Ithaca College

Four faculty members from the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures participated in the 49th annual convention of the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA) held in Pittsburgh, PA, from April 12-15th, 2018. 

David Barry (German Area Studies) presented “The Authoritarian Void in Kafka’s Das Schloss.”

Maria DiFrancesco (Spanish, and NeMLA President) chaired several sessions and presented “Graduate School and Professional Development: What My Professors Forgot to Tell Me.”

Marella Feltrin-Morris (Italian Studies) presented “Buttons, Briefs and Bridal Gowns: Paola Masino’s Wardrobe of Memories.”

Rachel Paparone (French) presented “Et in A(r)cadia Ego: Space, Place, and Engaged Pastoral in Cajun Poetry.”

NeMLA is the largest regional affiliate of the Modern Language Association (MLA), and it provides a forum for the dissemination of scholarship and the advancement of teaching in modern languages and literatures. Every year, the NeMLA Convention affords NeMLA’s principal opportunity to carry on a tradition of lively research and pedagogical exchange. This four-day long event showcases different areas of inquiry and includes regular panels, roundtables, seminars, interactive workshops, special events, caucus meetings, literary readings, film screenings, and guest speakers. https://www.buffalo.edu/nemla/about.html