Graduate Study

The Department of Romance Studies strives to create an atmosphere of intense intellectual engagement across linguistic and textual boundaries, and students are encouraged to take advantage of the wide array of on-campus lectures, events and resources available to them.

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Graduate Student Spotlight: Yen Vu, French

"I have been continuously drawn to the intersection between history and literature, that is, examining the cultural and political vestiges of French colonialism manifested in literary expression.

I am fortunate that Cornell supports an interdisciplinarity that has encouraged me to become a part of the Southeast Asia Program, in which I am concentrating my minor. My extension beyond the department has given me the opportunity to not only work with scholars in other fields, but also to foster my personal interests through extracurricular discussions on Asian-American identity, contemporary Vietnamese studies, and creative writing."

Click here to read about our current graduate students in the Department of Romance Studies.

Romance Studies News

ChatGPT and humanities forum is March 24

3/20/2023

An open forum will address how the OpenAI large-language model ChatGPT will improve research productivity in the humanities.

Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16

3/02/2023

On Thursday, March 16, join the Cornell community to make a difference for students on Cornell Giving Day.

A painted portrait of a woman looking at the viewer with her head slightly tilted.

CU Prof works with New Books Network on Podcast

3/02/2023

Hosted by Assistant Professor at Duke University Kate Driscoll, the podcast delves into Cornell Professor of Romance Studies Marilyn Migiel's work on Veronica Franco, a sixteenth century Italian courtesan and writer.

Students working and talking in the LSP Resource Room

Nuestra voz en español /Spanish Conversation Hour

2/25/2023

“Nuestra voz en español”, a new initiative, will bring students and staff together to speak Spanish with other heritage speakers in an informal setting. Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 @ 429 Rockefeller Hall.

Two A&S alums honored for volunteer efforts

2/06/2023

The two are among five winners of the inaugural Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards.

When there’s an “I” in history

2/03/2023

Enzo Traverso critiques a new trend in historical writing, in which historians place themselves in their books, framing their accounts of history as first-person investigations and revealing emotional ties to their subjects.

Study abroad, travel opportunities ramping back up

2/02/2023

“We are thrilled that study abroad opportunities around the world are once again available to our students."

A&S welcomes 10 new Klarman Fellows to expanded program

2/01/2023

The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019, includes scholars investigating quantum phases of two-dimensional materials, mechanisms of social mobility, housing politics of metro areas, and gaps between neuro cognition and artificial intelligence, among oth...

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