Category Archives: Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
Ana Rossetti to Give Poetry Reading
Ana Rossetti, one of Spain’s most acclaimed authors, will give a poetry reading on Monday, April 9, on the main floor Milner Library. The reading will begin at 7:00 p.m., and is free and open to the public. Ms. Rossetti … Continue reading
Weeks to Deliver Spring CAS Lecture
Dr. Andrew Weeks, Professor of German in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will deliver the spring College of Arts and Sciences Lecture on Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Prairie Room in the Bone Student Center. … Continue reading
Students Translate Parent-Teacher Conference
For the past five years Professor James Pancrazio of the Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Department, along with students from his Latin American Culture course (LAN 244.15), has driven to Chicago to assist Little Village schools on parent-teacher conference days by helping … Continue reading
Show to Benefit Study Abroad Endowment
Actor Tim Mooney, author of Acting at the Speed of Life: Conquering Theatrical Style, will perform his entertaining one-man show, Molière than Thou, in English on Wednesday, October 26, at 7 p.m. in the Kemp Recital Hall. The event is organized by the French … Continue reading
Community Panel to Focus on Social Issues
As part of the events marking the sixth annual Bloomington/Normal Hispanic Heritage Month, Illinois State’s Latin American and Latino Studies program will be hosting a community panel titled “Nuestra Comunidad: Latinos in Central Illinois.” The event will begin at 6:00 … Continue reading
Shively Wins Pimsleur Award
Dr. Rachel L. Shively, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, is the winner of the 2011 Pimsleur Award for Research in Foreign Language Education. This award is presented by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). ACTFL … Continue reading
Hildebrandt to Serve as Panelist
Professor Susan Hildebrandt, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, will be one of several panelists participating in a discussion of “How Is the War Economy Working for You?” on Sunday, September 11 at 2:30 p.m. in the Bloomington Public Library. … Continue reading
Alstrum Speaks in Colombia
On August 4, Dr. James J. Alsturm, Professor of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, presented a paper in Spanish titled: “Historia y ficción en La otra raya del tigre de Pedro Gómez Valderrama” . He presented at the seventeenth Conference of … Continue reading
New Faculty Profile: Alejandro Enriquez
Alejandro Enriquez joins the faculty at Illinois State as an assistant professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Enriquez holds a B.A. in Spanish and Portuguese Studies and an M.A. in Hispanic Literatures from the University of Minnesota. … Continue reading
Alumna Wins Prestigious Scholarship
Kelsey Coker, an alumna of the Departments of English and Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, received a $20,000 scholarship as the top winner of the Golden Key International Honour Society (GKIHS) Graduate Scholar Award. The scholarship can be used toward post-graduate … Continue reading