Please see pdf Poster as well.
NEW! Spring 2024 Course Offerings
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News and events
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Free Film Screening of IL MORO – The Moor: February 6, 2024
The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Culture invites you to a free screening of IL Moro – The Moor on Tuesday February 6 starting at 7 p.m. at the Film House, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, downtown St. Catharines.
This film is based on a true story and was longlisted for the 2024 Oscars. The run time is 22 minutes and the film will be followed by a roundtable featuring Professors Andre Basson, Colin Rose, and Felipe Ruan.
View poster or visit Experience BU for more details!
Participants MUST have a ticket. To order your free ticket, click here. Limited seating available.
We hope to see you at this exciting event!
Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Brock University
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Storytelling, Erasure, and Trauma: Survivor Testimonies of the Argentinean Dictatorship (1976-1983): February 29, 2024
Storytelling, Erasure, and Trauma: Survivor Testimonies of the Argentinean Dictatorship (1976-1983)
Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Time: 1:00pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Sankey Chamber, Brock UniversityPOSTER: Storytelling, Erasure, and Trauma
Trigger Warning: Speakers will be sharing personal stories of kidnappings, torture, rape, and other traumatic and possibly triggering experiences.
Note: The event sill be recorded as part of filming a documentary. Please let the research team know if you do not wish to be recorded.
Guest Speakers:
Eduardo Veiga
Eduardo Veiga was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on July 14th, 1974 while his mother was unlawfully imprisoned at Devoto Penitentiary in Buenos Aires. Eduardo was raised by his maternal grandparents in Goya, Corrientes Province. He immigrated to Canada with his parents who were refugees soon after their release from jail in 1985.Gustavo De Marinis
Gustavo De Marinis was born in the province of Mendoza, Argentina and currently works as the editor of Diario Uno, where he has been employed for 30 years. He has been a journalist since 1980 and has also worked for various newspapers in Mendoza. He is a member of the Association of Family Members of Detained and Disappeared for Political Reasons and the Mendoza Collective Justice which is dedicated to the coverage of truth trials on human rights in Mendoza.Olga V Araujo-Mendieta, PhD
She obtained her MA in Latin American History in the University of Amsterdam (1986), her destination after being exiled from Argentina. In 1991 she received a second MA from the University of Toronto, where, in 1997, she went on to successfully defend her doctoral thesis in Latin American Literature. She presently works for the General Council of Education in Misiones, Argentina.Alba Vega D’Andrea
Her parents were political prisoners during Argentina’s last dictatorship and they were able to leave into exile. This was the context within which Alba entered the world—caught between persecution and clandestinity. She was born in La Paz, Bolivia and lived there until she was 6 years old when her parents returned to Argentina with the return of democracy. She has been living in Mendoza since 1985. -
Abstract Filters at the Museum in the Hallway: January – March 2024
Abstract Filters
Museum in the Hallway
Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing ArtsAbstract Filters
A Research-Creation ProjectIn Fall 2023, students in the graduate program Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts at Brock University engaged in a research-creation project in the course “Comparative Critical Theory in Literatures and the Arts” and in cooperation with the Musée du Niel, Giens Peninsula, France.
The exhibition Abstract Filters (15 January-16 March 2024, Museum in the Hallway, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts) is the outcome of a semester-long reflection and a thoughtful, theory-based response to the Summer 2023 exhibition Les chemins de l’abstraction. 17 peintres non-figuratifs dialoguent avec Jean Grenier / Pathways to Abstraction. 17 Non-Figurative Painters in Dialogue with Jean Grenier at the Musée du Niel.To view the virtual catalogue of Abstract Filters, please click on the link below:
https://exhibits.library.brocku.ca/s/abstract-filters/page/a-research-creation-project.Thank-you:
Musée du Niel, Giens Peninsula, France
Josh Müller, Vienna, AustriaCategories: News -
ITAL 3P93 Dante’s Inferno Class Conference: November 23
The Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and
The Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
PRESENT
The Circles of Hell in Dante’s Inferno
Presenting the ArcGIS of Dante’s Inferno – Funded by the CEWIL Canada Programhttps://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/247993
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
BROCK UNIVERSITY, NIAGARA
PLZ 600F8:15 AM
DANTE & THE BIBLE
DAVID SHARRON (BROCK UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS) & TERESA RUSSO (BROCK UNIVERSITY)9:00 AM
STUDENT PRESENTATIONS9:00 AM-11:00 AM
MANUSCRIPTS ON DISPLAY: FACSIMILES OF THE DIVINE COMEDY (1872 & 1965) -
MLLC Library Display Contest
Event: Voyage of Discovery: Explore the wide range of human achievement as presented by the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Place: Display cases in the Library Commons and Thistle corridor
Date: Monday, October 30 to Friday, November 10
The exhibit in the Learning Commons by the Ask Us desk and in the Thistle hallway showcases various aspects of the French, German, Italian, and Hispanic and Latin American cultures, including lands colonized by these European countries.
We invite you to view the intriguing assortment of items on display and to win a prize by successfully answering the following skill-testing question:
Name one of the menacing creatures included in the exhibit, along with the culture to which it belongs.
All are welcome to participate!
The first correct respondent will receive a cash credit of $10 on their Brock card! Please send your responses to: dbielicki@brocku.ca by Friday, November 10.
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October 25: Haunting, Witchcraft, and Mexican Womanhood in Cervera’s The Bone Woman (2022)
The Horror of Motherhood: Haunting, Witchcraft, and Mexican Womanhood in Michelle Garza Cervera’s Huesera/The Bone Woman (2022)
Guest speaker: Enrique Ajuria Ibarra
25 Oct. 2023 at 4:00pmVia Lifesize: https://stream.lifesizecloud.com/extension/17370315/b29ea4b4-4cef-4c0a-a7e2-4e0538e715c6
ExperienceBU Link: https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/243346Abstract: Michelle Garza Cervera’s debut Mexican horror film Huesera/The Bone Woman (2022) is a chilling portrayal about the social and cultural expectations of motherhood. When Valeria agrees to have a baby with her partner, she suddenly becomes haunted by a split-boned, crooked entity that terrifies her day and night. This creature starts to threaten her daily routine, and soon after giving birth puts her baby daughter at risk too. Since no one else believes in her, she seeks help from her aunt who suggests a group of witches can lift the curse. Garza Cervera’s film offers a staunch criticism of cultural and social expectations of what is to be a Mexican woman, that is, someone who is primarily subjected to the domestic and the maternal. Huesera introduces a monstrous creature that can easily be interpreted as a sign of anxiety and dread of motherhood, reminiscent of classic horror films such as Rosemary’s Baby (1968) or The Babadook (2014).
Enrique Ajuria Ibarra is Senior Assistant Professor at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP), Mexico. He has published several articles and chapters on Mexican Gothic horror cinema. He is the editor-in-chief of the online, peer-reviewed journal Studies in Gothic Fiction. He is currently exploring the Gothic in the Archie Comics Universe and continues looking at Gothic and horror in Mexican film and literature.
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October 23: Exploring Career Paths Panel: Spanish Language Alumni Reflections
The Law Plus Program and the Hispanic and Latin American Studies Program (HLAS) are jointly hosting a panel event, highlighting the law and law adjacent careers of alumni from HLAS’s Immigrant and Community Outreach Internship course. The outreach course examined the Hispanic migrant experience while promoting community engagement with migrant worker communities and support organizations.
The panel will feature four alumni of the course, who attribute their career directions to their experiential education experiences at Brock University.
When: October 23, 2023, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Where: Online Zoom and in person TH 259You can RSVP for the event through Experience BU: https://experiencebu.brocku.ca/event/244105
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October 19: Indigenous-Italian-Canadian Connections: The Wisdom of Grandmothers and/in Children’s Literature
OCT 19, 2023 @ 6PM (EST) ON ZOOM
What are the roles and responsibilities of Grandmothers?
How do they transmit their knowledges?
What are the obstacles to that transmission?
What is the role of children’s literature in Indigenous and Italian-Canadian communities?Register at:
https://tinyurl.com/wisdomofgrandmothers
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Oct. 17 and Nov. 22: Graduate Info Sessions / SCLA
The Office of Graduate Studies organizes two online Info Sessions, one on Tuesday 17 October at 2 pm, the other on Wednesday 22 November at 1 pm. Please visit the link below (look for Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts) for more information and to register.
https://brocku.ca/graduate-studies/program-info-sessions/
These information sessions are designed for you to learn about the MA in Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts and gain a deeper understanding of the program’s structure. The sessions will provide useful information on the BrockU graduate experience, including admission requirements, financial opportunities/information, and what to expect in a graduate journey at Brock University.
The M.A. in Studies in Comparative Literatures and Arts (SCLA) is an interdisciplinary and inter-faculty program that focuses on the study of literature and the arts from different cultures. It examines the ways in which literature enters into dialogue with the fine and performing arts. Students explore contemporary approaches to texts of various types, as well as the possibilities and problems that arise in comparative studies, including issues related to the translation and adaptation of works. Through coursework, students develop a cross-disciplinary understanding of how works of art and cultural production evolve, are received, and are interpreted. SCLA students participate in an interdisciplinary collision of ideas in the Humanities. They investigate literature and the languages of the Visual Arts, Music, and Dramatic Arts in the context of dynamic comparability. Such generative encounters provide them with the opportunity to develop fresh insights, explore rich innovative methodological terrains, and interact with new concepts and post-disciplinary ideas.
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Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
