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 la luz (2010) by Chilean film director Patricio Guzmán. Not only is the cinematography breathtaking, but the story, which follows two searches in the Atacama
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.
Join Dr. Safa Elnaili and Dr. Saad Bushaala for coffee at Starbucks (Ferguson Center). Engage with other Arabic learning students and native Arabic speakers to practice your Arabic language skills and learn about the amazing culture, all that while enjoying a warm cup of coffee!
Lecture to be given given by Dr. Josefa Salmón, Rev. Guy Lemieux Distinguished Professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Loyola University New Orleans on "Latin American thought from a Bolivian Perspective: Some Marxist and Indigenous Cases" While in many Latin American countries Indigenous peoples remain marginalized and oppressed by the governments in power,
The University of Alabama Languages Conference is an annual conference organized by the graduate students of The University of Alabama’s Department of Modern Languages & Classics, in collaboration with graduate students from the College of Education. Keynote Speakers Dr. Manuel Díaz-Campos, Indiana University – Bloomington Dr. Esther Allen, City University of New York
Screening of Peruvian director Alberto Durant’s Coraje (1999). The real life story of María Elena Moyano, a woman fighting against terrorism by the infamous Shining Path terrorist group in Peru on behalf of an oppressed population. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Using the Linguistic Atlas of the Gulf States to Mine Alabama’s Linguistic Mother Lode - This is a free workshop for graduate students and faculty given by Dr. Thomas Nunnally, Professor emeritus of English, Auburn University, and Editor of Speaking of Alabama: The History, Diversity, Function, and Change of Language (2018).
