Tags: Romance Languages

Jorge Garcia-Granados
Congratulations to Dr. Jorge García-Granados!

Congratulations to Jorge García-Granados, who has successfully defended his dissertation, La travesía de tres Faustos andinos: Dramas de condenación en el Perú colonial del siglo XVIII. Congratulations, Dr. García-Granados!  Examination committee: Luis Correa-Díaz José Antonio Rodríguez-Garrido, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima (external evaluator) Alberto Villate Elizabet Wright (major professor)
Romance Languages

Fernán Gómez-Monedero
Congratulations to Dr. Fernán Gómez Monedero!

Congratulations to Fernán Gómez Monedero, who has successfully defended his dissertation titled Privilegios negociados en Don Quijote, Fuenteovejunay La serrana de la Vera. A hearty congratulations to Dr. Gómez-Monedero!   Examination Committee: Dana Bultman Alberto Villate-Isaza  Elizabeth Wright (major professor)
Romance Languages

Asmah Hyat
Congratulations to Dr. Asmah Hyat!

Congratulations to our newest PhD in Francophone Studies, Dr. Asmah Hyat, who has successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation entitled “The ‘I’ in Hybrid Identities: Paradoxes of Muslim Women Written and Writing in Contemporary French Fiction.” Félicitations, Asmah!   Rachel Gabara Catherine Jones Jonathan Haddad Jonathan Krell Esra Santesso
Romance Languages


Congratulations to Mélanie Hélin-Longayrou!

We are pleased to announce that Mélanie Hélin-Longayrou has successfully defended her master's thesis entitled “Des Accents d’Occitan: L’influence de l’occitan sur la prononciation des voyelles nasales en français méridional" in which she argues for Occitan influence in the distinctive Southern French pronunciation of nasal vowels. Félicitations, Mélanie! Diana Ranson Catherine Jones Gary Baker
Romance Languages

Congratulations to Raymond Friedman!
Congratulations to Raymond Friedman!

We are pleased to announce that Raymond Friedman has passed his written and oral exams for the MA degree in French (non-thesis with a specialization in linguistics). Félicitations, Raymond ! Diana Ranson Catherine Jones Gary Baker
Romance Languages

Congratulations to Connie Taylor!
Congratulations to Connie Taylor!

We are pleased to announce that Connie Taylor has passed her written and oral exams for the MA degree in French (non-thesis with a specialization in linguistics). Félicitations, Connie ! Diana Ranson Catherine Jones Gary Baker
Romance Languages


Allonah Ezro-Christy

I'm a second-year Ph.D. student in Romance Language Linguistics and instructor of record for SPAN 2001.  Between completing my M.A. and starting my Ph.D. here at UGA, I was a lecturer for 5 years at SUNY Potsdam in Northern New York teaching Spanish, French, and English for non-native speakers. I also volunteered with AFS as a liaison and orientation coordinator for high school students from abroad studying in the U.S. Study abroad holds…


Marie Irene Joseph

Marie Irene Joseph is a scholar of Hispanic and Italian Studies and a fourth year PhD student in the Department of Romance Languages at the University of Georgia.  Her research focuses on the portrayal of the Virgen Mary in the visual arts and literature in both Spain and Italy primarily during the 16th - 18th centuries. As a Marian scholar, she focuses on the connections between Mary of Nazareth as both an earthly figure and an…


Laura Vieira

Olá! I was born in Roraima, Brazil, and I am a sixth year PhD candidate in Romance Languages, studying the construction and representation of Latin American identities in contemporary comic books and graphic novels. During my Master's at Universidade Federal Flumimense (Niteói - RJ), I researched contemporary Brazilian literature and graphic novel adaptations, and the representation of indigenous identities in the Amazon. I have over 10 years of…


Luiz Roberto Farias

Luiz Roberto Farias is a Ph.D. student at The University of Georgia. He researches Brazilian cinema and literature from the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Farias has written the preface to Hermilo Borba Filho's novel, Agá, 2019, and has taken part in the documentary by acclaimed Brazilian director Hilton Lacerda, A Prática da Anarquia: Uma leitura de Sobrados e Mocambos. Farias has an M.A in Theory of Literature at the…
Subscribe to Romance Languages

Support us

We appreciate your financial support. Your gift is important to us and helps support critical opportunities for students and faculty alike, including lectures, travel support, and any number of educational events that augment the classroom experience. Click here to learn more about giving.

Every dollar given has a direct impact upon our students and faculty.