Boehm Awarded Grant to Develop “Our Knotted Gun” Documentary

RCS Spanish Professor Scott Boehm and Peter Johnston (Film Studies), were awarded a Large-scale Development Humanities and Arts Research Program (HARP) grant to film the new feature-length documentary Our Knotted…

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“Conversation” Starter: Prof. Alejandra Márquez on Americans Seeking Reproductive Health Services in Mexico

RCS Spanish professor Alejandra Márquez' timely article on Americans traveling to Mexico for reproductive health services will reach an estimated audience of over 13 million viewers. The article was published…

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Scott Boehm, Assistant Professor of Spanish, publishes article on the connections between the Spanish Civil War and the January 6th Insurrection

Professor Scott Boehm has recently published an article that makes the case that it would be to our collective benefit to consider 20th century Spanish history when attempting to understand…

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Professor Rocío Quispe-Agnoli gives keynote presentation on Speculative Fiction and Genre Bias in Peruvian Literature
Dr. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli

Professor Rocío Quispe-Agnoli gives keynote presentation on Speculative Fiction and Genre Bias in Peruvian Literature

Professor Rocío Quispe-Agnoli was one of the invited presenters on the XIII Annual Colloquium for Literature Students at the Federico Villarreal National University (XIII Coloquio Annual de Estudiantes de Literatura,…

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Giovanni Salazar Calvo, PhD Candidate in RCS, will join the Research Methods Workshop for Early-Career Graduate Students at the Newberry Library (Chicago)

Giovanni Salazar Calvo, PhD Candidate in Hispanic and Cultural Studies in our department, has been accepted to the Research Methods Workshop for Early-Career Graduate Students, organized by the Newberry Library…

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Dr. Christopher Estrada Awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Brazil
Dr. Christopher Estrada draped in a sequined gola or cape made by maracatu artisan Thony de Lima, depicting Saint George slaying the last dragon. St.George has a syncretistic association with Yoruba deity Ogun in the Afro-Brazilian religions which play a role in maracatu.

Dr. Christopher Estrada Awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Brazil

Dr. Christopher Estrada draped in a sequined gola or cape made by maracatu artisan Thony de Lima, depicting Saint George slaying the last dragon. St.George has a syncretistic association with…

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RCS Celebrates Maddie Hannon’s First Place Award at UURAF
Maddie Hannon, Spanish major and first place award winner at the 2021 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF).

RCS Celebrates Maddie Hannon’s First Place Award at UURAF

Maddie Hannon, Spanish major and first place award winner at the 2021 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF). The Department of Romance and Classical Studies is very pleased to…

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RCS Professor Dr. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli interviewed by WKAR and The State News for “The Science of Grief” and Women’s History Month
Dr. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli

RCS Professor Dr. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli interviewed by WKAR and The State News for “The Science of Grief” and Women’s History Month

The Department of Romance and Classical Studies is pleased to highlight Dr. Rocío Quispe-Agnoli, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Editor-in-Chief of the Revista de Estudios de Género y Sexualidades (REGS),…

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