Blackness in the Caribbean and Latin America University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-10-15 | The World Languages and Cultures Department at the University Scranton hosted a virtual conversation led by Dr. Roxana Curiel with guest speakers Dr. Mayra Santos Febres (she/her) and Alán Peláez López (they/them). The artists discussed how their work engages with Black life experience across the Americas and the Caribbean and what Blankess means in a context where latinidad, mestizaje, and nationalisms continually erase that experience. This event was co-sponsered by Latin American Studies, the Department of World Languages and Cultures, the Multicultural Center, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
2023-2024 Fulbright Teaching Assistants and Returning Visiting Instructor University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2023-09-20 | ...
2022- 2023 Fulbright Teaching Assistants and Visiting Instructor University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2022-10-19 | Meet our 2022-23 FLTAs and Visiting Instructor here at the University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department.
2021-2022 Fulbright Teaching Assistants & Visiting Instructors University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-11-16 | Get to know the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants and Visiting Instructors from the University of Scranton's World Languages and Cultures Department for the 2021-2022 school year!
University of Scranton TA Talks 2021: Palestine University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-05-07 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's Arabic FLTA Belal shares about his experiences of living in Palestine.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2021: Uruguay University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-05-07 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's Spanish FLTA Cecilia shares about her experiences of living in Uruguay.
Ramadan around the World University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-04-30 | Learn more about Ramadan around the world from University of Scranton FLTAs Chama and Belal who are from Morocco and Palestine and currently teach French and Arabic at the University of Scranton!
Dragon Boat Festival Event University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-04-27 | Learn more about the traditions surrounding the Dragon Boat Festival in China and Taiwan from University of Scranton Chinese professor Hsiang-Ling Wang.
Introducing Dr. Roxana Curiel University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-04-23 | Meet new World Languages and Cultures faculty member Dr. Roxana Curiel, Assistant Professor of Spanish.As an interdisciplinary scholar, her work analyzes representations of bodies that challenge normative notions of citizenship, gender, and race in Mexico, Central America, and the Latinx diaspora in the U.S. She earned her B.A. (2012) from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and her Ph.D. (2016) in Peninsular and Mexican Literature and Cultures from the University of California, Riverside. She was a Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University (2016-2018) and an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow (2018-2020) in Mexican Literature and Cultural Production at Williams College.Her teaching and research interests encompass pedagogies for language-minoritized students, raciolinguistics, film theory, Indigenous sovereignty, migrations across the Americas, and forced displacement. She recently joined Kali Uchis, Becky G, and El Guru to discuss how white privilege affects the Afro-Latinx communities for the series of panels created by We Are Mitú and Conciencia Collective.
About the World Languages and Cultures Department University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-04-23 | Learn more about the World Languages and Cultures Department's courses, resources, and faculty!
University of Scranton TA Talks 2021: Morocco & Canada University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-04-13 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's French FLTA Chama shares about the countries of Morocco and Canada where she has lived.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2021: Germany University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-04-13 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's German FLTA Rebekka Stein shares about her home country of Germany.
Fulbright Night: Uruguay University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-03-26 | Join Cecilia Nuñez, the Spanish Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant from Uruguay, for the 2021 Fulbright Night about the Uruguayan tradition of carnival!
Fulbright Night: Palestine University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-03-12 | On Thursday, March 4, the Department of World Languages and Cultures hosted its first Fulbright Night event of the Spring 2021 semester. Arabic FLTA Belal Elkurd spoke about the olive harvest season in Palestine.
Black Italians & Digital Culture in Contemporary Italy University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-02-26 | The Department of World Languages and Cultures hosted a virtual presentation on Zoom of the documentary "Black Italians and Digital Culture in Contemporary Italy". Filmmaker Fred Kuwornu presented his multimedia lecture on young Black Italian artists and activists who have harnessed the power of both traditional cultural forms and newer digital platforms to shape the conversation on racism, identity, and citizenship.
Why Learn Chinese Event University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2021-01-29 | The University of Scranton's World Languages and Cultures and Asian Studies Departments share the advantages to learning Chinese and opportunities to take Chinese at the University of Scranton. Current Chinese students as well as alumni shared why they chose to study Chinese and how it has benefited them. Dr. Min-Ling Yang from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office shared opportunities for scholarships to study abroad in Taiwan and attendees heard from an alumnus who took advantage of these opportunities.
2020-2021 Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-11-03 | Meet the Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants from the University of Scranton's World Languages and Cultures Department for the 2020-2021 school year!
World Languages and Cultures Department Open House University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-10-07 | Learn more about the University of Scranton's World Languages and Cultures Department and how learning a second language can help you in the future!
University of Scranton TA Talks 2020: Colombia University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-05-04 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's Spanish FLTA Sarha Romero Avella shares about her home country of Colombia.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2020: Egypt University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-05-01 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's Arabic FLTA Khadiga AboBakr shares about her home country of Egypt.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2020: France University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-04-30 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's French FLTA Clara Fabbri shares about her home country of France.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2020: Germany University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-04-30 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's German FLTA Lukas Rackow shares about his home country of Germany.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2020: Italy University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-04-28 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's Italian TA Alessandra Abate shares about her home country of Italy.
University of Scranton TA Talks 2020: Taiwan University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2020-04-23 | University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department's Chinese GA Hsiang-Ling Wang shares about her home country of Taiwan.
Get to Know Our New FLTAs and Instructor University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2019-10-01 | This year, The University of Scranton's World Languages and Cultures Department was able to welcome one new instructor and five Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants from Germany, Colombia, Taiwan, France, Egypt and Italy! Get to know them a little better here!
University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures Department University of Scranton World Languages and Cultures 2019-09-16 | Learn more about the University of Scranton's World Languages and Cultures Department!
