RESEARCH RECEPTION AT THE GLOBE

On February 19, 2001, Noel Fallows hosted a reception for faculty and graduate students at which three faculty members were invited to talk informally about their research. Other receptions are planned for the future. Refreshments and conversation followed the faculty presentations.

Stacey Casado, Associate Professor of Spanish, spoke about her book-length manuscript titled "Squaring the Circle: A Jungian Analysis of Esther Tusquets's Novelistic Tetralogy"; her articles dealing on the aesthetics of Realism and Naturalism in the late 19^th century Spanish novel; her publications dealing with the non-conformist novels of the post-Civil War period in Spain; and her co-editorship of the journal Ojáncano, Revista de la literatura español, now in its 12^th year.

Doris Kadish, Professor of French, described the trajectory she has followed over the years in her research. That trajectory began with the French New Novel and theoretical, narratological topics. Over time it has led to the French Revolutionary period and the representation of women and writings by women; and, most recently, it has led to an extended research project on abolition and slavery in the French Caribbean, which is her major focus of interest at this time.

Tom Peterson, Professor of Italian, described the aesthetic and personal bases of the research he has done on Italian poetry and other subjects. He eloquently evoked a dialogue that occurs between the reader and the work, which requires the reader to interrogate his own concerns and sympathies. Quoting the critic Leo Spitzer he stated that "the literary work possesses a mystery and a coherence that is concealed from us but made available through the practice of philology."