This October 14-16, the University of Chicago will host the 2024 Pierre Bayard Conference. This year's theme is "Creative Reading: Rethinking our Relationship to Literature and Art through Pierre Bayard." PhD candidate Loriane Lafont-Grave and PhD recipient Jacqueline Victorare serving as event organizers.
Through the work of contemporary women writers in Latin America, Teaching Fellow Laura Colaneri helped students explore key themes of gender and sexuality. The students' work throughout the course is featured on the SPAN 24524 blog.
Nikhita Obeegadoo, who recently joined RLL as an Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies, has been awarded a awarded a Neubauer Family Assistant Professorship. Caterina Nicodemo, a PhD candidate in Italian Studies, has earned the Giuseppe Velli Graduate Prize from the American Boccaccio Association.
Mónica Ruiz House, who recently earned an undergraduate degree in Romance Languages and Literatures, has fought passionately for migrants’ rights throughout her time at the College. Recently, she was awarded a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant to work with No More Deaths, an Arizona-based organization focused on migrant advocacy.
Associate Professor Niall Atkinson and his team have received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for their project, Florence Illuminated;2022 PhD recipient Maximilien Novak has earned the Prix de la Fondation Tilsit 2024 pour la Diplomatie.
