News from the Division of Languages and Literature

"I was preparing myself for a life with books, sharing them with students like the ones who just read Joyce with me." Professor Luzzi explores our quest for ambitious summer reading, and how even failing to make our goals can lead to great insights.

In June 2019, Professor Lauren Curtis traveled to Fribourg, Switzerland, to participate in the conference, The Dance of Priests, Matronae, and Philosophers: Aspects of Dance Culture in Rome and the Roman Empire. She presented her new research about the relationship between dance and politics in ancient Rome, “Roman Rhythms: Music, Dance, and Imperial Ethics,” and learned about new approaches in ancient dance studies from specialists from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
 

“Like two mirrors facing each other, Wild West reënactments and the myths that fuel them shed light on the emotions driving the response to ‘the border crisis,’” writes Luiselli.

“Inside my family’s home, I could lay full claim to being an Ethiopian; on the streets of Addis Ababa, however, I had to contend with the obvious facts,” writes Professor Mengestu.

Seneca’s essay “On Anger” has just been republished as “How to Keep Your Cool: An Ancient Guide to Anger Management,” with a translation and introduction by James Romm. Romm talks about the work’s relevance today.