Romance Languages and Literatures

The Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Bowdoin engages students and faculty in a variety of collaborative pedagogical and research experiences and approaches to further expand knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of Francophone, Italian, and Hispanic cultures.

Eight Professors Appointed to Named Chairs
Eight Bowdoin faculty members have been named to endowed chairs in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in scholarship and teaching.
Transcending Oppression Through Art: A Student Essay
In this collectively written article, students from a Spanish nonfiction writing class share their thoughts after meeting with Cuban dissident writer Néstor Díaz de Villegas, who was imprisoned as a teenager for criticizing the regime of Fidel Castro.
Gustavo Faverón Patriau Novel "Vivir Abajo" Wins Top Award in Germany
The Bowdoin scholar’s novel earns top honors at the Leipzig Book Fair for the German language edition of his 2019 novel Vivir Abajo. The jury describes the book and its German translation as “a deliberately and cleverly constructed game of deception.”

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