Showcase – Department of Romance and Classical Studies

RCS Scholarly and Creative Activity

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies is comprised of active scholars, creators, instructors, advisors, staff and students. We dedicate our productive energies and contributions to many communities, on campus and beyond.

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Graduating Senior on Career Path that Combines Both Food Science and French Degrees

April 15, 2025

Jaden Loy, who is graduating from Michigan State University in Spring 2025 with a B.S. in Food Science and a B.A. in French, will begin the next chapter of his educational journey in Europe, following a path that fuses both his undergraduate degrees. Loy was selected as one of only five students nationwide for the Lactalis Master’s Program in Food Engineering at the L’École Supérieure des Agricultures (ESA) in Angers, France.

Ellen Wetmore, Dante & The Divine & Comedy in 2025

April 14, 2025

What does hell look like and who goes to hell? These are some questions Professor Wetmore asked in her workshop on graphic novels in Dr.

Spanish Major Receives 2025 Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year)

April 9, 2025

Karissa Zárate, a Spanish major with a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies, is a 2025 recipient of the Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year), which is presented each year by the MSU Commemorative Planning Committee to individuals who have shown courage, dedication, and a commitment to make Michigan State University a better place.

Special Topics and Programs

SPN412: Latin Popular Music and Globalization

FRN440: Cartoons, Graphic Novels and Film in the Francophone and Arab Worlds

FRN450: Memory and Culture of French-Indochina

SPN462: Don Quixote Rides the Silver Screen

PRT350: Luso-Brazilian Modern and Contemporary Short Stories

PRT340: Topics in Luso-Brazilian Culture – Film Adaptation

PRT340: History of Portuguese Encounters

PRT340: Topics in Culture – Regional Cultures of Brazil

Summer Study Abroad: Spanish for Healthcare in Oaxaca

PRT350: The Short Stories of Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

PRT320: Advanced Portuguese – Journey Into Brazil

SPN472: Puerto Rico’s Colonial Odyssey and Resistance

FRN440: French Literature in the Jazz Age

FRN420: Gained in Translation – French-English Translation

SPN412: Boleros to Protest Song – Music Genres from Spanish America

SPN452: Bridging Cultures – Mastering the Art of Translation

SPN412: Gender and Sexuality in Latin America

SPN491: Sorcery and the Supernatural in the Renaissance

Pláticas: Spanish Conversation Meets 4 Times a Week

PRT350: Introduction to Literary Analysis – Brazil’s “Belle Époque”

SPN482: Evolution of the Spanish Language

FRN440: Cartoons, Graphic Novels and Film in the Francophone and Arab Worlds

SPN452: Spanish Language for the Medical Professions

CLA190: Introduction to the Study of the Classics

FRN350: French History in Painting and Visual Arts

FRN450: Dreams of Freedom in Color – Cultures of the Francosphere

SPN491: Race, Sexual Identity, and Gender in Contemporary Latin America

SPN 472: Peruvian Science Fiction and Futurism

FRN 440: Perspectives in Literature and the Arts of the Francosphere – Comics

FILM AND MEDIA

RESCHEDULED Pre-Release Screening: Safoi Babana-Hampton’s “Choeurs Atlantiques”

A collection of six film posters arranged in two rows. From left to right in the top row: "La Nuit du 12" (a woman in a red coat at night), "The Beast" (a close-up of a woman's face), and "Retour à Séoul" (a woman in a black coat in front of neon lgihts). Bottom row: "Other People's Children" (a smiling woman and man with a child), "Le Mépris" (a woman lounging in a room above the ocean), and "Banel & Adama" (a woman in a red dress laying on cracked earth).

Albertine Cinémathèque French Film Festival Returns to MSU

Sculpture of large pistol tied in knot

Boehm Awarded Grant to Develop “Our Knotted Gun” Documentary

Prof. Safoi Babana-Hampton Releases Film Trailer

Photos four Italian films

20th Annual Italian Film Festival Returns to MSU

Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Latinx Culture and Global Issues

Faculty Highlights

Graduating Senior on Career Path that Combines Both Food Science and French Degrees

Jaden Loy, who is graduating from Michigan State University in Spring 2025 with a B.S. in Food Science and a B.A. in French, will begin the next chapter of his educational journey in Europe, following a path that fuses both his undergraduate degrees. Loy was selected as one of only five students nationwide for the Lactalis Master’s Program in Food Engineering at the L’École Supérieure des Agricultures (ESA) in Angers, France.

April 15, 2025

Ellen Wetmore, Dante & The Divine & Comedy in 2025

What does hell look like and who goes to hell? These are some questions Professor Wetmore asked in her workshop on graphic novels in Dr.

April 14, 2025

Spanish Major Receives 2025 Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year)

Karissa Zárate, a Spanish major with a minor in Chicano/Latino Studies, is a 2025 recipient of the Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year), which is presented each year by the MSU Commemorative Planning Committee to individuals who have shown courage, dedication, and a commitment to make Michigan State University a better place.

April 9, 2025

student Highlights

Graduating Senior on Career Path that Combines Both Food Science and French Degrees

Spanish Major Receives 2025 Aguila Award (MSU Student of the Year)

Who Protects Those Who Heal? An RCS Student Honors Project

Spanish-Speaking Living-Learning Community Set to Open Fall 2025 at MSU

Historic North American MSU Graduate Student-Edited Journal Returns After Six-Year Hiatus

Announcing the New TROPOS Journal Volume and Launch Party

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