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Mario Higa (Portuguese) lecture: "The Magnetic North and the Southern Gardens in the Poetry of Cesário Verde"

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs and Spanish Department
International and Global Studies Colloquium “The Magnetic North and the Southern Gardens in the Poetry of Cesário Verde” by Mario Higa, assistant professor of Portuguese, Middlebury College. Lunch is free for current Middlebury College students/faculty/staff; suggested $5 donation for others; RSVP by 1/12 to rcga@middlebury.edu. Despite the fact that Cesário Verde (1855-1886) wrote a small number of poems and never published a book during his short lifetime, he is presently one of the most influential poets of Portuguese language.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Eating Across Brazil: Enhancing Distinction Through Food

Sponsored by:
Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs, Environmental Studies, Sociology/Anthropology, and Spanish Department
This talk will examine the ways that a growing awareness of food and foodways creates a national image for those inside and outside of the country. International attention has the paradoxical effect of enhancing a sense of shared identity as Brazilian while simultaneously strengthening people’s awareness of themselves as particular kinds of Brazilians.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public

Cafezinho Especial com Luís Fernando Silva Pinto

Sponsored by:
Spanish Department
CAFEZINHO ESPECIAL com Luís Fernando Silva Pinto November 13th, 5pm, Casa de Português (236 College St.) “Jornalismo no final do Século XX e início do Século XXI” O exercício da profissão: como era nos anos 70, como é hoje. Ilustrar com exemplos de coberturas. Uma perspectiva mais ampla - da Time magazine de Henry Luce ao Twitter. Mudanças em público-alvo, nível de informação do público e utilidade da fonte de informação. O público quer um produto editado. Mas também quer participar, não se satisfaz apenas com o que é entregue.

Middlebury College

Open to the Public

A Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors

Sponsored by:
Greenberg-Starr Department of Chinese Language and Literature, French and Francophone Studies, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish Department, and Center for Careers & Internships
The “Field Guide for Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures Majors” brings back Foreign Languages alumni to help students think broadly about where their study in Foreign Languages, Cultures and Literatures might take them, and learn about the many career paths developed by alumni. The Field Guide is designed to answer the perennial question, “What can I do with my liberal arts major or degree?” The Field Guide features an alumni panel, followed by an informal reception, allowing students, alumni, and faculty to connect.
Closed to the Public