Upcoming Events
Interested in ROMS events? Please check this page often! You are also invited to join one or all of our Google Groups in French and Francophone, Hispanic and Italian Studies by using the ROMS sign-up sheet. Thank you and welcome!
November 14, 2024
3:30- 5 pm
Mandel Center for the Humanities Forum (atrium area on 100s floor)
Join the Romance Studies Department faculty and students for empanadas, bruschetta, and French éclairs at Celebrate ROMS! Learn about the new spring courses in the French and Francophone, Hispanic, and Italian Studies Programs. All students are welcome to attend, and a raffle will be held for Lizzie's Ice Cream gift cards at the event.
An exciting series of movies featuring some of the most important voices in contemporary filmmaking today.
October 25-November 19, 2024
Free and open to the public
Wasserman Cinematheque, Sachar International Center
Wednesday, November 21, 2024, 6:30 pm
Wasserman Cinematheque, Sachar International Center
Screening of the 2023 documentary "The Strong Man of Bureng," followed by a discussion with filmmaker Mauro Bucci.
Former UN soldier Essa has fled the Gambia for Finland, where he has successfully set up a business that provides for his family. Back in his hometown Bureng, he is celebrated as a hero. During a visit home, world events catch up with him: The coronavirus outbreak jeopardizes Essa’s return to Europe and his application to renew his residence permit, plunging him into one of the most serious crises of his life. “The Strong Man of Bureng” is both a contemporary odyssey and an intimate story of the deep motivations that have brought a person to leave his own country in an effort to satisfy universal needs. Sponsored by the Interdepartmental Program in Italian Studies.