International Languages and Cultures

Organization Description

In addition to elementary and intermediate language studies in Chinese, French, German, and Spanish, SMCM offers both a major and a minor in International Languages and Cultures.

Joanna Bartow
- Professor of Spanish & Chair
(240) 895-4421
Anne Arundel
Professor Emerita Paskow Donates Father’s Letters to Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress
August 12, 2019
Paskow reviewing father's letters at the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress
Professor Emerita of Literature and Language Jackie Paskow donated her father's letters to the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/vets/) in Washington D.C.  Her father was Brigadier General Wheeler G. Merriam, who fought alongside General Patton from North… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Students Present at 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
May 8, 2019
(From left to right) Katie Gross, Alejandra Diaz, Rachel Yates, Alana Demones, and Katherine Kempton
St. Mary’s College international languages & cultures students Kathleen (Katie) Gross ’19, Alejandra Diaz ’19, Rachel Yates ’19, Alana Demones ’19, and Katherine Kempton ’19, presented their research projects at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Kennesaw State… Find Out More
Ballesteros to Present Final Reading as the Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts
March 27, 2019
José Cacayo Ballesteros pictured
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s José Cacayo Ballesteros, Steven Muller Distinguished Professor of the Arts and professor of international languages and cultures, will present “Mother Tongue: A Poetry Reading by José Cacayo Ballesteros” on Friday, April 12, 2:45 – 3:45 p.m. in Anne Arundel Hall’s… Find Out More
MacLeod Presents Research as Part of the “Rwanda After 1994” International Conference
July 9, 2018
Pictured: George MacLeod with Esther Mujawayo
On Friday, July 6, George MacLeod, assistant professor of French, presented research as part of the “Rwanda After 1994” International Conference at St. Andrew’s University in Scotland. The conference was part of "Rwandan Stories of Change," a UK-based grant-funded initiative that aims “to document… Find Out More
Hurtado Presents at the XXXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association
June 7, 2018
Argelia Gonzalez Hurtado pictured
Argelia Gonzalez Hurtado, assistant professor of Spanish and Latin American studies, co-organized a panel and presented a paper at the XXXVI International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) held in Barcelona, Spain, on May 26, 2018. LASA is the largest professional… Find Out More
MacLeod and Kelley Present at African Literature Association Conference
June 4, 2018
Photo: George MacLeod and Rob Kelley
George MacLeod, assistant professor of French, and Rob Kelley, assistant professor of computer science, presented research at the African Literature Association Conference in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 2018. Their presentation, entitled “Visualizing the Archive,” was an interdisciplinary, digital… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Students Present at 2018 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
April 16, 2018
Hannah Murphy, Chikondi Kulemeka and Sidi Chleuh pictured
St. Mary’s College students and faculty traveled to the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Okla., for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Accepted students are invited to present their undergraduate research from a variety of disciplines. After a competitive review,… Find Out More
Professor of Spanish Joanna Bartow Published in the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies
March 13, 2018
Pictured: Joanne Bartow
Professor of Spanish Joanna Bartow, recently had a scholarly article published, titled “Herencias del terror de estado y del consenso: hijas perversas en ‘Árbol genealógico’ de Andrea Jeftanovic y ‘Pájaros en la boca’ de Samanta Schweblin,” in the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies (Liverpool, 2018)

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Laine Doggett, Professor of French, Presents Paper at Conference
February 6, 2018
Laine Doggett
Laine Doggett, professor of French, organized a session and presented “Cultivating Habits of Mind in a Course on Medieval and Early Modern Learning” at the Southeastern Medieval Association conference in Charleston, S.C., in November.
Katie Gantz, Professor of French and Associate Dean of Faculty, Invited Speaker at Biannual Conference
February 2, 2018
Katie Grantz
Katie Gantz, professor of French and associate dean of faculty, was an invited speaker at the biannual conference, “From Crisis Management to Innovation: Reimagining the Role of World Languages in the 21st Century.”  The title of her talk: “Speaking Fluent Admin: Communicating the Value of World… Find Out More
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