Double Feature: Two Asian-American Films

Wednesday March 27, 2024

  Tuesday, April 2 @ 5:00 PM, Pugh 170 Mysterious Savory Grains: Chef Tim Ma is on  a mission to change the negative perception of MSG as a way to share his culture through food. Through interviews with Ma and two MSG experts, the documentary explores the origin of MSG’s stigma and how the ways […]

Voyage to the Palace of the Sea Kami: Making Sense of Japanese Myths

Wednesday March 27, 2024

Stage Body, Stage Gender: Kabuki Actors and Print Identity in Early Modern Japan: Wednesday, April 12, at 5pm, Ustler Hall Auditorium

Thursday March 30, 2023

Wednesday, April 12, 2023 5:00 P.M. in Ustler Hall Auditorium   This talk explores the star system that emerged in the context of early modern Kabuki theater, focusing in particular on Kabuki female-role actors, or Onnagata. I propose a revision of established critical discourse about these actors, in which their acting and identities have been […]

Film Screening of “Come Back Anytime”: Friday, Nov. 4 at 6pm, 170 Pugh Hall

Friday October 28, 2022

Friday: Nov. 4 at 6pm, Pugh 170   “Ramen master Masamoto Ueda and his wife Kazuko have run their tiny Tokyo ramen shop, Bizentei for more than forty years. Scores of devoted customers have joined them in creating an intimate place of community there. On the weekends, they venture together across the lush Japanese countryside. […]

2021-22 Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Awards

Wednesday July 20, 2022

We’re very proud to present the students who received awards for their outstanding academic achievements in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.  Please congratulate the students presented here.

Marilyn in French: Biopics on Stage

Wednesday April 6, 2022

Dr. Florence Fix (Université de Rouen, France) will present a talk entitled “Marilyn in French: Biopics on Stage.”
This event, part of the France-Florida Research Institute Theater Revival Project, is free and open to the public.

Perec, Je Me Souviens/Je Me Souviens De Perec.

Tuesday March 29, 2022