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First Meeting of the Lusophone World Club

The Lusophone World Club would like to extend a warm welcome to our first meeting of the year in the Center for Portuguese Studies (Phelps 3206) on Thursday, October 24, from 4:30 to 6:30pm.

Documentary: "Emilia: An Untold Cuban American Story" (2017)

Join us on Tuesday, October 15 from 11:00am to 12:30pm in the McCune Room (HSSB 6020) for a special screening of "Emilia: An Untold Cuban American Story" (2017).

Colloquium 100 Years of Jorge de Sena

Join us on Friday, November 15 from 10:00am to 5:00pm in the Mosher House Library to attend a Colloquium celebrating Jorge de Sena's trajectory from Portugal to Brazil, and finally to the United States.

New Book by Professors Laura Marqués Pascual and Antonio Cortijo Ocaña

Congratulations to Professors Laura Marqués Pascual and Antonio Cortijo Ocaña on their new book, "Second and Third Language Acquisition in Catalan-speaking Regions."

Welcome Back Lunch for Spanish and Portuguese

Join us on on Friday, September 27 from 12:30 to 2:00pm in the Santa Barbara Harbor Room (UCen) for a Spanish and Portuguese Welcome Back Lunch for graduate students, instructors, faculty, and staff.

New Volume by Professor Juan Pablo Lupi

Congratulations to Professor Juan Pablo Lupi on his edition of "La futuridad del naufragio: Orígenes, estelas y derivas," along with César A. Salgado from UT Austin.

Professor Sara Poot-Herrera to be Keynote Speaker

Many congratulations to Professor Sara Poot-Herrera, who will be the keynote speaker at the conference "Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: a Décima Musa" at NOVA University of Lisbon.

8th Annual UC Comparative Iberian Studies Symposium: Politics of Conflict

Join us from Thursday, May 16 at 3:00pm to Friday, May 17 at 2:00pm in the UCen SB Mission Room for the 8th Annual UC Comparative Iberian Studies Symposium: Politics of Conflict.