Our world-renowned faculty members in the School of International Letters and Cultures solve prominent issues facing communities worldwide through research. From exploring the meaning of butterflies in Chinese and Korean culture to addressing the effect of interpersonal violence in Latin America, our faculty-led research projects have unprecedented value for cultures and communities across the globe.
His research focuses on modern and contemporary Spain. Currently, he is working with Gonzalo Sobejano on a critical edition of Antagon�a, by Luis Goytisolo (C�tedra).
Danko Sipka's research interests include lexicography, lexicology, linguistic anthropology, lexical and inflectional morphology, computational linguistics, and computer-assisted learning.
I work primarily in the Hellenistic period, the time after Alexander the Great but before Augustus, when Greek language and culture spread broadly across the Mediterranean. At that time, the Greek people had to deal with their own discontinuity in space and time from their heritage, and with their constant contact with very different peoples.... more
Faculty Head of Middle Eastern and Classics and Assoc Professor, Arabic
Middle Eastern Studies, Arabic Studies, Islamic Studies, Arabic Literature: Classical and Modern, Classical Islamic Texts; Women and gender in Islam; Islam and Secularism, Sufism, Islamic Law, Islam and Democracy, Quranic and Hadith Studies; African Studies, Feminist Movements in Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa; the emergent... more
the SILC Instructional and Research Technology Committee has created a central hub of research and points-of-interest stories surrounding the language and cultures in the School of International Letters and Cultures. This is a constant work in progress-- there is something new to look at every time. These entries come from the perspective of faculty, graduate students, lecturers, and instructors. If you are interested in intensive courses, faculty research, or the role of technology in learning languages, give the link a quick click
