September 7, 2023
UR presents African Film Weekend
French professor Kasongo Kapanga, chair of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and African Film Weekend organizer, is quoted.
Spielabend
German Game Night
September 27 & November 1 | 5:30-7 p.m.
Jepson 127
Refreshments provided.
German welcome, not required!
16th Annual African Film Weekend
The University of Richmond presents the 16th Annual African Film Weekend: First Features of Young African Filmmakers on September 8 – 9, 2023 in the Ukrop Auditorium. Mamadou Dia, the guest presenter, is an award-winning Senegalese film director, screenwriter, and co-founder of the production company Joyedidi.
Global Studio & Self-Directed Language Acquisition
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.
Faculty Highlights
Gao Published
Gengsong Gao, associate professor of Chinese studies, published the chapter "Exploring L2 Chinese Learners: Connective Usage in Writing: An Error Analysis Approach" in Developing Writing Competence in L2 Chinese Classrooms: Research and Application.
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Gao Published
Gengsong Gao, associate professor of Chinese studies, published the article "Strategies-based Chinese as a Second Language Reading Instruction: Effects and Learners’ Perceptions" in Reading in a Foreign Language.
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Baker Featured in Podcast
Julie Baker, director of the French Intensive Language Program, was featured in the podcast World Language Classroom in episode "Simple Ways to Make Activities More Communicative with Julie Baker."
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Weist Awarded
Caroline Weist, associate professor of German studies, received a Faculty Research Award from the Coalition of Women in German to support travel and archival work for the book manuscript Bodies of a People: Disability, Community, and Volkskörper on the German Stage.
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Feature Stories
July 13, 2022
University of Richmond French and Italian Studies Professor Awarded Fellowship to Study Italian Transnational Literature
Associate professor of French and Italian studies Lidia Radi has been awarded a Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Mednick Fellowship for her research on transnational literature.
April 8, 2020
Student research results in online exhibition featuring ancient coins
For the past semester, Laposata has examined coins from the eastern Mediterranean which stemmed from research for his honors history thesis.
March 5, 2020
A&S hosts Contested Spaces event about walls and borders around the world
On February 28th in the Richmond Room, the departments of history, sociology & anthropology, and languages, literatures, and cultures hosted a scholarly conference entitled “Walls, Borders, and Partitions in Global Perspective.” The conference was held as part of this year’s Contested Spaces in which the 2019-20 focal point is “This Ground.”
Contact Us
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
Interim Department Chair: Dr. Kathrin Bower
Academic Administrative Coordinator: June Wise