Courses of Study
Sections
Romance Studies
Last updated: November 4, 2010 at 3:22 p.m.
Michael Randall, Chair
Late medieval and Renaissance poetry, prose, and philosophy. Comparative Literature.
French and Francophone Studies
Jane Hale, Undergraduate Advising Head for French and Francophone Studies
French and comparative literature. Contemporary French fiction and drama. Beckett, Queneau. Literature and painting. Francophone literature of Africa and the Caribbean. Comparative literature. Cross-cultural literacies.
Hollie Harder, Director of Language Programs
French language and culture. Language pedagogy. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century French literature. Women's studies.
Edward Kaplan
French romanticism. Modern French poetry and theory. Baudelaire. Jabès. Bonnefoy. Religion and literature. Comparative literature. Translation.
Esther Ratner
French language and culture.
Martine Voiret
French language and culture.
Italian Studies
Richard Lansing
Dante. Italian medieval and Renaissance literature. Modern Italian literature. Comparative literature.
Paola Servino, Undergraduate Advising Head for Italian Studies
Italian language and culture.
Hispanic Studies
Jerónimo Arellano
Colonial and postcolonial studies. Latin American visual arts and media.
Jorge Arteta
Spanish language.
Mary Nasielskier de Burstin
Spanish language.
Dian Fox, Undergraduate Advising Head for Hispanic Studies
Spanish medieval and early modern drama, poetry, and prose. Cervantes. Women's and gender studies.
Elena González Ros
Spanish language and language pedagogy.
Scott Gravina
Spanish language.
James Mandrell
Modern and contemporary Hispanic literature. Comparative literature. Women's, gender, and sexuality studies. Film.
Raysa Mederos
Spanish language.
Lucía Reyes de Deu
Spanish language and culture.
Fernando Rosenberg
Latin American and Latino studies. Comparative literature. Latin American Film.
Course offerings of the Department of Romance Studies (ROMS) examine the languages, literatures, and cultures of countries and people who speak Spanish, French, and Italian with the aim of developing students' cultural and linguistic proficiency. Students will advance their knowledge of and respect for diverse traditions and become responsible and well-informed global citizens. Our faculty is particularly diverse and we pride ourselves in working closely with students. We contribute to numerous interdisciplinary programs, including Medieval and Renaissance Studies, History of Ideas, European Cultural Studies, Film and Visual Media Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Women's and Gender Studies, Religious Studies, Education Studies, International and Global Studies, Cultural Production, Theater Arts, Comparative Literature, and African and African-American Studies.
For course offerings and requirements for the major and minor, refer to the sections found elsewhere in this Bulletin for European Cultural Studies, French and Francophone Studies, Italian Studies, and Hispanic Studies.