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April 5
MLL Film Screening: Shun Li and the Poet (2011)
All are invited to the next film in our international film series on the topic of migration. Shun Li and the Poet (2011) will be screened Wednesday, April. 5 at 7pm in the Damen Cinema. The film is in Italian and Mandarin with English subtitles. Free popcorn will be served!
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February 15
MLL International Film Showing: Amreeka (2009)
All are invited to the next film in our international film series on the topic of migration. Amreeka (2009) will be screened Wednesday, February 15 at 7pm in the Damen Cinema. In English with some English-subtitled Arabic. Free popcorn will be served!
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October 27
Voices of Hiroshima
Voices of Hiroshima All are invited to a presentation by Mr. Takashi Teramoto, one of the few remaining survivors of the Hiroshima A-Bomb. Don't miss this unique opportunity to experience history first-hand. Interactive readings in English and Japanese will be included, followed by a generous reception. October 27th, 6pm, Information Commons 4th Floor, Lake Shore Campus. Co-sponsored by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum.
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November 1
LUC Spanish Club invites you to celebrate life!
LUC Spanish Club invites you to celebrate life with The Book of Life (2014) on Tuesday, November 1st at 7:00pm. It will be hosted in the Damen Cinema, Damen Student Center. The film will be presented in Spanish with English Subtitles.
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Film Screening
Big Stone Gap Film Screening - February 8 @ 7PM
Please join the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and the Committee for the Italian American Studies Endowed Professorship for a special film screening of Big Stone Gap, written and directed by Adriana Trigiani. -
Film Screening
The Color of the Ocean
The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures invites you to a film screening of The Color of the Ocean, the second film in our international film series. The film, in German, French, and Spanish (with English subtitles) will be shown on Wednesday, April 13 from 7 - 9 p.m. at Damen Cinema.
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Film Screening
Terraferma
Terraferma is the first film in our new international film series! This beautifully crafted film, in Italian with English subtitles, is an engaging entry to the topic of global migration and immigration. All are invited! Wednesday, March 2, 7-9pm, Damen Student Center Cinema.
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German Studies
An ordinary artifact, until its significance was uncovered
Dr. Reinhard Andress, professor of German and director of the German Studies Program in the Department of Modern Languages & Literatures of Loyola’s College of Arts and Sciences, discovered an important document while researching the German explorer, geographer, scientist, romantic philosopher and author of Kosmos, Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859).
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Upcoming Lecture
Eating in the Diaspora: Food in Italian American History, Identity, and Culture
As numberless movies, TV shows, novels, and memoirs suggest, food is a vital feature in Italian American life. Professor Simone Cinotto, Associate Professor of Modern History at the University of Gastronomic Sciences, will be holding a lecture on this topic Wednesday, October 21 2015, 6:00 – 8:00 PM in Cuneo Hall 002.
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German Studies Minor
The Department of Modern Languages & Literatures now offers a German Studies Minor interdisciplinary program, starting in fall 2013. Further refining Loyola as a center of global study, this program will allow students to understand the social, historical, political, and economic background of German culture world-wide and its impact on contemporary life.
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Celebration of the Canonization of John Paul II
A mass on Saturday, April 5th at 5:00pm in Madonna Della Strada Chapel to celebrate the canonization of John Paul II. The mass, in Polish (with English translation) will be followed by a concert by the Lira Singers Quartet and a reception. Click title for more info...
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Commencement Recap
Congratulations to the Class of 2014 - keep up to date on this year's Commencement ceremony.