“Just merely knowing the language is not enough…If that was the case, then any person, just by virtue of being bilingual, would be able to perform these jobs.” ~ Dr. Juan Berrios
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For Dr. Tara Hashemi, assistant professor of French for the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, the 2024 Paris Olympics wasn’t just a global sporting event — it was a heartfelt homecoming.
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The translation project was led by Dr. Kristi Eastin from MCLL, who gathered current students and recent alumni of Latin and German during the spring semester to create close and useful translations of the medieval writings.
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“I believe that if you’ve been blessed with whatever gifts you have, you need to give back.”
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Written by Ariel Dorfman and directed by Thomas Whit-Eillis, the “Death and the Maiden” reader’s theatre presentation will be at 6 p.m. May 10 in Music 160.
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“My first approach to a community college was purely out of curiosity, as realistically, I didn’t see myself attending one as being feasible. Being an immigrant, who left my parents at the age of fifteen, now a single mother with a minimum-wage job, I knew it would require great sacrifices to embark on such an academic journey.”
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“Language is more than words, and a narrative is more than just a summary of someone’s life; it comes with the full completeness of who they are, their background and everything they are capable of contributing to the world.” ~ Lillian Hammerstrom
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What sets this new French curriculum apart is its focus, pedagogy and distribution.
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One of the most important parts of Fresno State’s study abroad program is students’ voices during their time out of the country, both to show the value of their experience and to inspire students to go abroad in the future.
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In her talk, “Remembering the WWII Past through Popular Media,” Dr. Amila Becirbegovic, Ph.D., explores how contemporary generations frame the history of World War II and the Holocaust through popular representations, such as social media, comedies, comics, films, and video games.
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It goes beyond earning credits in foreign lands; it’s an immersive journey that profoundly shapes students.
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The College of Arts and Humanities is excited to welcome Dr. Juan Berríos to the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literature.
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“I really wanted students to acknowledge that studying the U.S.-Mexico border is important because we need to know that our history is rooted in between the U.S. and Mexico and how the border came to be, but also to think about the voices of people that have been affected by the border enforcement.” ~ Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana
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“Juggling work, school, marriage life, experiencing an ectopic pregnancy and commuting two hours to attend classes while also maintaining a 4.0 GPA has been a challenge. However, in a few months, I’ll be the first one in my family to graduate with a master’s degree, and I couldn’t be prouder of myself.”
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“As we finally crossed the border into Germany, the bus stopped. People got out and ran to a nearby grocery store to buy something to eat,” Becirbegovic said. “We were starving, but didn’t have any money left.”
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“My future plans include obtaining my teaching credentials and a Master’s degree of Arts in Spanish. I also see myself teaching in a dual-immersion classroom, helping kids and parents who don’t know English. That would be one of the ways in which I would love to give back to the community.”
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“My plan for the future is to keep teaching Spanish in Higher Education. As a long-term goal, later in the future, I will pursue a Ph.D. in Mexican and Latin American literature and teach in a four-year university, hopefully, Fresno State.”
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The Fresno State French Program kicks off their Spring 2022 lecture series with “ROMANCE AIN’T DEAD, 2FIK! An artistic project about dating apps, performing and curating our online selves.”
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She began working at Fresno State in 1971 and taught French, Spanish and cross-cultural courses. Gill retired from Fresno State in 2004 and was granted emerita status for her years of excellence.
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Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures alumnus Dr. Julio Puente Garcia received the Rudolfo Anaya Award in the Best Latino Focused Fiction Book category at the International Latino Book Awards for “Acrobatics Angelinas.”
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Professor Emeritus Paul Fred Kinzel, Jr., a resident of Fresno, passed away on August 7, 2021, at age 98. Paul was born on a farm located near Fowler and Nees, something his children could never quite fathom. Having lost the family farm in the Great Depression, Paul, his mother Florence (Moore) Kinzel, father Paul Fred […]
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Gonzalez credits her German minor with motivating her to continue her education and pursue a master’s degree. Combining political science with German has opened unique career options which may not have otherwise been available.
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“As a graduate student I realized that I wanted to explore how immigration is represented in Mexican literature and for my thesis project I presented an analysis that focuses on the relationship between migration and identity.” ~ Raquel Romero
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“I faced many different obstacles. One of the biggest ones was culture shock and getting used to a new country.” ~ Meesha Ghedia
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The Fresno State Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute (PBBI) and the Media, Communication and Journalism (MCJ) department have combined to create the documentary film “Untold Stories: Portuguese-Americans along the 99 Corridor.”
Read MoreThere could be no more powerful image of the growing agency of Italian women in the early modern period than the raised hand of Judith in Artemisia Gentileschi’s painting “Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes, 1623.” This woman’s gesture, who demands to be heard, evokes the taking up of paintbrushes, pens, and scientific instruments by women in Italy over the 300-year span.
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In their best of 2020 edition, the Portuguese Tribune named Fresno State’s Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute (PBBI) the “Organization of the Year.”
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What sets the program apart is that the upper-division courses, taught in English, look at different aspects of French and Francophone cultures.
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The Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at Fresno State and the Luso-American Education Foundation present the 45th annual Luso-American Education Conference from Saturday, Sept. 26, through Saturday, Oct. 3, hosted virtually at Fresno State.
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Diniz Borges, founding director of the Portuguese Beyond Border Institute, will give a public lecture entitled “Alfred Lewis: A Valley Writer from the Azores” at 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17 on Zoom.
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“I learned that diversity is something to be celebrated and that a large part of my identity is the path that I choose. I am Chinese and White, and I have chosen to embrace Spanish.”
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“When I first arrived in this country, I faced the challenge of learning a new language and a new culture, but this has only increased my desire to continue learning.”
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The unique program will allow classes from cross-disciplines to count toward the minor, classes such as Introduction to Mechanical Engineering and World Viticulture. Additionally, there are plans for opportunities to engage students outside of classrooms.
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In celebrating the first anniversary of the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute at Fresno State, Paulo César Câmara Teves, director of Azorean communities for the Government of the Azores, will talk on “Azorean diaspora – the migration of Azoreans to the Americas.”
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How the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures went from two supporters to over 90 in three years for Day of Giving.
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Standing in the sand looking south, it looks like many beach towns around the world. The deafening slow pulse of the ocean overwhelms the voices of the hundreds of people and the squawking seagulls. A boardwalk separates the beach from the seaside shops, hotels and homes, which, looking north, abruptly ends in the Friendship Park. A monument of colorful oversized letters spell “Tijuana — Aqui Empieza la Patria.”
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The Portuguese author, illustrator and graphic designer Catarina Sobral will conduct a workshop with Fresno State’s Portuguese Language students at 4 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2 at Henry Madden Library room 2132.
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Fresno State alumnus, poet, and English teacher Sam Pereira will read selections from his lifetime of material and share insights during his lecture “Creating a Third Country: The Combining of American and Portuguese Cultures into Nuanced Poetry” at 6 p.m., Dec. 5 in the University Business Center, PB 191. Pereira has published six books including […]
Read MoreÁamo Menseses, the mayor of the Azores city of Angra do Heroísmo, will give a lecture on “Angra and the world: from the era of the discoveries to contemporary times”
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It was 1952 when an eight-year-old Jim Cardella, accompanied by his parents, left his home in Firebaugh to board the “California Zephyr” train in Oakland and begin an epic journey that took him nearly halfway around the world.
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From that moment, everything quickly moved into motion as Dr. Gordo Peláez agreed with the idea and offered art history as a start to teach new vocabulary and create new lessons in Spanish. He was joined by Hernández. Castillo wrote a proposal outlining the necessity of a program and sent it to then Dean Jiménez-Sandoval. The rest was history as the Teachers’ Academy was approved and housed under MCLL.
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Andrea Polegato, who will be joining as an Assistant Professor of Italian Studies. Dr. Andrea Polegato earned his BA in History of Political Philosophy from the University of Padua, Italy and his Ph.D. in Italian Literature from Indiana University, Bloomington in 2015.
Read MoreAs a natural stop for trans-Atlantic voyages, it was commonplace for the Portuguese population of the Azores to spread around the world. They began arriving in California on whaling ships before the gold rush and continue to migrate to this day. Many Azorians maintain close connections to their ancestral home and thousands return to visit each year.
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“The Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute is founded on love,” said Dr. Saul Jimenez, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. “Love for a language that is unique, a culture that brings people together, and the hope to keep both this language and culture alive in a California that celebrates its diversity and rich Portuguese heritage.”
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Tessa Barretto finds elegance and peace in the French language. For her, everything sounds beautiful — even the ugliest of words.
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Teaching Spanish to others is more than just a job for Mario Alberto Arias Esquivel. He described the process as sharing a piece of himself, his culture, and giving his students a second soul.
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As part of Portuguese Immigrant Week in California, the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute will host “Portuguese Language Students Youth Day” at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 16 at Fresno State.
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In celebration of Portuguese Immigrant Week, the Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute will hold a “Portuguese-Americans in Valley Agriculture: Family, Heritage, Community and Commitment” lecture at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 13th in the lecture hall of the Agricultural Science building, Room 109.
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The Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD), based in Lisbon, Portugal, gave $130,000 to launch two initiatives in the newly created Portuguese Beyond Borders Center at Fresno State. The grant will be split two ways with $100,000 funding the Portuguese-American Oral History Project and $30,000 to fund a speaker series. “FLAD is extremely enthusiastic about the opportunity […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State is the largest college on campus, encompassing nine departments, and the Armenian Studies Program. Each year, new faculty are brought on to elevate the academic offerings here at Fresno State. These new faculty members bring innovative research, diverse fields of study and technical expertise to our college, inspiring new […]
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Capt. Winston E. Williams (pictured above with wife Cassandra), Classical Studies alumnus from the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, was selected for the Marine Corps International Affairs Program (IAP) as a Foreign Area Officer (FAO) and has been chosen this year as one of two officers being sent to Africa for a post in Morocco.
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The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures brings several guests with an international perspective to Fresno State each semester.
Read MoreCineCulture will present “Dogs of Democracy” (2016) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium at the Student Recreation Center (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.). The post-screening discussion will be led by Mary Zournazi, writer and director of the film.
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CineCulture announces the lineup for the remainder of the spring semester. Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave.) in the Student Recreation Center. All films screened on campus are free and open to the public. Parking is not enforced after 4 p.m. on Fridays.
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The German Club presents the first film in the German Film Series lineup for the spring semester. Based on the bestselling German satirical novel “Look Who’s Back” (“Er ist wieder da,” 2015), this film adaptation is a critical look at contemporary society.
Read MoreThe Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its spring 2018 lineup of film screenings with “Extra-Terrestrials (Extra Terrestias)” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26. The CineCulture Club promotes cultural awareness through film and post-screening discussions.
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A new German Club has been established on campus for students hoping to learn more about German history, language and culture.
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CineCulture presents “Footnotes (Sur quel pied danser…)” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium.
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The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures will present an evening with author Dr. Aaron Poochigian, celebrating the release of his book “Mr. Either/Or.” Poochigian teaches Classics and Humanities for the department.
Read MoreThe Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures and the German Club will screen Germany’s first comedy about Hitler, “My Führer: The Really Truest Truth About Adolf Hitler.” Directed by Dani Levy, “My Führer” pays homage to Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator” by satirizing the cult of personality around Hitler. The film, released in 2007, was Germany’s first comedic attempt at dealing with the National Socialist past and aids in understanding not only Germany’s history, but also its current political climate.
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Award-winning Cuban writer Aida Bahr will lead several discussions at Fresno State on Oct. 3 and 4. The events will be bilingual.
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Spanish and voice students took their learning outside of the traditional classroom and into Fresno State’s Concert Hall on Friday, for a cross-disciplinary lecture-recital that examined Mozart’s “Don Giovanni.”
This collaborative effort between the Department of Music and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures combined operatic singing, lecture and a question-and-answer segment in a 50-minute class performance.
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Indira Sultanić and Amila Becirbegovic join the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures as assistant professors, both originally from Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its fall 2017 lineup of film screenings with “The Eagle Huntress” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the fall semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave. in the Student Recreation Center). Some screenings are […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities Fresno State has three 2017 Fulbright recipients, all of whom are from the College of Arts and Humanities. Two faculty members and a student have won the prestigious awards, which will take them to other parts of the world. Alice Daniel, […]
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~ By Lisa Maria Boyles, communications specialist for the College of Arts and Humanities Club Austral, a student organization at Fresno State, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in the coming academic year. “It’s a good feeling knowing that you can continue where someone else left room to grow,” said Francisco J. De León Alonso, one […]
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “The Heart of Madame Sabali” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, March 24, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium. “The Heart of Madame Sabali” is a dramatic film with touches of absurdist comedy, and features surrealist dream sequences and a colorful art design. The story is based on the scientific concept of cellular memory, the […]
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Le Cercle Français, the French club of the Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures Department at Fresno State, presents Les Enfans Sans Abri at 6 p.m. March 4 in the Satellite Student Union. This traveling comedy troupe will perform two medieval plays in a performance that is free and open to the public. Since 1989, Les Enfans […]
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The Fresno State CineCulture Series kicks off its spring 2017 lineup of film screenings with “Road to La Paz” at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27. Most CineCulture screenings are at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays during the spring semester in the Peters Education Center Auditorium (5010 N. Woodrow Ave. in the Student Recreation Center). Some screenings are […]
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Fresno State’s CineCulture film series presents “Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente)” at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18, in the Peters Education Center Auditorium on the Fresno State campus. The ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in “Embrace of the Serpent,” the third feature by Ciro […]
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The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 