LACLS Film Series 2017 – Hija de la Laguna

105 Ten Hoor

Follow an Andean woman's fight to stop a mining firm from evicting her from her land in order to access the gold under her community's lake.

Free

LACLS Film Series 2017 – También la Lluvia

105 Ten Hoor

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local citizens rise up against plans to privatize the water supply to the city.

Free

Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace

Gorgas Library 205 , United States

Ellen Mayock, Ernest Williams II Professor of Spanish at Washington and Lee University, will present on her 2016 book Gender Shrapnel in the Academic Workplace, which examines colleges’ and universities’ uneven gender and intersectional dynamics across the spectrum of sexual discrimination, harassment, and retaliation and sexual assault and violence.  In this talk, Mayock will address in…

Free and open to the public.

Forging a Rewarding Career in the Humanities-Advice for Graduate Students

Gorgas Library 205 , United States

Ellen Mayock, Ernest Williams II Professor of Spanish at Washington and Lee University, will speak to and with graduate students about preparation for future professions.  Professor Mayock will highlight key advice from her co-edited (with Professor Karla P. Zepeda) volume, Forging a Rewarding Career in the Humanities, and will speak specifically about preparing for the job search.

Free and open to the public

Lecture by Dr. Kirk Summers on Calvin at the Quincentennial Celebration of the Reformation

The Quincentennial celebration of the Reformation is October 30, Moody Music Bldg. Main Auditorium at 6pm. Dr. Kirk Summers will be presenting on Calvin. There will be music, food, an exhibit, and short presentations on Roman Catholicism at the eve of the Reformation, Luther, Calvin, the Radical Reformation, the English Reformation. All are encouraged to attend this…

free and open to the public

Korean Business in the South Fair

Join us for the Korean Business in the South Fair at the Ferguson Center Ballroom on 11/07/2017! There will be representatives from several major Korean business corporations attending the event. This will also be a good chance to experience Korean culture and food. The event is free, and students, professors, and staff of the University of Alabama are more than welcome…

free

UA IN FRANCE MEETING

B.B. Comer 218

UA in France Information (and Chew) Session with Program Director and Alumni. UA in France 2018 Overview printouts are available at the Program Director office door (BC 218). When picking up a printout,

Significant Outfits: Fashion and Spanish Cinema

Dr. Jorge Pérez, Professor of Iberian Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Texas, Austin will present on the critical role of costume design in cinema. In this talk, Pérez will examine the significant use of Chanel garments in three films from Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar: Tacones lejanos (1991), Todo sobre mi madre (1999), and Los…

Free and open to the public