Languages, Literatures, & Cultures
Current Faculty Research
May 4-5, 2018 – Dr. Erika M. Sutherland, associate professor of Spanish, was invited to Puebla, Mexico, to participate in a series of events fostering support systems for and among migrant communities in Pennsylvania and in Puebla. Read More
March 5, 2018 – Dr. Luba Iskold, professor of Russian, presented "Psychology of Space: Transforming Learning through Space Design" at the annual NEALLT (Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology) conference, held March 3-5 at Cornell University.
November 29, 2017 – Dr. Mirna Trauger and Camille Qualtere, lecturers of Spanish, presented their paper "Student Success through Universal Design in Post Secondary L2 Instruction" at the annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in Nashville.
October 25, 2017 – Dr. Daniel Leisawitz presented a talk at the Center for Jewish History in NYC, entitled "Io so' jodìo romano: The Jewish-Roman Dialect Inside & Outside the Ghetto" as part of the Rome Lab Series, held in collaboration with the Primo Levi Center, Yeshiva Univesity, and Università di Roma La Sapienza. Read More
October 5-8, 2017 – Dr. Julie Shoults, Ph.D, part-time lecturer in German, presented her paper "Writing the Cultural Memory of East Germany through Women's Interviewliteratur" as part of a seminar on German Life Writing at the German Studies Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
June 22, 2016 – Dr. Erika M. Sutherland, associate professor of Spanish, gave a talk on the topic of immigration at the Lower Macungie Library on Thurs, Jun. 23 at 6pm.
April 2, 2016 – Dr. Erika M. Sutherland, associate professor of Spanish, gave a talk on the intersection of immigration policies and higher education at Lehigh Carbon Community College. She gave a similar talk at the LVAIC Speaking My Language: Educating Students Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Conference at Lehigh. View More
April 2, 2016 – Dr. Erika M. Sutherland, associate professor of Spanish, organized and co-chaired a panel of undocumented and DACA students at the LVAIC Speaking My Language: Educating Students Who Are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Conference at Lehigh. Humberto Garcia Santana '15 helped moderate the panel and Carlos Herrera Acevedo '17 was an invited speaker. View More
March 19, 2016 – Dr. Luba Iskold, professor of Russian, presented "Literary Road Trips: GIS and Digital Mapping Tools" at the annual Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology conference at Gettysburg College. PowerPoint
March 18, 2016 –Dr. Luba Iskold, professor of Russian, and Thomas Sciarrino, manager of Instructional Technology and Digital Learning, presented "Thinking through the Language Center Role and Design" at the annual Northeast Association for Language Learning Technology conference at Gettysburg College. The conference theme was "Motivating Students with Media, Games and Style." See Program PowerPoint
March 18, 2016 – Dr. Mirna Trauger and Camille Qualtere, lecturers in Spanish, attended the AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Learning, and Student Success: Shifting Paradigms and Challenging Mindsets, where they gave a presentation titled "Teaching Students with Disabilities: Strategies and Best Practices for Effective Instruction and Achieving Student Success."
March 9-11, 2016 – Dr. Mirna Trauger, lecturer in Spanish, attended the XVII Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispanica in Merida, Mexico. She read a paper titled "Canción de Rachel: Palimpsesto de la memoria cubana."
March 9-11, 2016 – Dr. Joan Marx, professor of Spanish, attended the XVII Congreso Internacional de Literatura Hispanica in Merida, Mexico. She read a paper titled "Entre el presente y el pasado: La identidad cultural de la diáspora judío en Mexico en las obras de Margo Glanz y Gloria Gervitz."
March 4-5, 2016 – Dr. Mirna Trauger, lecturer in Spanish, attended the annual Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies conference in Philadelphia, PA, where she chaired a session titled "Sexuality, Identity, Humor, and Nation-Building." She also organized the program for the conference.
January 2016 – Dr. Eduardo Olid, associate professor of Spanish, had his book "Del teatro a la novela: el ritual del disfraz en las Novelas ejemplares de Cervantes" published in Alcalá de Henares (España), by Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, 2016. View More
December 18, 2015 – Dr. Daniel Leisawitz, lecturer in Italian, had "Beyond Praxis: Leone de' Sommi's Apology of Theater and Judaism in his Quattro dialoghi in materia di rappresentazioni sceniche" published in Italica 92.2. He examines the first treatise on the art of theater direction, uncovering implicit defenses of secular theater and Jewish culture.
November 12, 2015 – Dr. Daniel Leisawitz, lecturer in Italian, delivered a paper on the Italian film director Roberto Rossellini at an academic conference at Franklin & Marshall College: "Italian Cinema in the Present Tense: New Narrative Practices from Adaptation to Transmedia and Transnational Cinema."
October 23, 2015 – Dr. Erika M. Sutherland, associate professor of Spanish, was interviewed on education and immigrant youth. She was on the Lehigh Valley discourse program with former professor John Pearce. Read More
October 21, 2015 – Dr. Eileen McEwan, associate professor of French, presented a paper entitled "Breaking the Silence: Franco-American Responses to the Elite" at the Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S. conference in Las Vegas.
May 26-30, 2015 – Dr. Luba Iskold, professor of Russian, presented "Cross-cultural Collaboration: Learning from the Peers in the Cloud" at the CALICO 2015 Conference, University of Colorado, Boulder, May 26-30. Read More. See Program PowerPoint
May 13, 2015 – Dr. Ioanna Chatzidimitriou, visiting assistant professor of French, has published an article titled "Pour une littérature-monde en français: The End of the Francophone World as We Know It?" in the May 2015 volume of the French Review.
May 5, 2015 – Dr. Erika M. Sutherland, associate professor of Spanish, was part of a segment titled "If I Stay" on the local PBS station. The program aired at 7:30 pm on Tuesday May 5, 2015.
April 17, 2015 – Dr. Daniel Leisawitz, lecturer in Italian, celebrated a book translation entitled “The Lumiere Galaxy: Seven Key Words for the Cinema to Come.”
April 24-26, 2015 – Dr. Luba Iskold, professor of Russian, presented "Global Learning: Language Instruction for Short-term Study Abroad Experiences" at the 2015 NEALLT (Northeast Association of Language Learning Technology) conference at Carnegie Mellon University on April 24-26, 2015. See Program PowerPoint
April 22, 2015 – Mirna Trauger and Camille Qualtere, lecturers in Spanish, presented a paper "Disability in the College Classroom: Some Observations" at Lafayette College. The presentation was part of the “Allies for Inclusion: The Ability Exhibit”that took place at Lafayette College and Muhlenberg College during April 2015.
March 9, 2015 – Mirna Trauger, lecturer in Spanish, delivered a lecture titled "The Spanish American War and the Visual Construction of the Other: A gendered approach" at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa.
Feb. 4, 2015 – Dr. Luba Iskold, professor of Russian, gave an invited lecture at the 41st Great Decisions Foreign Policy Association 2015 Lecture Series. Her lecture was titled "Russia and the near Abroad." Read More. See Program PowerPoint
