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.

Carolyn Wolfenzon's New Book Illuminates a Ghoulish Theme in Modern Mexican Literature
In a new book of literary criticism, Romance languages and literatures associate professor Carolyn Wolfenzon explores how eight contemporary Mexican authors adhere to a tradition of writing about ghosts—but with a catch.
Online Teaching: Bowdoin Students Teach Elementary Students a New Language, and an Openness to Others
In Margaret Boyle's new class, students are teaching world languages to elementary school children in Brunswick. At the same time, they are conveying another important lesson.
Strength in Education
When Zully Hatch ’11 left Camden, New Jersey, in 2007 on a bus headed to Brunswick, Maine, she didn’t know what to expect—what attending Bowdoin meant and what impact it would have in her life.

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