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Talk by Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler

The Department invites you on Tuesday, November 10 from 11:00am to 12:00pm to attend a talk by Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler (Oakwood University): "Language and the creation of racial categories in the Dominican Republic."

Talk by Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler

Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler will present the following talks: "Reinterpreting American Blackness: Language, Race, and Life in Translation (Thursday, October 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm) and "Lo propio es así: Raza y matiz racial en la República Dominicana” (Tuesday, October 27, 11:00am-1:00pm).

New Book by Professor Eloi Grasset Morell

We would like to congratulate Professor Eloi Grasset Morell on his new book, "La trama mortal: Pere Gimferrer y la política de la literatura (1962-1985)."

New Book by Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña

Congratulations to Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña on his new book, "History of Catalonia and Its Implications for Contemporary Nationalism and Cultural Conflict."

Book Presentation by Dr. Francisco de Acevedo

You are invited to join the meeting: "Pregonero de Dios," a talk by Dr. Francisco de Acevedo on Friday, June 26 at 9:00am.

Alba Constenla Receives Continuing Graduate Fellowship

Congratulations to Alba Constenla on receiving Continuing Graduate Fellowship for 2020-2021!

Julia Brown Receives Continuing Graduate Fellowship

Congratulations to Julia Brown on receiving Continuing Graduate Fellowship for 2020-2021!

New Edition by Professors Antonio Cortijo Ocaña and Sara Poot-Herrera

Professors Antonio Cortijo Ocaña and Sara Poot-Herrera have just published a carefully researched edition of "El pregonero de Dios y Patriarca de los Dioses" by Br. Francisco de Acevedo, presented on October 4, 1684 in Ciudad de México, then capital of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.