James Mesiti and Marta J. Sanchis Ferrer, who are current Ph.D. students at The University of Pennsylvania in discussion about: Petal / Transport What happens when questioning how language is used and significance is given become the primary lens by which the poetic word decides…

Cole Rizki, Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia, will present a talk titled "Choreographies of Survival, Art of Repair." This talk will draw on Professor Rizki's ethnographic work with travesti and trans survivors of dictatorship in Argentina focused on their…

Friday, February 28, 2025 - 4:00pm to Saturday, March 1, 2025 - 8:00pm

Interested in short-term, semester, research or internship opportunities in Latin America, Spain, or Portugal? Join us for a special PA101 Info Session with the Center for Latin American & Latinx Studies and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese! In this session, you will learn…

Malês, a soon-to-be-released movie out of Brazil, tells the story of the Malês Revolt, a slave revolt that took place in Salvador, Brazil, in 1835 led by Muslim people who had been enslaved in the Bight of Benin. It was the largest and most influential movement against slavery in…

Join us for advice, encouragement, and discussion about publishing in the fields of Latin American and Peninsular Literary and Cultural Studies. Attendants will gain insight and tips on publishing in scholarly journals—from writing a research article to selecting the journal…