Romance Languages and Literatures Updates

Prof. Fernando Plata with the assistance of ADC Jennifer Von Matt convened the 4th Annual Early Modern Hispanic Studies Symposium at Colgate University on April 12.

On April 17, Prof. Plata published Huye la hora, an anthology of the poetry of the renowned Baroque writer Francisco de Quevedo (1580-1645) with the prestigious Cátedra series in Madrid, Spain. The scholarly annotated edition with an introduction is intended for students of Spanish literature in universities in the US, Europe and Latin America, and is the result of a collaboration with Prof. Sáez of Ca' Foscari University in Venice, Italy.

Spanish students visit Joiri Minaya’s Temporal exhibition at Syracuse University Art Museum.

The National Hispanic Honor Society, Chapter Lambda Xi (Sigma Delta Pi), and the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures welcomed presentations of students who have conducted research projects in courses in Spanish and other interdisciplinary fields of study.

Students from several Colgate Spanish classes explored the Colonial Crossings exhibit at Cornell University on a day trip organized by professors Ramírez Velázquez, Llorente, and Sandoval León.

Parvedad de alpiste was published by Valparaíso Ediciones, a specialized publishing house based in Granada, Spain, in July 2024

Prof. Katherine A. Brown's talk on Ami et Amile, an Old French chanson de geste composed around the year 1200, explored the relationships among various sources of the work

Mariette Monpierre’s and Michel Reinette’s 2022 documentary, Les Derniers Blancs Matignon de Guadeloupe, and Estelle-Sarah Bulle’s 2018 novel, Là, où les chiens aboient par la queue, emblematize the complexities involved in reimagining postcolonial identities in Guadeloupe, especially that of the Blancs-Matignon.

Colgate students Lucy Brewer '26 and Kaitlin Maratea '25, along with Faculty members Ramakrishnan (ROLA) and Sklyar (University Studies) presented at the 2024 AATF Convention held in San Diego from July 7-10.