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Inventing Romance Studies

Inventing Romance Studies

Written by: Jon Beasley-Murray University of British Columbia
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This channel showcases teaching and research in Romance Studies, to generate conversation and discussion about the field and about texts written in the Romance languages. We welcome feedback. It is also a place for Open Educational Resources produced as part of the teaching of Romance Studies at the University of British Columbia, though it does not claim to speak for or represent the university or its program in Romance Studies.Jon Beasley-Murray, University of British Columbia
Episodes
  • A World of Difference

    A World of Difference
    Apr 1 2026

    If the hallmark of literary representation is that it is an unfaithful representation of the real, then perhaps the most literary texts are those that betray (disclose or let slip) that infidelity even as they indulge in it themselves.

    By Jon Beasley-Murray, University of British Columbia.

    00:00 Introduction

    02:07 Patterns of Commonality and Difference

    03:36 Questions

    04:57 Growing Up and Betrayal

    14:24 Romance Studies as Minor Literature

    20:09 Credits


    For RMST 202.

    Website: https://rmst202.arts.ubc.ca/

    #romancestudies #rmst202

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    20 mins
  • On Romance Studies (II)

    On Romance Studies (II)
    Apr 1 2026

    A Conversation for RMST 202.

    With Anita Traninger (Freie Universität Berlin) and Jon Beasley-Murray


    Lecture video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etyrdFxPV-o

    Website: http://rmst202.arts.ubc.ca

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inventingromancestudies/

    #romancestudies #rmst202
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    22 mins
  • Djaïli Amadou Amal in Conversation

    Djaïli Amadou Amal in Conversation
    Mar 29 2026

    A Conversation for RMST 202 about Djaïli Amadou Amal's The Impatient. With Djaïli Amadou Amal and Jon Beasley-Murray.

    Interpretation by Julien Mowang Ngoula. Many thanks also to Irem Ayan for her advice and help.


    Short: https://youtube.com/shorts/snVovb7I0qo

    Lecture video:

    Website: http://rmst202.arts.ubc.ca

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inventingromancestudies/

    #romancestudies #rmst202
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    30 mins
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