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The Department of Romance Languages is proud to announce that Dr. Sharina Maíllo-Pozo, Associate Professor of Latinx Studies and Spanish, has been selected as one of the University of Georgia’s 2025–2026 Aspire Fellows.

The Aspire Fellows program, coordinated by UGA’s Office of Faculty Affairs, supports mid-career and senior faculty in completing a signature project that extends their professional impact. Fellows engage in interdisciplinary workshops focused on leadership, project management, and team building, while fostering strong community connections across campus.

Welcome to Mariana Ribeiro Rodrigues! This is her first semester teaching Portuguese to UGA students as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FTLA) in the Department of Romance Languages. She shares her reflections on being a cultural ambassador:

In 1895, the Lumière Brothers of Lyon, France presented their first projected motion pictures. The Lumières already owned the largest photographic company in the world when Louis and Auguste created their cinématographe, the first successful camera and projector. Their short films documented daily life and revolutionized modern entertainment and culture.

Dr. Dow will lead two engaging workshops introducing a new data collection tool called the Nasometer.

The first workshop is designed to appeal to a broad audience, especially those interested in innovative approaches to teaching pronunciation. We encourage everyone in our community—students, faculty, and language enthusiasts—to attend!

In the 1930s, Black performers were subjected to stereotypes even as they sought, and often achieved, their own opportunities to show the full range of their talents on the American screen. In pursuit of her artistic ambitions, singer/dancer/comedian Josephine Baker accepted an invitation to work in France. The resulting films, including “Princess Tam Tam” reveal what Hollywood producers in the US suppressed: a confident, sexy, scene-stealing African American woman who projected exuberance, expressiveness and raw charisma like an uncorked bottle of champagne.

Poetic realism reached sublime heights with Children of Paradise, widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth-century Paris’s theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a mime (Jean-Louis Barrault, in a longing-suffused performance for the ages).

Spice up your Friday night with rhythm, movement, and fun! Join us for Latin Friday Night, a free and open-to-all celebration of Latin dance.