RECENT NEWS AND PRESS RELEASES

February 27, 2010

The Novel in New Lands
The end of the State of the World Week brought us Bruno Macaes’ seminar “The Novel in New Lands,” analyzing the topic of cultural exchange by looking at a particular cultural referent... more
February 26, 2010

Freud in English
What does it mean to say that the subject of psychoanalysis is the ‘the soul’ rather than ‘the mind’? On Thursday 11th February, students met for the seminar ‘Freud in English... more
February 13, 2010

Truthful Mediators
ECLA’s fifth annual State of the World Week kicked off with a lecture titled “Truthful Mediators, Thieves, or Tricksters? – Translator Figures in Fiction” from guest lecturer ... more

Poetry Night closes State of the World Week
February 12, 2010
María Cruz (AY '10, Argentina)
State of the World Week came to an end on Friday, February 12th, in a very elegant way as the ECLA community gathered at Wilhelm-Wolff-Str. 43 to share a poetry evening.  Students, Faculty and Guests enjoyed a variety of cheeses, fruits and wines. more

STATE OF THE WORLD WEEK AT ECLA
February 9, 2010
Film Night: Lost in Translation
On Tuesday night, two days into the State of the World Week, ECLA students, faculty, and visiting lecturers went to a private theater to watch the Sofia Coppola film “Lost in Translation.” more

Guest Lecture: Dr. Mark Edwards on Saint Augustine’s Confessions
February 20, 2010
María Cruz (AY '10, Argentina)
On February 2, this term's core course on Forms of Love (AY, BA) had a new guest: Dr. Mark Edwards, who lectured on February 1st & 3rd on Saint Augustine’s Confessions more