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LACLS Film Series

The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies program hosts a film series each semester! Please see the below flyer for more information on each film showing: LACLS Film Series Spring 2021 These events will take place on Zoom, and registration is necessary. To register, please contact Dr. Micah McKay.

Black History Month Speaker Series – Dr. Matthew Pettway – Cuban Literature in the Age of Black Insurrection

Dr. Pettway will present his recent book, Cuban Literature in the Age of Black Insurrection: Manzano, Plácido, and Afro-Latino Religion, which argues that Black Cuban colonial authors subverted the symbols of Catholicism to create portrayals of African-insipred spirituality. Such literature had aesthetic and political consequences. In 1844, Spanish authorities executed Gabrial de la Conceptión Valdés

Black History Month Speaker Series – Dr. Roberto Saba – American Mirror: The United States and Brazil in the Age of Emancipation

American Mirror investigates how American and Brazilian reformers worked together to ensure that slave emancipation would advance the interests of capital. From the 1850s to the 1880s, this anti-slavery coalition - which included diplomats, engineers, entrepreneurs, journalists, merchants, missionaries, planters, politicians, scientists, and students, among others - consolidated wage labor as the dominant production system

Filmabend

226 Lloyd Hall

Spring 2021 Events Each indoor event has 24 seats. Event will follow proper COVID distancing guidelines. Masks required.  

Dürrenmatt Dienstag

357 Russell Hall

Join us as we celebrate Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Swiss artist and author. Presentations will be given on his works by the German graduate students and his art will be presented by a German undergraduate. The evening will be in German and English, so all levels are welcome. RSVP Introduction will be given by Peter Zimmerli, the

Schweizerabend

329 Lloyd Hall

Join us as we celebrate Switzerland. We will discuss the language, culture, and all things that make Switzerland great. There will be some fun trivia and discussions to be had. The evening will be in German and English, so all levels are welcome. RSVP Introduction will be given by Fabienne Egli, Coordinator Public Diplomacy &

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Filmabend

329 Lloyd Hall

Spring 2021 Events Each indoor event has 24 seats. Event will follow proper COVID distancing guidelines. Masks required.  

LA ÚLTIMA LETRA presents CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN WRITERS

Gorgas Library 205 , United States

LULEScritorasFlyerENG Thursday, 14 of October, 11:30 am-1 pm in Yellowhammer Room, Gorgas Library (zoom link at bottom for those who cannot attend in person) *lunch included for the first 50 attendees  Please come join us to celebrate our distinguished guest Rosa Montero Given her spectacular career of over 40 years as both journalist and famous writer, Rosa