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Swati Gilotra to Participate in National Humanities Center Summer Residency Program

The National Humanities Center encourages the growth of education professionals in ways that directly affect the classroom using a project-based approach that supports the development of classroom-ready instructional materials, organize virtual events and learning experiences, and sponsor special events and research opportunities

Hanami Festival

The Japanese Language Program hosted a Hanami Celebration for anyone interested in Japanese language or culture on Friday, March 29. Hanami is a long standing Japanese tradition of welcoming spring, also known as the "cherry blossom viewing festival." Participants were invited to taste Japanese food, play games such as kendama, practice origami and calligraphy, listen to traditional music of Japan and more!

Chinese Language Program Cultural Event II

American Dreams in China- A film screening hosted by the Chinese language program.
213 Miller Learning Center

The Chinese language program invites anyone interested in Chinese language and culture to join the Comparative Literature Department for a free screening of the film titled American Dreams in China along with free snacks and drinks on Wednesday, April 3 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in 213 MLC.

American Dreams in China is the story of three friends who build a successful English language school in China called "New Dream". This school helps Chinese students to pursue their goals of coming to the states to realize their dreams.

 

Comparative Literature Graduate Teaching Assistant Presents at Active and Experiential Approaches to Language Instruction

Becky Sexton presented at the Modern Language Educators' Share Fair 2019 Program on Thursday, March 21. The event was hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Department of Romance Languages. Ms. Sexton's presentation was titled "Vocabulary/Grammar Acquisition through Drawing." She demonstrated her practice of using drawing activities with small groups of students in her Japanese language classes. These activities engage and energize students. These experiences also reinforce vocabulary and grammar acquisition while strengthening listening and speaking skills.

2019 Outstanding Teaching Award

The Comparative Literature Department would like to congratulate Sabnam Ghosh, Kihoon Kim and Meltem Safak for receiving the University's Outstanding Teaching Award for 2019. The award was established to honor the top ten percent of teaching assistants and laboratory assistants who have excelled in the performance of their teaching responsibilities.

The Comparative Literature Department is proud to have them as members of our teaching community.

Global Georgia Initiative/Betty Jean Craige Annual Lecture: NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo
Chapel 109 Herty Field, Athens, GA 30602

NoViolet Bulawayo will speak on “The Immigrant Experience in America” at the 2019 Betty Jean Craige Lecture.

Bulawayo grew up in Zimbabwe. She earned her MFA from Cornell University, where she was a recipient of the Truman Capote Fellowship, and has also held fellowships at Princeton, Harvard, and Stanford, where she now teaches fiction. Bulawayo’s debut novel, We Need New Names, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and The Guardian’s First Book Award, was named a New York Times Notable Book, and won the PEN/Hemingway Prize, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award, and many other honors. Bulawayo’s short story “Hitting Budapest,” which became the first chapter of We Need New Names, won the 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing, sometimes called the African Booker.

Bulawayo’s talk is the department of comparative literature’s annual Betty Jean Craige Lecture. Betty Jean Craige is University Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature and a former director of the Willson Center.

The event is presented in partnership with the department of comparative literature, the African Studies Institute, the Institute for African American Studies, and the Institute for Women’s Studies.

The Global Georgia Initiative presents global problems in local context by addressing pressing contemporary questions, including the economy, society, and the environment, with a focus on how the arts and humanities can intervene. Global Georgia combines the best in contemporary thinking and practice in the arts and humanities with related advances in the sciences and other areas. The series is made possible by the support of private individuals and the Willson Center Board of Friends.

Hanami Festival

Hanami Festival 2019
Lobby of Joe brown Hall

Please join the Japanese Language Program for the annual Hanami Festival, A Japanese Spring Flower Viewing Celebration and Haiku Poetry Competition on Friday, March 29 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm in the lobby of Joe Brown Hall. Winners of the poetry competition will be announced at the event.

The Comparative Literature Department hopes anyone interested in the Japanese language or culture will join us in welcoming and celebrating the arrival of spring.

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