Category: Modern Languages, Literature, and Cultures
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Xeanna Willaert ‘24
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“I think the small class sizes play a big role in fostering such a close-knit community. [The Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department] is truly a wonderful place to learn and grow as an individual.” As a future nurse, Xeanna decided to pursue an additional major in Spanish in hopes of becoming a bilingual nurse…
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Itzell Martinez ‘24
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“[Faculty] have helped me with course planning and experience with working with Latino communities.” Itzell decided to major in Spanish because she wants to help bridge divides between Spanish and non-Spanish speakers. She says, “In a professional setting, majoring in Spanish allows me to take on more projects that help non-English speakers.” Something that Itzell…
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Carlos Mejia Suarez
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“My classroom revolves around the idea of communicating with each other, sharing ideas, and building on them according to negotiation of meaning and value systems.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? Latin American literature, Colombian contemporary novel, Peace Justice and Conflict Studies, Masculinity in Latin American cultural production, Creative Writing in Spanish…
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Sharon Marquart
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“I believe that the dynamics at work in contexts such as the classroom can help to construct more equitable and diverse communities outside of academic settings.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? French and Francophone Literature, Film, and Culture; Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Trauma and Testimony Studies; Feminist Theory; Disability Studies What…
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Paschal Kyoore
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“Challenging students to be critical thinkers, and to open their minds to better understand and appreciate the world outside their own familiar environment.” What are your areas of research and teaching expertise? Teaching: French language, literature, and culture; Francophone literatures and cultures. Research: Francophone African and Caribbean literatures and Cultures, African Folklore. What is your…
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Lily-Marie Antoine ’26
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“The French department is a welcoming and educational space with an amazing staff and student body.” As a Biology major pursuing a veterinary career, Lily-Marie decided to pursue an additional French major due to an interest in the language and culture. Previously attending a French immersion school, Lily-Marie wanted to continue learning the language, as…
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Dr. Sharon Marquart
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“Charlotte Delbo and Writing and Reading the Holocaust – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Dr. Sharon Marquart of the Gustavus Department of Modern Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) program converses about her background and path from initial biology major to BA and PhD in French and eventually Gustavus…
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Sigrid Rohrer ’26
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“We encourage each other to deepen our understanding of the topics of our classes and I couldn’t be happier to be in such a collaborative environment for language learning.” Sigrid decided to major in French in addition to a major in Biology due to a love for the French language and an interest in learning…
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Angela Erickson ’01
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What Does It Mean To Be a “Gustie For Life”? When Erickson was looking at colleges, she thought Gustavus wasn’t an option. “I didn’t think I had the resources to attend a private school,” she says. “But my high school counselor said that Gustavus would support me.” That counselor was right. Erickson’s financial aid package…
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Nikita Sandstrom ’23
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“The language classes are a well-balanced mix of academic and modern terms so while you can understand the base, there are modern terms mixed in so a student such as I can hold conversations and navigate a modern Eastern Europe.” As someone who is half Ukrainian and grew up speaking Russian and Ukrainian, Nikita decided…