Prof. Jon E. Lendon, of the Corcoran Department of History at the University of Virginia, will present a talk entitled "The Experience of Ancient Battle: Greek Infantry Combat and Modern Riot Control.” Comparing ancient and modern tactics, Prof. Lendon seeks to "explain the mechanics of Greek hoplite combat and also the subjective experience of battle…
Mrs. Nora Cortiñas is one of the founding members of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo, Línea Fundadora (Argentina). Since 1977, this activist group has been protesting their childrens' disappearances during a military dictatorship. The Madres are famous around the world for meeting every Thursday in the central space for Argentine civil engagement, the Plaza de Mayo, where…
Please join MLC in supporting Spanish Linguistics PhD candidate, Claudia Martínez, as she competes in the 3MT (3 Minute Thesis) competition finals. Ms. Martínez's talk is "Improving Spanish Pronunciation Through Monitoring".
The final screening for this semester's LACLS Film Series is upon us! This week, we will be showing the film NN by Peruvian filmmaker Héctor Galvéz from 2014. Continuing with this year's theme of dictatorships, democracy, transition, and justice, the film follows the work of forensic anthropologists as they attempt to identify bodies uncovered 20 years after…
Sunshine 2.0 is a professional traveling theatre troupe based at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) in Rochester, NY. The performance is presented by both
Screening of Patricio Guzmán’s documentary film Nostaligia de la luz (2010). The Chilean Atacama Desert is the home of two searches: one by astronomers exploring the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the loved ones disappeared during Pinochet’s dictatorship. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
The first screening of the Spring 2019 LACLS Film Series is this Wednesday, January 30th, at 6:30 p.m. in Lloyd Hall 324. We will be showing the film Nostalgia de
Lecture given by Dr. Josefa Salmón, Rev. Guy Lemieux Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Loyola University New Orleans While in many Latin American countries Indigenous peoples remain marginalized and oppressed by the governments in power, they have increasingly entered intellectual circles and impacted dialogue and discourse about their cultures and their…
Please join us Wednesday, Feb. 6th at 6:30 pm in Gorgas #205 for a presentation/discussion on the current uprise in Sudan. Presented by Arabic club member Ilham Ali.
