Portuguese Music Night Explore the vibrant rhythms of Brazilian and Portuguese music with Késsia Shingu & Mariana Rodrigues. Read more about Portuguese Music Night
The Brazilian Identity Puzzle: How Euclides da Cunha Shaped the Perspective on “Sertanejos” through Prejudice—Reframed by João Guimarães Rosa’s Grande Sertão: Veredas, lecture by Dr. Felipe Fiuza The Brazilian Identity Puzzle: How Euclides da Cunha Shaped the Perspective on “Sertanejos” through Prejudice—Reframed by João Guimarães Rosa’s Grande Sertão: Veredas Read more about The Brazilian Identity Puzzle: How Euclides da Cunha Shaped the Perspective on “Sertanejos” through Prejudice—Reframed by João Guimarães Rosa’s Grande Sertão: Veredas, lecture by Dr. Felipe Fiuza
Bad Bunny’s Residency in Puerto Rico: A Conversation Dr. Wilfredo José Burgos Matos will be joining Dr. Sharina Maíllo-Pozo's FYOS 1001 class, Reggaetón’s Impact on Global Culture: Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS in Today’s Musical and Cultural Landscape, on September 15, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. Read more about Bad Bunny’s Residency in Puerto Rico: A Conversation
An Afternoon of Art with Dra. Vera Bulla Unleash your creativity! Create your own painting inspired by Portuguese writer Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. Event will be led by Dr. Vera Bulla and Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants Késsia Shingu and Mariana Rodrigues. Registration is required. Read more about An Afternoon of Art with Dra. Vera Bulla
Language Variability in Latin America Talk Series Dr. Iván Ortega-Santos (University of Memphis) will be the first speaker in this year’s talk series, Language Variability in Latin America, funded by the Willson Center. He will be presenting his current research, titled “Data Reliability and Representativity in Generative Grammar.” Read more about Language Variability in Latin America Talk Series
Distinguished Research Professor Presents New Book in Chile In August, Luis Correa-Díaz, Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of Romance Languages, was invited by the Instituto de Literatura y Ciencias del Lenguaje (ILCL) at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso to present his new edited volume: Read more about Distinguished Research Professor Presents New Book in Chile
French and Portuguese Movie Night Join us for a screening of A gaiola dourada (The Gilded Cage) on August 27th. This film follows the lives of a hardworking Portuguese family living in France. Very charming, the story beautifully blends culture, comedy, and family dynamics, offering both laughs and a thoughtful look at the immigrant experience. The film will be shown with English subtitles. Everyone is welcome! Read more about French and Portuguese Movie Night
Undergraduate Research Image: Students of French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish who want research experience regularly participate in the following opportunities. Talk to your professors to learn more about ways you can develop projects, presentations, and publications. Gain experience The Center For Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO) is open to all undergraduates. Work with a faculty mentor and develop a research project to present at the annual Spring CURO Symposium as poster or talk. Project abstracts are published. CURO Program Join a VIPR Team Vertically Integrated Projects for Research Teams (VIPR) connect undergraduates with faculty members and graduate students across disciplines to collaborate on projects in a number of exciting areas of study. "Humanities in Public Life: A Multilingual Inquiry" is a ROML-based team. Explore VIPR Teams Publish your work The Classic Journal promotes writing and research by undergraduate students at the University of Georgia. Read student authored work and submit your own. Accepts submissions in languages other than English. Linguazine is Romance Languages' own student-authored publication and accepts creative work. The Classic Journal Linguazine Read more about Undergraduate Research
Milonga Tropical Fall 2025 Athens Tangueros presents Milonga Tropical - Tango intertwined with Latin Rhythm dancing for a memorable evening of dancing, including live dance performances -- Admission: FREE -- Read more about Milonga Tropical Fall 2025
Watch Student Performance Read more about Watch Student Performance Fuad Elhage, Senior Lecturer of Spanish at UGA, has taught Diversity Through Dance, a course that blends Spanish language and culture with music and dance for over a decade. In the past two semesters, a new class, SPAN 4030S has added a service-learning component. Through a partnership with the Athens Community Council on Aging (ACCA), students not only learn dances like salsa, bachata, and merengue but also teach them to older adults, including members of the Dementia Resource Center.
