Hispanic Literatures and Cultures Ph.D. Candidate Daniela Goldfine was recently presented with a teaching award by the Minnesota Student Association and the Council of Graduate Students, after being nominated by her students in Span 3104.
9:00am - 5:00pm
1210 Heller Hall
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to join us for the First Annual Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference (UIC), hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies and the Institute for Global Studies. This conference will take place on April 4th and April 5th and will include presentations in Spanish, Portuguese, and English.
Applications are due February 15th. Submit applications to spadvise@umn.edu.
Application UICApplicationForm.doc
The Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Conference (UIC) planning committee will be holding a series of workshops to guide you through the process of proposing and presenting a conference paper: Writing an Effective Abstract and What Makes an Effective Conference Presentation?
Join us for the Inaugural University of Minnesota Iberian Studies Colloquium
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
229 Nolte Hall
Christopher Crump, Combined Major in Spanish and Portuguese Studies, with President Kaler during the Poster Session for McNair Scholars Students
Chris, a student of Professor Ana Paula Ferreira, worked under her mentorship on the research project, "Representations of 'Race' in Brazilian Literature and Film"
Exile, Intellectuals, and the Memory Wars
Essay by Hernán Vidal , formal commentaries by Joshua Lund/Dierdra Reber, Juliet Lynd, and Carlos Vargas-Salgado . Edited and introduced by Luis Martín-Estudillo and Megan Corbin.
Link to HIOL: hispanicissues.umn.edu/online_main.html
Argentine artist and cartoonist, Miguel Rep, will create a mural depicting the struggles of memory and Human Rights in Argentina in the last decades.
Miguel Rep will be painting the mural on the 4th floor of Folwell Hall between March 1-2. There will be a formal presentation on Saturday March 3rd at 11:00 a.m. on the 4th floor.
Please join the Department for a lecture on Monday, February 27th, with Dr. Sophia Beal, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow from Tulane University.
The talk will begin at 2:45pm in room 120 Folwell Hall.
Everyone welcomed, refreshments will be served.
Spring Semester Spanish Conversation Hours are held Thursdays from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. in the Library Room of Bordertown Coffee. This is a great way to practice your Spanish or Portuguese speaking and listening skills in an informal setting.
Friday, February 17th
1:00 p.m.
Nolte 140
Come learn about the experiences of Spanish Studies majors, Spanish/Portuguese Studies majors and Spanish Studies minors that previously studied abroad. Students on this panel have studied in Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, and Spain. This is a great way to learn about studying abroad from the student perspective.
