Romance Languages and Literatures

Chair: Elzbieta Sklodowska

Home Page: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~rll/rll.html Telephone: (314) 935-5175

Romance Languages and Literatures offers studies in the French, Italian, and Spanish languages and their literatures leading to the B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in French or Spanish, and the B.A. in Italian. Each program combines a wide range of course offerings, study abroad programs, distinguished guest lecturers, and other activities with the careful mentoring of students in small class settings.

In addition to providing exciting programs and contacts with scholars and writers for its own students and faculty, the Department makes many courses, lectures, and activities available for those in the University who are non specialists. Our series of visiting distinguished faculty, attended widely by students and faculty of numerous departments in several universities plus members of the St. Louis community, has included visitors such as Dominique de Courcelles, Sherry Velasco, Julia Kristeva, Antonio Skármeta, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Brad Epps, Mary Ann Caws, Tom Conley, Maryse Condé, Diamela Eltit, Annie Ernaux, Elena Poniatowska, Naomi Schor, Paul Julian Smith, and Sylvia Molloy.

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Elzbieta Sklodowska Washington People profile Elzbieta Sklodowska has defined the future vision of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures May 14, 2004 -- While Elzbieta Sklodowska's research and teaching interests focus on the Spanish language and the history and culture of Cuba and the Caribbean, her role as chair of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures in Arts & Sciences takes on a much broader appeal.

The true story of Ireland's patron saint St. Patrick's real life more fascinating than the myths Feb. 10, 2004 -- A biography of St. Patrick is due out just in time for March 17. St. Patrick's Day has become an excuse for Americans of all ethnic backgrounds to break out the green and head to their local parade or pub and imbibe in Irish beer and corned beef and cabbage. And just in time for this year's celebration of St. Patrick's feast day comes a book that will have many — even the true Irish — saying, "I didn't know that" about Ireland's beloved patron saint. Many of the stories about St. Patrick that have been passed down for generations, including the one about him ridding Ireland of its snakes, are false, says an expert in Celtic and classical studies at Washington University in St. Louis in a book being released in early March.

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Stamos Metzidakis Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures in Arts & Sciences Metzidakis, an expert on French literature, is the French honors program coordinator and is the coordinator of Romance Languages and Literatures in University College. His 1995 book, Difference Unbound: The Rise of Pluralism in Literature and Criticism, examines the precise relationship between pluralism ... Expertise: 19th and 20th century French literature, literary theory Direct contact: (314) 935-4972 / smetz@artsci.wustl.edu

Elzbieta Sklodowska William R. Randolph Professor in Arts & Sciences Sklodowska is an expert on Cuban narrative and culture, the poetics and politics of memory, the Spanish-American narrative from the 19th and 20th centuries, and testimonial literature. She has published six books, including two edited volumes, and more than 60 articles, book chapters and reviews printed ... Expertise: Cuban narrative and culture, memory, Spanish-American narrative, testimonial literature Direct contact: (314) 935-5197 / esklodow@artsci.wustl.edu

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More News:

Sklodowska installed as Randolph professor
Dec. 2002 - Elzbieta Sklodowska, Ph.D., professor of Spanish in Arts & Sciences, was installed Dec. 3 as the inaugural Raymond R. Randolph, Lee Schroth Randolph, Paula Schroth Krummenacher, and William R. Randolph Professor. The new chair is a gift of alumnus William Randolph, who died in 2000. The gift, announced by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, was made by Randolph in memory of and in gratitude to his parents and his aunt.

Learning lessons from Spain's Golden Age
Dec. 1998 - For Nina Cox Davis, Ph.D., studying Spain's Golden Age is a continual source of fascination and ideas; for her students, it's a bit like delving into a 16th- and 17th-century soap opera. The era, which spanned the years from about 1492 to 1650, was fraught with high drama: religious oppression, censorship, misogyny and class struggles, not to mention the European discovery of the New World. "It's rich and fascinating at every turn," said Davis, associate professor of Spanish in Arts and Sciences.