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On March 23, Vanderbilt Professor of Spanish, Portuguese, and Comparative Literature Earl Fitz spoke as part of the Willson Research Seminar "Identity in the Americas." Dr. Fitz is a pioneer both of and in the field of Inter-American Studies. He was hosted by Dr.

The search committee seeks a candidate able to teach Swahili courses at all levels (first, second, third year) and participate in a full range of activities to grow the Kiswahili program on the University of Georgia Athens campus.

Dr. O'Neiil's new book 'Famine Irish and the American Racial State' is now available. This interdisciplinary, transnational work uses an array of cultural artifacts, including novels, plays, songs, cartoons, government reports, laws, sermons, memoirs, and how-to manuals, to make its case.

Dr. Haun Saussy, Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Chicago, and former president of the American Comparative Literature Association, presented new research at the University of Georgia on September 15. The event was organized by Dr.

Rabun Gap–Nacoochee School Students studying Mandarin III Honors and AP Mandarin class traveled to the University of Georgia on Monday, October 3, to visit Chinese classes in the Comparative Literature Department. With help from Dr.

On September 15 the Comparative Literature Department hosted its first Symposium on Literature and Exile, which featured two panels and a reading. The Symposium was sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.

The inaugural Spring Jamboree in 2015, which showcased a wide variety of academics, culture, dance and music from across Asia and Africa.

Congratulations to Dr. Ruhumbika. At this year's South-Eastern African Languages and Literatures Forum, hosted by the University of Georgia, Dr. Ruhumbika received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions in the field of African Languages and Literature in the United States and beyond…

On, October 3, John Carlos Rowe, USC Associates’ Professor of the Humanities and Professor of English and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California, gave a lecture as part of the Willson Center's Distinguished Lecturer Program. Dr. Rowe was hosted by Dr.

Our first annual Spring Jamboree was a success! It featured a variety of student cultural displays from national and regional traditions across Africa and Asia, from traditional dance to contemporary break dance, food, and music.