BU RS Grad Conference

Graduate Student Conference hosted by Boston University Romance Studies Department.
Join us in person or via Zoom on April 13, 2024.

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Join us on April 13 in the College of Arts & Sciences for our Grad Student Conference "REMEMBERED & FORGOTTEN"!
The deadline for submitting an abstract is April 1, 2024.

"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."
1984, George Orwell

[Dr. Alicia Matz @duxfeminafacti9]

Today I got confirmation that I am approved to graduate! Yay!

I was going to make a "post-PhD registry," but BU Gradworkers are on strike and could use the money more, as many haven't been paid in 5 weeks.

Help me celebrate graduating by donating!
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Thank you to everyone who presented at and attended our conference last weekend! It was truly a success with many wonderful, thought-provoking presentations! We'll be back soon for our next conference so follow for updates!

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Last, but not least, during our panel on "Postcolonial Delusion," Kewou Ndeuchi Florence considered “Interculturality in Mohammed Dib’s novel creation: 'The Big House'” and @alice2reviers presented “Neige, After Nedjma: Passing and Inheriting Race in "DNA" (Maïwenn, 2020)”

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We heard a multilingual panel, "Emancipation from Heteronormativity in 17th Century France and
Mexico," where Rose Tehrani explored poetry of Sor Juana and Rosamaría Roffiel and Madelyn Neal discussed Molière's "Dom Juan"

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Taking us through Brazilian literature, we heard from Emerson Graig on “Queering the Wild Heart of Joana in Clarice Lispector’s 'Perto do coração selvagem'” and Paulo Acácio Soares on “The making of whiteness in Southern Brazil: deconstructing hegemonic constructs”

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Thank you so much, Dr. @RachelMesch, for a wonderful and illuminating keynote presentation! “Colette’s Queer Snapshot: Photography and
the Illusions of Gender at the Turn of the Century.”

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We enjoyed great multimedia presentations from Keyona Fazli and @Papagayo35 on the panel "Deterioration and Delusion"! Keyona presented on female doubles in works by Margaret Atwood & Kate Bush. Shawn discussed Urban Decay in films "The Friends of Eddie Coyle" and "Taxi Driver”

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Very proud of our own @BU_RomStudies students, @j_antonio5408, Gonzalo Carretero Martínez, and Isaque De Moura and their panel "Madness and Perversion | Imaginary, Symbolic, and Institutional"!

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Happening TOMORROW! A variety of panels focusing on "Illusion & Delusion" from 10am-4pm ET, hybrid: in-person and on Zoom. Register at the link in bio and find the full schedule here: https://t.co/EQSQWT36Kr

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We're looking forward to hearing all our presenters and our Keynote Speaker, @RachelMesch, in just 1 week! Dr. Mesch's talk is titled "Colette's Queer Snapshot: Photography and the Illusions of Gender at the Turn of the Century." Register at the link in bio!

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The conference is just 10 days away! Use the form at the link in our bio to register to attend in-person or on Zoom!

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Last day to submit abstracts for our Illusion & Delusion conference! Find the CFP, submission form, and link to register here: https://t.co/9ciSeahU4f

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The deadline to submit abstracts is 1 week away! We can't wait to see all the different approaches to our theme of "Illusion & Delusion". Link in bio to read the CFP and submit by Feb. 17!

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We are excited to announce that our keynote speaker this year will be Dr.@RachelMesch ! Dr. Mesch researches and teaches on the French 19th c. novel, women writers, gender studies, and more. To hear her keynote on April 15, register now to attend the conference (link in bio).

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Submissions are welcome in English, Spanish, or French!

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CFP: Graduate Student Conference on the theme of "Illusion & Delusion." Submit abstracts at the link in our bio by February 17, 2023!