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Spanish and Portuguese hosts Brazilian Writer-in-Resident Itamar Vieira Jr.

May 3, 2024

During the first two weeks of March, the department of Spanish and Portuguese welcomed author Itamar Vieira Jr. as part of its long-standing writer-in-residence programs. Over the past two decades, the department has hosted acclaimed Brazilian writers and artists, among them, Milton Hatoum, Nuno Ramos and Ricardo Aleixo. In 2024, it was the Bahian author Itamar Vieira Jr. who graced our halls.

His residency began on Monday, March 4, with a reading and conversation between Itamar and translator and literary scholar Johnny Lorenz, moderated by Professor Nathaniel Wolfson, at the...

Acceso lingüístico en comunidades latines e indígenas en EE.UU.

April 5, 2024
Un enfoque multifacético para mejorar el acceso lingüístico en comunidades latines e indígenas en EE.UU

5 de abril, 2024

1:30pm

Dwinelle 370 (Level F/G)

En esta presentación, La Dra. Showstack explora los contextos que conducen a disparidades en el acceso a la atención médica para las comunidades lingüísticamente marginadas y presenta un enfoque integrador para mejorar el acceso al idioma y a los recursos de salud para...

Memory Paths and Fragments from the Past: A Poetry Reading with Deborah Miranda in Conversation with Estelle Tarica

March 19, 2024

On January 29, 2024, the Arts Research Center welcomed writer Deborah Miranda for a reading followed by a conversation with Estelle Tarica, Professor of Latin American Literature and Culture and Chair of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese (event info here). The full recording of the event is available for viewing on ARC’s YouTube channel, here.

What makes a memory? Is it a fixed thing, or part of one’s imagination? Can...

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