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New Book by Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña

Congratulations to Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña on the publication of his latest work, Memorias de libros. Censura inquisitorial y comercio de libros en Nueva España. Siglo XVII, released by Tirant lo Blanch—currently recognized as the leading academic press in Spain!

Applied LInguistics Spring 2023 Colloquium

Please join us on Wednesday, May 17 from 3:30 to 5:00pm for our Spring 2023 Applied Linguistics colloquium featuring two of our own students: recent graduate Dr. Samanta de Frutos García (now a Lecturer at Channel Islands State University) and Fellowship awardee Guillem Belmar Viernes (Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at UCSB).

A Conference in Honor of Eduardo Lourenço

The Department welcomes you to attend "Celebrating the Carnation Revolution": A conference in honor of Eduardo Lourenço on Monday, April 24 from 10:30am to 3:00pm in the 6020 McCune Conference Room (HSSB).

XXI Hispanic and Lusophone Conference

The graduate students of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UC Santa Barbara invite you all to join the XXI Hispanic and Lusophone Conference: "Approaches to a more inclusive and equitable university" on Thursday, April 27 to Friday, April 28.

Conference: Political Reconfigurations, Cultural Practices, and Artistic Manifestations of First Nations of the (Abya Yala) Americas

Prof. Silvia Bermúdez and the Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese would like to cordially invite you to the Conference "Political Reconfigurations, Cultural Practices, and Artistic Manifestations of First Nations of the (Abya Yala) Americas" to be held in the Loma Pelona Center on Thursday, April 20 to Friday, April 21.

Talk by Professor Claudia Holguín Mendoza, UCR

Please join us on Thursday, February 23 from 3:30 to 4:30pm in Theater & Dance West 2600 for our second talk this Winter 2023 in the Applied Linguistics guest speaker series.

Talk by Professor Aline Ferreira

Please join us on Thursday, January 19 from 3:30 to 4:30pm for our Winter 2023 Applied Linguistics Emphasis guest speaker series. Professor Aline Ferreira will be giving the talk: "Intersection of Study Abroad, Social Capital and Second Language acquisition."

XXV UC-Mexicanistas International Colloquium on Mexican Culture

The Department welcomes you to join us on Thursday, November 10 to Saturday, November 12 at Mosher Alumni Hall for the XXV UC-Mexicanistas International Colloquium on Mexican Culture: Women and City [Mujer y Ciudad].