Please join us on November 12 from 11-12 in the R-Lab of the Fine Arts Library for a talk by Carmen Lamas, Assistant Professor of Latinx Literature in the Departments of English and American Studies, titled “New Methodological Approaches for Studying Descripción geográfica de Sonora (1761-1762) by Juan Nentvig (1713-1768)." See you there!
Please join us on October 29 from 11-12 in the R-Lab of the Fine Arts Library for a talk by Ernesto Benítez, the Rising Scholar Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology. Ernesto's presentation, “Gender and Leadership among the Napo Kichwa in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” is based on material from an article that he is finalizing for submission.
A double event (November 5 and 19) that will feature the participation of two guest speakers: Haitian Argentinian Wisny Dorce (film director and producer, founder of the first Black audiovisual company in Argentina), and Argentinian Italian Daniel Cuello (cartoonist and writer). The talks will be on Zoom, in Spanish (Wisny) and Italian (Daniel) with subtitles in both languages and English translation.
Volunteers needed to help organize the Día de los muertos festival, held at the Mcguffey Art Center, 201 2nd St NW, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
EN: SET UP DATE: Friday the 29th of October. The celebration will be held outside on Mcguffey art centers front lawn on October 31st starting at 4pm. Dismantling of the altar will be Thursday, October 4th.
Garden and Harvest Festival at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church on Sunday October, 17th at 3:30. This event will be a fundraiser to support sanctuary work with María Chavalán Sut. (See attached poster in English)
Greetings and happy Autumn! Here area couple of community events happening in Charlottesville during the month of October that may be of interest to students studying Spanish.
Daniel Cuello is an Argentinian Italian artist, cartoonist, and writer. His work engages with the intellectual discussion around the concept of otherness. Daniel’s graphic novels describe, in a simple and nonoppressive tone, themes such as racism, migration, tyranny, and dystopia. This talk will be in Italian with Italian subtitles and English translation.
The educational resources for K-12 English Learners that the students in Esther Poveda's community engagement course sequence created in the Fall and Spring of 2020 are now available! They feature topics ranging from algebra vocabulary to a synopsis of the American Civil War, all designed for native Spanish speakers working to learn English. Please find the resources via this link:
http://cvilleeducationequity.com/k-12-multilingual-resources/
Please join the UVA student organization Central American for Empowerment (CAFE) on Thursday, Oct. 14, from 6:30-8 pm for a conversation with Sussan Garcia, founder of Central American Disruption.
The Graduation Ceremony for the Department of Spanish, Italian & Portuguese will follow the Lawn Ceremony on Saturday, May 18 at 1:30 p.m. The ceremony will be in the ... Read»
Congratulations to Spanish students Luis M. Ruano Campos, Aden Bilchick, and Brenna Meehan and Portuguese student William Woodford who were awarded this year’s Distinguished Undergrad Awards!
Spanish Ph.D. student Elizabeth Mirabal has been announced as the 2024 Tibor Wlassics Dante Fellowship winner.
