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.

Honors Day 2021: Inching Back to Normality
In the first live gathering since the pandemic, Bowdoin celebrated its twenty-fifth Honors Day with a ceremony on Whittier Field, albeit in front of a limited audience.
Arielle Saiber Edits New Multidisciplinary Book Series
The Romance languages and literatures scholar teams up with a colleague at York University in Toronto to spearhead an exciting new literary initiative: a multidisciplinary book series exploring the ‘proximities’ of things.
Pioneering Cinema Studies Project Takes Off During Pandemic
A mammoth film studies project launched by Professor Allison Cooper to establish an online research tool enjoys a surge in growth, due in part to the demands of remote learning and teaching imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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