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Una Waste Land barese: La ferocia di Nicola Lagioia fra spreco e abbondanza, a talk by Professor Stefania Lucamante, CUA

April 24, 2018

Our spring series of lectures closes with Una Waste Land barese: La ferocia di Nicola Lagioia fra spreco e abbondanza, a talk by Professor Stefania Lucamante, from the Catholic University […]

Lecture: “What’s the Use?: Iberian Studies and the Quest for Relevance”

April 20, 2018

The Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures presents: What’s the Use? Iberian Studies and the Quest for Relevance. A lecture by Sebastiaan Faber Professor and Chair of Hispanic Studies Oberlin College Tuesday, […]

“Babylon Berlin” Watch Party! With Snacks! March 28 @ 5

March 25, 2018

Join Professor Sam Spinner for a screen of the first episode of the new Netflix series “Babylon Berlin” and a discussion of the show’s cultural context in interwar Berlin. Berlin […]

Conference: Modes of Formation and the Thinking of Possibility (April 6 & 7)

March 25, 2018

In conjunction with the Anneliese Maier Research Award and the University of Cologne, the Max Kade Center for Modern German Thought and GRLL will host a conference on April 5 […]

Portuguese Program Speaker Series

March 19, 2018

The spring speaker series kicks off on March 26 with Dr. Talía Guzmán-González from the Library of Congress, discussing “Luso-Brazilian Treasures in the Nations Library.” Then, on April 23, hear Nicole Labruto from MIT talk about, “Nationalizing Nature.” Both events are 1-3 p.m. in the Sherwood Room of Levering Hall.

“Digitizing Early Modern Music and Poetry.” March 13, 5:30 pm, Gilman 479

March 7, 2018

The Italian Program presents: “Digitizing Early Modern Music and Poetry: The Tasso in Music Project,” a lecture by Professor Emiliano Ricciardi. Emiliano Ricciardi is Assistant Professor of Music History at […]

The Truth of Fictions and the Fiction of Truths: Husserl and Hofmannsthal, Lecture by Nicolas de Warren (Penn State)

February 18, 2018

Lecture by NICOLAS DE WARREN (Penn State, Husserl Archives Leuven) The Truth of Fictions and the Fiction of Truths: Husserl and Hofmannsthal February 22, 4:30, Gilman 288 Co-sponsored by the […]

Drawing a Blank—Passive Voices in Beckett, Husserl, and the Stoics, Seminar with Kristina Mendicino (Brown)

February 18, 2018

Seminar with KRISTINA MENDICINO (Brown University) Drawing a Blank—Passive Voices in Beckett, Husserl, and the Stoics February 23, 11:00, Gilman 388 Pre-circulated paper available on request from grll@jhu.edu.

Portuguese Program Movie Night

February 15, 2018

Join us for popcorn, guaraná, and a movie! On Feb. 15 we will screen The Man of the Year, on March 15 we will screen Antônia, and on April 19 we will screen God is Brazilian. All events are in Gilman 479 from 7:30-10 p.m.

Not Forgiving, Not Forgetting: Narrating Contemporary Taranto on February 14

February 7, 2018

This spring, our series of events opens with a lecture by Professor Monica Seger (College of William & Mary), entitled Not Forgiving, Not Forgetting: Narrating Contemporary Taranto. This event takes place […]

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