Menu
We support our colleagues in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures in condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine. Their statement (https://german.la.psu.edu/news/), reads: “The Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures at the Pennsylvania State University condemns Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine. We, Penn State students and faculty, insist on the preservation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and the safety of its inhabitants. We resoundingly reject the false accusations and historical distortions that the Russian government and its media have used to justify the war against Ukraine. Russia’s flagrant violations of international law and human rights must be rebuked. We are profoundly troubled that by invading Ukraine Russia has placed the world in a precarious condition that threatens to escalate globally so that the stability and security of all nations is now under threat. We urge all concerned citizens of the world to petition their government representatives to rebuke Russia’s assault on a sovereign democracy and to aid the Ukrainian people in their hour of need. We are committed to educating future generations about Ukrainian and Russian languages, literatures, and cultures, so that they may understand the vital role that the national cultures of Eastern Europe play in the modern world. Please join the department in speaking out publicly.”
on the publication of the podcast interview "That In Between Time,” a conversation between the Uruguayan novelist Fernanda Trías and the translator-critic Heather Cleary, for Novel Dialogue, where Magalí is also one of the hosts. You can read about and listen to the episode here.
&
on the online publication of the chapter "The Global South, Comparative Literature, and Practices of Comparison," which is part of the forthcoming volume The Oxford Handbook of the History of the Global South. The chapter is available here. If Penn State access is still not yet available, contact Magalí for a PDF at mua27@psu.edu.
who has received a 2025-26 research grant from the McCourtney Institute for the project “Remembering the Jeju Massacres: Zainichi Poetry and Social Activism.”
who has received a 2025-26 research grant from the McCourtney Institute for the project “Sonic Publics and the Political Listening in Contemporary China.”
Mariam Safyeldeen (MA in Comparative Literature) and Joshua Tee (MA in Comparative Literature).
on the publication of the article “Joseph Brodsky in English Autotranslation and German Heterotranslation: A Comparison.” in Contemporary Translation in Transition: Poems, Theories, Conversations (Boston, USA: Academic Studies Press,2024), pp. 149-170. The article and book are available for open access here.
with an article entitled “Exploring Egypt: Penn State students immerse themselves in culture and history.” Read more here.
who was named the recipient of the university’s 2025 Rosemary Schraer Mentoring Award. An article about the award and Charlotte’s achievements was published in an April 14 Penn State News article and is available here.
on the publication of her essay "Unfinished Business: On the Histories (and Futures) of Latin America-Africa Comparison," part of the dossier “Latin American-African Studies: Past, Present, Futures,” co-edited by Armillas-Tiseyra and Sarah M. Quesada for Global South Studies. You can read the essay here and see the dossier as whole here.
who was selected as a recipient of the Superior Teaching and Research (STAR) Award from the College of the Liberal Arts.
Read the full story here: Liberal Arts names student Anshuta Beeram as 2025 Schwartz Fellow | Penn State University
who was selected for the College of the Liberal Arts’ Raymond E. Lombra and Roberta Lombra Outstanding Graduate Research Award.
who was selected as the recipient of the College of the Liberal Arts’ Outstanding Associate Professor Award.
on the publication of the chapter “Los festivales son las verdaderas novelas: Pola Oloixarac’s Mona and the Latin American Writer on the World Literary Circuit” in the edited volume El agotamiento del mundo en las literaturas y culturas de América Latina (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020). The chapter is available for open access download here.
who successfully passed the Comprehensive Exam.
on the publication of the article “Distant Lands and Climes: Latin American Criticism, World Literature, and Other Axes for Comparison” in FORMA: A Journal of Latin American Criticism & Theory. The article will appear in the special issue "Latin American Criticism & Theory at the First Quarter of the Twenty-First Century" (4.1; 2025) and is part of FORMA's inaugural "Debates" series. Both are available here.