Archaeologists Report on Summer Research

Posted on September 16, 2016 by smithcn1

On Thursday, September 8, the Archaeology Program co-sponsored the opening talk in the South Carolina Society of the Archaeological Institute of America’s 2016-17 lecture series. The evening featured short reports from CofC faculty engaged in research. Dr. Maureen Hays reported on her excavations (involving CofC students) at the original site of St. Paul’s Parish Church and parsonage. Dr. Scott Harris reported on his work in uncovering the submerged landscapes of Greece, undertaken as a Fulbright fellow. Dr. Allison Sterrett-Krause reported on her ongoing work on the funerary practices of late Roman north Africa and daily life in a ‘working man’s’ section of Pompeii via the study glass artifacts in collaboration with CofC students. Dr. Alvaro Ibarra reported on ongoing excavations at the Roman military outpost of Castra Cumidava (modern-day Romania), and Dr. James Newhard spoke of research conducted to date that is leading him to further investigations of the ancient city of Epidaurus (Greece).

For further information on these investigations, please contact the respective principal investigators.

Dr. Emily S. Beck Co-Founds South Carolina Medievalists Group

Posted on September 7, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Along with Dr. Caroline Dunn of Clemson University, Professor Emily S. Beck has co-founded the South Carolina Medievalists Group, an informal body of professional scholars of all disciplines – faculty and students alike – based in South Carolina. The group meeting provides the opportunity for medievalists and premodernists to connect with other researchers throughout our state and engage in informal conversations about current academic approaches and the state of medieval research and teaching in South Carolina. We welcome professionals in any area or discipline relating to medieval or premodern studies, as well as those engaged in interdisciplinary and pedagogical approaches.

The current group includes researchers in a broad range of academic disciplines. For more information, or to join the email list send a message to: scmedievalists@gmail.com.

The inaugural group meeting will be held in Clemson, SC on September 24, 2016.

Dr. Sarah Owens’ Article Receives Award

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

The Society for the Study of Early Modern Women has selected Professor Sarah Owens’ article “Crossing Mexico (1620-1621): Franciscan Nuns and Their Journey to the Philippines” for the award for best article in women and gender in 2015.

Dr. Viñas-de-Puig Presents Research at 83rd SECOL

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

On March 29, 2016, Professor Ricard Viñas-de-Puig presented his paper “Unexpected dialect divergence in a situation of language contact: Expletive negation in Spanish in contact with Catalan” at the 83rd meeting of the Southeastern Conference on Linguistics in New Orleans, LA.

Dr. Divine’s Book Review Published in _Bulletin of Spanish Studies_

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Professor Susan Divine’s book review on Omara G. Encarnación’s Democracy without Justice in Spain: The Politics of Forgetting, has been published in the Bulletin of Spanish Studies.

Dr. Avendaño’s Latest Study published in _Bulletin of Spanish Studies_

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Professor Nadia Avendaño’s article “Negotiating Identities: Growing Up Female, Jewish and Mexican” has been published in the renowned Bulletin of Spanish Studies.

Dr. Owens Presents in the Global Scholars Faculty Lecture Series

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Hispanic Studies Professors Host Annual Regional Linguistics Conference

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Drs. Hilary Barnes and Ricard Viñas-de-Puig hosted the annual SLINKI (Spanish Linguistics in North Carolina) / SLISE (Spanish Linguistics in the South East) conference in the Jewish Studies Center of the College of Charleston on February 6, 2016. The event enjoyed collaboration from multiple departments, to include several students who presented their research posters:

Tori Akerley, Carmen BensVega, Cinamon Kerr, Falyn Langford, and Anna Maggiari presented ‘Spanish object expression in the SC Lowcountry,’ under the supervision of Dr. Ricard Viñas-de-Puig.

Torrie Buchanan and Keane Costello presented ‘Production of /s/ in medial codas in the Spanish of the SC Lowcountry,’ under the supervision of Dr. Ricard Viñas-de-Puig.

Maya Novak-Cogdell presented ‘Alternatives to gendered personal pronouns in Spanish,’ under the supervision of Dr. Hilary Barnes.

Eric Singleton, Kelsey Vories, and Shannon Wischusen presented ‘A sociolinguistic analysis of progressive forms in the Spanish of the SC Lowcountry,’ under the supervision of Dr. Ricard Viñas-de-Puig

Finally, Dr. Ricard Viñas-de-Puig presented the paper entitled ‘Ceci n’est pas une négation: Linguistic divergence in expletive negation constructions in Spanish-Catalan bilinguals.’

Dr. Garrett’s Book Chapter Is Published

Posted on January 30, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Professor Vicki Garrett’s book chapter “Violence, Injury, and Disability in Recent Latin American Film” has been published inLibre acceso: Latin American Literature and Film through Disability Studies, edited by Susan Antebi and Beth E. Jörgensen (Albany, NY: SUNY Press. 2016).

Dr. Chauca and Garrett’s Study Published

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Mark Del Mastro

Professors Edward Chauca and Vicki Garrett’s article “Haunting Capitalism: Biutiful, the Specter, and Fantasies of the Global Market” has been published in Espectros: Ghostly Hauntings in Contemporary Transhispanic Narratives.

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