Boston University's Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature Our courses enroll more than 2500 students per year.
Students and faculty in Boston University’s Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature pursue the study of ten world languages, literatures and cultures and of Comparative Literature, which is the study of literature across linguistic boundaries. (More than a dozen additional languages are taught elsewhere on campus: see “Other Languages” link, below right.) MLCL boasts an internati
11/20/2020
Hey BU students! Still exploring some class options for the spring semester before registration begins? Check out some of WLL's offerings!
A full list of WLL classes and the program schedules is available here: http://www.bu.edu/wll/undergraduate/spring-courses/
Email [email protected] with any questions.
(Updated 11/24/2020 to present more course flyers)
10/30/2019
Coming up Nov 12. Laetitia Zecchini on how Indian poets negotiated the treacherous but also enabling currents of the cultural Cold War.
10/04/2019
We are looking forward to the 2019 Boston Palestine Film Festival!
2019 Boston Palestine Film Festival Trailer The Boston Palestine Film Festival returns for its 13th season October 18-27, 2019! Opening Night Film: It Must Be Heaven by Elia Suleiman Afterparty w/live Palestinian…
02/21/2019
The Arabic Cluster expanded their culinary prowess while stretching their language skills at Hummus Night 2019. Besides making hummus from scratch, they also brewed and sipped authentic Moroccan-style mint tea.
All photos courtesy of Casey Chon
01/09/2019
Our Fall 2018 Newsletter is out! Here are some semester highlights from each language program.
https://mailchi.mp/9f6f308ba63b/wlls-fall-2018-semester-in-review?e=[UNIQID]
12/12/2018
Thank you to everyone who came out to the inaugural Global House Culture Fair on Monday night. It was a great time! We danced samba, brushed up on our geography, discovered lots of new music and films, practiced our Japanese calligraphy skills, and much more. Which booth was your favorite?
10/18/2018
A beautiful photo featured in BU Today from Dhamaal, Bollywood Dance Night!
Bollywood at BU | BU Today | Boston University Dhamaal, a Bollywood Dance Night, was held at the Myles Standish Hall Global House floor October 12, hosted by the CAS Hindu-Urdu program. Among the performers was Shilpa Varghese (SPH'17) and the BU Bhangra dance team. Photo by Maddie Malhotra (COM'19)
10/11/2018
Rituals provide a tangible point of contact with the values and traditions of a specific culture. They also make more visible those aspects of the human experience that unite us all.
Join us in the Global House Lounge at 4:30-6pm on Thursday, Oct. 11 for a presentation on wedding customs in Arabic-speaking countries.
This presentation will be in English. All BU students are welcome to attend. Please swipe or show your student id at the door.
10/10/2018
Please join us on Tuesday, October 16 for a music event organized by Professor Litvin: a concert of contemporary classical music by Syrian composers, performed by two Syrian musicians based in Europe, violinist Ashraf Kateb and pianist Hamsa Al-Wadi Juris.
It is part of a five-campus tour for these artists; they will be in the US Oct 12-22 and will perform at Yale, BU, Brown, Tufts, and Connecticut College.
For more info:
http://www.bu.edu/wll/2018/08/21/syria-in-my-heart-classical-music-by-contemporary-syrian-composers/
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