Programs and Events
May 2013
May 9 - 12:10pm McLean County Museum of History - Lunch and Learn
Byron S. Tucci Professor of Hispanic Studies Carolyn Nadeau will present "Transatlantic Exchanges: The Rise of the Spanish Restaurant in the United States." 200 N. Main St., Bloomington
Spring 2013
February 2 - 6pm Young Main Lounge - Barrio Fiesta
The Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) will be hosting the annual Barrio Fiesta event. There will be dance performances and great food from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico!
February 18 - 4pm Beckman Auditorium - Bill Wood "Tracking Accumulation by Dispossession Through the Lens of Santa Fe Styles Textiles"
Dr. Wood will examine the ways in which indigenous identity is negotiated in Mexico and in the larger global market of ethnic and Mexican art. A cultural anthropologist, he was recently named Coordinator of the Museum Studies Graduate Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, one of the leading museum studies programs in the world, and as such, he is also the Curator of the Milwaukee Public Museum. This is event is sponsored by Hispanic Studies and the Latin American Studies team of the International Studies Program.
March 7 - 7pm Beckman Auditorium - International Film Series "The Last Train"
Visiting Associate Professor Jim Courtad will present the film "The Last Train" (2002, Argentina/Spain/Uruguay)
March 14th 12:10-12:40pm - Lunch & Learn at the McLean Museum of History
Adjunct faculty member Cecilia Sanchez will present "Genres in Latin American Music." She will discuss music from the countries of Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina and perform selections from these countries using representative instruments.
March 25 - 4pm CANCELLED Beckman Auditorium - International Studies Colloquium, Mariselle Meléndez, "Piracy and Natural Disasters: Re-envisioning the Port City of Callao in the Age of the Enlightenment "
Mariselle Meléndez is Professor of Colonial American Literatures and Cultures as well as the Conrad Humanities Scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This is event is sponsored by the Latin American Studies team of the International Studies Program.
April 12nd - 8pm - Davidson Room - Institute of Peace Workshop
- Nora Peterson ('14) “Snapped Into Focus: Addressing the Challenges Faced by Undocumented Mexican Immigrants in the United States.”
April 13th - 9:15am - Davidson Room - Institute of Peace Workshop
- Alex Monzon ('13) “Forced Migration and Accumulation by Dispossession: A Suggested Model for Understanding Mexican Immigration.”
- Sylvia Rusin ('13) “Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Understanding the Daily Life of Undocumented High School Youth.”
April 20th - 11am - Center For Natural Sciences (E102) - John Wesley Powell Undergraduate Research Conference
- Sylvia Rusin ('13) "La blanca mano: un paralelo entre Cervantes y la generación 1,5"
- Kylene Wolfe ('13) "Los Rugrats y Don Quijote de la Mancha: la perspectiva diferente entre el adulto y el niño"
- Alex Monzón ('13) "Don Quijote para 'el activista'"
Fall 2012
September 6 - 4pm Hansen Center - "Opening Forum: Making Human Rights Real: History, Terminology & Lived Experience"
This is event is part of the Human Rights Course Cluster "Making Human Rights Real".
September 13 - 7pm Beckman Auditorium - Film "14 kilómetros"
International Film series, (Spain, 2007) Dir. Gerardo Olivares. This is event is part of the Human Rights Course Cluster "Making Human Rights Real".
September 26 - 4pm Beckman Auditorium - Lecture by Germán Zarate on "Colombia's 5 Million Internal Refugees: Land Loss and Human Rights Violations"
Germán is director of the Office of Diaconia (Mission and Service) of the Presbyterian Church of Colombia, which focuses on church development and the promotion of human rights. He works with social justice organizations, especially those devoted to victims of violence, and with the Presbyterian Accompaniment Program for Peace. Based on his experience in community organizing, he believes profoundly in peace based on justice to resolve political, social and economic conflicts.
This event is sponsored by Diplomatic Studies and the Latin American Studies teams of the Department of International Studies.
Thursdays at 4pm Dug Out - "Cafecitos" with the Spanish Club starts
Spanish Club members get together at the dugout for coffee and to speak in Spanish. All levels are welcome.
Oct. 9 - 4 pm Dug Out - Spanish Club "Tertulia" with Inés García (IES Exchange Student from Spain)
Ines will be hosting an article discussion. You have the opportunity to have a structured discussion, yet not too high pressure. There will be different articles, blog posts, new stories, etc. The first topic can be found at http://blogs.larioja.com/pompasdejabon/2010/05/25/la-tauromaquia-cultura-o-tortura/ The topic is bullfighting, culture or torture?
Oct. 25 - 4pm Merwin Art Gallery - Poetry Reading by Virginia Bell
The editor of her recent book, "From the Belly," says that the poet, "opens the doors to a gallery of poetic meditations – on the tenderness of childhood and motherhood, the primal pleasures of food and sex, and the joyful aches of family and memory. The poems are by turns ekphrastic and self-consciously confessional, taking inspiration from the art of everyday things." (http://siblingrivalrypress.com)
Virginia Bell's campus visit is sponsored by: Tributaries, Department of English, Department of Hispanic Studies, and the Women's Studies Program.
Oct. 25 - 6pm Turfler Room - Department of Hispanic Studies Annual Dinner
Please join the Department of Hispanic Studies in celebrating its 10th Annual Hispanic Heritage Banquet. This year we are celebrating "Poetry" and will be enjoying a menu of exciting Chilean foods. Cecilia Sánchez will play songs by Chilean artist, Violeta Parra, and we will hear students and faculty read two Odes by Pablo Neruda. Space is limited so we kindly request that you rsvp.
Oct. 30 - 7pm Welcome Center Auditorium - Hispanic Studies Crystal Ball Coffeehouse
Come and here what alumni who majored/minored in Hispanic Studies are currently doing. The panel discussion will include Kari Grace ('11 Intern at Greenleaf Advisors, LLC), Kati Hinshaw ('12 Graduate student at the U of Illinois - Social Work program), Erin Cruz ('04 Client Advisor at Marsh Chicago's Multinational Client Services Group), Jackie Morrison ('11 Spanish Teacher at Normal Community High School), Alexis Manning ('00 Project Coordinator at Rush University Medical Center), and Matthew Brown ('03).
Nov. 8 - 4-6pm Davidson Room - Sigma Delta Pi workshop - Dr. Roberto Gonzales - Photos
Hispanic Studies honor society Sigma Delta Pi will sponsor a workshop, "Understanding the Daily Life of Undocumented Youth," presented by Roberto Gonzales of the University of Chicago. Gonzales, who is known by his colleagues as an expert on immigration, will speak about the life of undocumented students and the DREAM Act. He will also address the plight of these students and "what can be done to help break the barriers that this undocumented status creates." Other topics will include: Psychosocial Constraints: Living with Depression, Anxiety, Exclusion, Stigma and Stereotypes, Cross-Status Dating, Barriers in Peer and Familial Relationships and Getting Help: So what can we do about it? Come and see! This event is free and co-sponsored by a Sigma Delta Pi national grant, the Department of Hispanic Studies, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Office of Student Affairs. RSVP here.
Dec. 9 - 5-7pm Buck 108 Spanish Club/faculty potluck
All are welcome! Photo
