate performances. This event, titled “The Mbom-Mvet: Epic Tales, Music, and Dance of Central Africa” will be held at 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. in Kelvin Smith Library, Lower Level 06. Born in Cameroon, Long is a modern-day…
February 15, 2018
Cheryl Toman, chair of the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures and professor of French, will present at the next Power of Diversity Lecture Series event. She will give a lecture, titled “The Fight for Inclusion in the African Canon: Women Writers of Cameroon & Gabon,” Tuesday,…
February 02, 2018
The Spanish Department will host Bienvenida, an event where attendees can enjoy Hispanic cuisine and discuss and present student experiences of travel abroad in Latin America and Spain. Bienvenida brings together all Spanish majors, minors and prospective students who are interested in the Spanish…
November 06, 2017
The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, in conjunction with the Judaic Studies Program, is sponsoring a lecture by Harel Max, an Israeli visual artist, Friday, Nov. 10, from 12:45 to 2 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206. Talk details Max will explore the relationship between borders…