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Lecture by Associate Professor Marta Hernández-Salván

Join us on Monday, January 26 from 11:00am to 12:15pm in 1006 North Hall to attend Professor Marta Hernández-Salván's “Aimé Césaire’s The Tragedy of King Christophe, or, The Destructive Invention of Revolution."

Unesco International Mother Language Day 2015

Join us on Monday, January 26 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the HSSB McCune Room to celebrate Unesco International Mother Language Day.

Talk by Profesor Jesús Torrecilla

Please join us on Tuesday, January 13 at 3:00pm in Phelps 4312 for a fascinating talk by Professor Jesús Torrecilla from UCLA, "¿Reconquista o guerra civil? La España liberal y el mito de Al Andalus."

Don Quijote, Historias Andantes

Join us in celebrating Don Quijote, Historias Andantes with actress Silvia Káter this Friday, November 7th at 7:00 PM in the Multicultural Center.

Profs. Antonio Cortijo & Francisco Layna publish eHumanista/Cervantes 3 (2014)

Professors Antonio Cortijo & Francisco Layna publish eHumanista/Cervantes 3 (2014): "Cervantes, política nacional y estética nacionalista, 1920-1975."

XVII Colloquium on Mexican Literature

Please join us on Thursday, November 6 to Saturday, November 8 at the Centennial House to attend the XVII Colloquium on Mexican Literature: Tan lejos de Dios [So Far From God].

Talk by Raúl Aranovich

Please join us on Friday, October 31 at 11:00am in the Wofsy Room (Phelp's Hall) to attend a talk by Raúl Aranovich: "Differential," differential object marking in Spanish.

Talk by Irene Checa-García

Please join us on Friday, October 24 at 11:00am in the SpanPort Library for a fascinating talk by Irene Checa-García: "Efectos de la complejidad en la cláusulas relativas y cómo medirla."