The School of International Letters and Cultures is dedicated to advancing knowledge about the world’s languages and cultures. Spanning disciplinary and cultural boundaries, the school advances research on languages and their cultural products and, through teaching, opens both minds and doors to opportunity. Events celebrating the school's launch will continue through the spring of 2008.
01.28.08
Public ceremony celebrating the launch of the School of International Letters and Cultures.
10:30 a.m., ASU Old Main Quad. Remarks by President Michael Crow.
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02.01.08
Public Lecture: Michelangelo Picone, professor of Italian literature, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
“Oriental Frame-stories in Medieval Romance Narrative."
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02.08.08
Roundtable Discussion with members of the Modern Language Association Ad Hoc
Committee on Foreign Languages. (PDF, 292KB)
“Foreign Languages and Higher Education: New Structures for a Changed World.”
4:00 – 6:00 p.m., Murdock 101.
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02.29.08 – 03.01.08
Symposium on Traditional Chinese Poetry and Poetics.
9:00 a.m. – noon; 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., University Club, North Room.
More info: 480-965-7184
04.13.08
19th annual Arizona Japanese Speech Contest.
12:30 – 5:30 p.m., Japanese Friendship Gardens.
More info: 480-965-6100