Daniel Hershenzon Awarded Fellowship at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies
The Department of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages is very proud to announce that Daniel Hershenzon has been awarded a fellowship at the Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies for the academic year 2019-2020. This is one of the most prestigious fellowships in North America. Professor Hershenzon joined UConn in 2012 after having received his Ph.D. […]
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The Practical Side: Equipping Graduate Students for Jobs
The Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages welcomes a mix of Masters and Ph.D. students in German, French, Spanish, Italian, and Comparative Literature (which includes a Chinese Studies Program). Graduate students in programs in the humanities are well aware that the employment landscape has shifted decisively in the past twenty to thirty years. This said, […]
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LCL Professor Shines Light on Massacre of Herero and Nama People
Katharina von Hammerstein, Professor of German Studies, and a member of UConn’s Human Rights Institute was interviewed by Courthouse News about a lawsuit being pursued at the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York against Germany. The lawsuit concerns the massacres of the Herero and Nama people in what is today Namibia (Africa) by German troops between 1904-1908. […]
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Spotlight: Jacqueline Loss
Dr. Jacqueline Loss, professor of Latin American Literary and Culture Students and the Director of Graduate Studies at LCL, is an internationally published researcher and educator. She is the author of two books, numerous articles and book chapters and is the coeditor of one collection of essays and another anthology of short stories. Her primary […]
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9/25
Yiddish Tish Luncheon Discussion
Yiddish Tish Luncheon Discussion
Wednesday, September 25th, 2019
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Storrs Campus Dodd Center, room 162
The Yiddish Tish luncheon discussion group, led by Professor Arnold Dashefsky, is a small, intimate gathering of members from the community and campus who meet monthly to read and speak Yiddish.
These sessions are open to any and all faculty, staff, students, and community members.
All reading and speaking levels are welcome.
Please bring a bag lunch, and we will provide dessert and drinks!
The Yiddish Tish is a program of the Center for Judaic Studies and Contemporary Jewish Life at UConn.
https://judaicstudies.uconn.edu/yiddish-tish/
If you require an accommodation to participate, please contact Pamela Weathers at pamela.weathers@uconn.edu or 860-486-2271. -
2/26
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Andrea Celli
Humanities Fellow Research Talk: Andrea Celli
Wednesday, February 26th, 2020
04:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Storrs Campus Humanities Institute Seminar Room, Babbidge Library 4th Floor
Our UCHI Fellow will be presenting their research talk on “Hagar the Outcast: Reappraisals of a Biblical Theme in the Context of Post-Tridentine Culture” followed by a light reception. For more information, please visit https://humanities.uconn.edu/fellowships/current-and-previous-fellows/. If you require accommodation for this event, please contact uchi@uconn.edu at least one week prior to the event.
Spotlight: Simone Puleo
Simone Maria Puleo is a PhD candidate in the Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies section of LCL. He is a native of Palermo, Sicily and moved to the United States when his parents decided to relocate their pastry business, living briefly in New York and Connecticut before settling in South Florida. Before coming to UConn […]
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