Join us for Voices in Translation: A Multilingual Poetry Reading, celebrating the linguistic and cultural diversity of our campus. Students and faculty from across the University will read short poems in their original languages, accompanied by English translations. Come listen to poetry in many languages, discover new voices and traditions, and enjoy an evening of language and community.
Refreshments will be served.
Please contact Prof. Kamal Gasimov if you have any questions.
The Global Studio is available to help members of the University of Richmond community use technology to enhance language learning and effectively communicate across cultures. We offer a variety of services including placement testing, self-directed language study, and a variety of technology and online resources that are available for student and faculty use.
Languages offered routinely offered through the SDLAP include Persian (Farsi/Dari), modern Hebrew, and Turkish. Students preparing for or returning from study or service abroad may also use the SDLAP to begin or continue the study of a language not included in the University’s regular course offerings. Languages studied through the SDLAP have included Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Korean, Dutch, and Swedish.
Caitlin Giustiniano, visiting assistant professor of Russian studies, was awarded a fellowship by the American Councils for International Education for a four-week immersive program that combines language and cultural study in Kazakhstan.
Kurt Beals, visiting associate professor of German studies, received an honorable mention for the Stephen Mitchell Prize for Excellence in Translation for So the Day Begins: Grief Refrain, a translation of Anja Utler’s book of poetry.
Kurt Beals, visiting associate professor of German studies, was named to the shortlist for the Helen & Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize for his translation of Erich Maria Remarque’s classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front. The award is considered one of the top prizes for German-English translators.
Daria Bozzato, visiting assistant professor in Italian studies, received a research fellowship from the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) in partnership with the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal (BNP), to fund her research project "Domesticating the Deviant: Photography, Honor, and the Surgical Policing of Women in the Luso-Italian-American Asylum." The project investigates how psychosurgery and psychiatric photography functioned as tools for the "surgical domestication" of women across Portugal, Italy, and the United States.
Mailing Address
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Carole Weinstein International Center
211 Richmond Way
University of Richmond, VA 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8096
Fax: (804) 287-6446
Department Chair: Dr. Lidia Radi
Academic Administrative Coordinator: Jaime Rung