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InterCulturalia #7, an intersection of 5 languages and several fields, organised by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in partnership with the Faculty of Geography and Geology, the Faculty of Law and the University of Medicine and Pharmacy ”Grigore T. Popa” of Iaşi took place on the 11th and 12th of April this year.
Despite the chilly weather, its spirit was as enthusiastic as ever. The topic of interrogating centers, margins and norms in the age of the (post)-canon challenged the participants and the keynote speakers to look into it and chart a vast and complex territory through interdisciplinary methods. In the German Studies, the literary canon and xenotransplantation were tackled together. Thus, the humanities and the medical sciences engaged in a dialogue.
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The English Department celebrated Jane Austen’s 250 th anniversary yesterday, 8 th April, with a meeting centred on her most famous novel, Pride and Prejudice. Lecturer Florina Năstase gave a talk on “Love, between Passion and Reason,” which explained the narrative tension between these two primordial aspects in the case of Mr Darcy and Elizabeth, with references to the social and literary context of that age. Afterwards, PhD student Teodora Drișcu opened the discussions with some questions based on the text, inviting students to express their opinions about the meanings of the renowned Austenian beginning of the book, the leitmotif of the inconsistency of human nature and the differences between the 19 th century British society and our own. Around 47 students participated, actively engaging in the discussions. At the end, we offered all the participants a gift from Corint Publishers: a voucher for a 50% discount on books by Jane Austen.
We are thankful for the impressive participation of the public, which proves that Austen is still read, thoroughly analysed and loved today, as always!
On November 19, 2024, the members of the English Department at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi had the pleasure and honor of welcoming the Cultural Affairs Officer of the U.S. Embassy in Bucharest, Mr. Peter Brown, and Ms. Irina Nițu, American Spaces Director.
The members of our Department and their guests cordially discussed the future of the American Studies programs at our University.
The event was organized by Professor Iulia Milică.
În luna martie, Catedra de engleză a avut onoarea de a organiza și găzdui, prin reprezentantele sale, dr. Sorina Ciobanu și dr. Alexandra Vrînceanu, o serie de întâlniri cu absolvente remarcabile, care au reușit să își construiască afaceri și cariere de succes cu... Litere. Ne-am dorit să sărbătorim succesul feminin și totodată să le oferim posibile modele de reușită și determinare studentelor și studenților noștri. Fiecare dintre întâlniri a fost la fel de remarcabilă ca protagonista ei și ne-a arătat o nouă față a vieții și succesului după Litere.
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Elena Cuvinciuc-Aviv, traducătoare și fondatoarea uneia dintre cele mai longevive firme de traduceri din Iași, Eurocontact, ne-a captivat cu energia și optimismul ei, care au ajutat-o să se reinventeze continuu, atât pe plan personal, cât și în afaceri. Elena nu a plecat fără să ne spună că „Viața e prea scurtă pentru a fi banal”, îndemnându-ne să avem curajul de a încerca lucruri noi și de a gândi creativ, de a nu rămâne blocați în situații aparent fără ieșire.
Last week, the English Department was delighted to be involved in a series of activities organised under the aegis of FILIT 2024.
With congratulations to all those involved, here are some accounts of what happened.
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On Thursday, October 24th 2024, from 2 to 4 p.m., in lecture hall III.12, the Translation Studies students and those interested in translation attended a FILIT event, organized in partnership with the English Department. The event brought together Irish writer Naoise Dolan and the translator of two of her books, Mihaela Buruiană, an alumna of the translation studies BA programme of the English Department of Iași.
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the 2nd Year American Studies MA students, who take an American poetry class taught by Patty Seyburn, attended an online zoom dialogue between the two poets about living a poet’s life, poetic influences and affinities, poetry movements, the poetic canon and its limitations, poetic temperaments, poets and language, American poetry, Latin American poetry, Eastern European poetry, how the arts instigate one another, and the poets’ social club. The event was organized by Patty Seyburn and Dana Bădulescu, who teach the same group of students.
On Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024, our students and staff were delighted to take part in a meeting with U.S. Vice-Consul Tamara Mitchell. A diplomat with an impressive career, Tamara Mitchell talked about her profession and what it entails, and presented the opportunities offered to Romanian students by the U.S. Work and Travel program.
Tamara Mitchell joined the U.S. Foreign Service in 2012 and worked in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, Santiago, Chile, Dakar, Senegal, Vienna, Austria and now Romania. She holds a B.S. in Agricultural Development from Texas A&M University and an M.S. in International Relations from Webster University. Prior to joining the foreign service she was the deputy Director of operations at a nuclear technology police nonprofit and worked for the humanitarian aid organization Mercy Corps.