Romance Studies emerges when tradition is infiltrated and overthrown by the demotic, by the everyday speech of a nameless multitude.

By Jon Beasley-Murray, University of British Columbia.00:00 Introduction01:12 In Search of the Commons05:50 Where in the World?06:15 Question10:50 A Bastard (Anti-)Discipline16:04 Credits#rmst202 #romancestudiesFor RMST 202. https://rmst202.arts.ubc.ca/