College of Charleston Hosts 84th Meeting of SECOL

Due to the efforts of Drs. Ricard Viñas-de-Puig (Organizer) and Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson (Co-Organizer), the College of Charleston sponsored the 84th Meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics on March 8-11, 2017.  CofC students Bethany Blamphin and Torrie Buchanan also collaborated with their research presentations.  Click here for the complete conference program.

The following co-sponsored this event:

Linguistics Program
Department of Hispanic Studies
School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs
Avery Research Center
Office of Institutional Diversity

Dr. Susan Divine Presents Research at Midwest Modern Language Association’s Annual Conference

At the Midwest Modern Language Association’s 58th Annual Convention on November 10-13 in St. Louis, Missouri, Professor Susan Divine presented her paper “Javier Olivares from La luna de Madrid to El ministerio del tiempo.”  Click here for full conference program.

Dr. Del Mastro Presents in “State of Publishing Today” at 2016 MIFLC

Professor Mark P. Del Mastro organized, chaired and presented in the academic panel “The State of Publishing Today” during the 66th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference (MIFLC) at  James Madison University on October 15, 2016.  Dr. Del Mastro is past president of MIFLC and current member of the MIFLC Executive Committee.

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Del Mastro (center) with fellow panelists Drs. Jeremy Cass of Furman University
and Ben Fraser of East Carolina University.

Dr. Emily S. Beck Co-Founds South Carolina Medievalists Group

Along with Dr. Caroline Dunn of Clemson University, Professor Emily S. Beck has co-founded the South Carolina Medievalists Group, an informal body of professional scholars of all disciplines – faculty and students alike – based in South Carolina. The group meeting provides the opportunity for medievalists and premodernists to connect with other researchers throughout our state and engage in informal conversations about current academic approaches and the state of medieval research and teaching in South Carolina. We welcome professionals in any area or discipline relating to medieval or premodern studies, as well as those engaged in interdisciplinary and pedagogical approaches.

The current group includes researchers in a broad range of academic disciplines. For more information, or to join the email list send a message to: scmedievalists@gmail.com.

The inaugural group meeting will be held in Clemson, SC on September 24, 2016.

Dr. Sarah Owens’ Article Receives Award

The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women has selected Professor Sarah Owens’ article “Crossing Mexico (1620-1621): Franciscan Nuns and Their Journey to the Philippines” for the award for best article in women and gender in 2015.

Dr. Martha Maus Participates in the University of Salamanca’s International Conference of Spanish

Professor Martha Maus participated in the 4th Annual International Conference of Spanish at the University of Salamanca, Spain from July 3-16 with a grant from the Junta de Castilla y León.  At the same conference, she also completed a course administered specifically for professors of Spanish.