On Wednesday, October 7, we will screen Tropicália (2012), a documentary directed by Marcelo Machado that explores one of the most transformative movements in Brazilian music and culture.
Axinn Center 232
The Rohatyn Center for Global Affairs program on Global and International History presents “Chasing Bandits, Disrupting Order: Terrorism and Imperialism in the Long American Century” with Michael E. Neagle.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Once best known for its cows and coal mines, the Spanish region of Asturias has become a cultural capital in recent years. Rural pueblos are at the epicenter of this renaissance, challenging urban-centric ideas of cultural production. Musicians, writers, and other artists look to the region’s agrarian and industrial past to imagine new futures. They incorporate folklore and ways of knowing inspired by older generations, constructing alternative notions of rurality grounded in queerness, inclusivity, and sustainability.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Please join the departments of Arabic, Chinese, Dance, German, Japanese Studies, Luso-Hispanic Studies, Philosophy, Russian, and Theatre for a reception celebrating graduates in these disciplines.
The following departments invite grads and their guests to join them in the locations listed below.
Arabic | MAC 221 | 3:30-4:15 pm
Dance | MAC Dance Theatre (110) | 3:30-4:15 pm
Japanese Studies | MAC 232 | 3:30-4:15 pm
Russian | MAC 125 | 3:30-4:15 pm
Theatre | Seeler Studio Theatre | 3:30-4:15 pm
Chinese | MAC 232 | 4:45-5:30 pm
German | MAC 121 | 4:45-5:30 pm
Luso-Hispanic Studies | Seeler Studio Theatre | 4:45-5:30 pm
Mahaney Arts Center
On the second day of the symposium, Mexican director Michelle Garza Cervera will answer questions (in English) about her acclaimed debut film Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022). This will be followed by a conversation in Spanish between Michelle and Rita Segato, offering a broader dialogue on gender-based abuse and violence against women in Latin America. The conversation between Michelle and Rita will be translated into English for the audience.
Cookies and drinks will be provided.
Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room
Presented in Spanish with real-time translation to English
The symposium will kickoff with a keynote presentation by Argentine anthropologist Rita Segato, followed by an open discussion with students, faculty, and community members. Hors d’oeuvres will be provided in Sunderland Lobby beginning at 4:00 PM.
Dana Auditorium (Sunderland Language Center)
A conversation in Spanish with Alina Duarte
With the Trump Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, the recent U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and the current blockade on Cuba, several Latin American countries have entered a new stage of threats to their sovereignty. In this context of vulnerability, the dearth of anticolonial, non-diasporic Latin American perspectives on the news we consume becomes increasingly problematic.
Virtual Middlebury
A large, multi-generational family reunites for a single day at the grandmother’s home near a Veracruz beach. Over the course of this gathering, characters come together and drift apart, revealing hidden tensions, personal secrets, and the complex ties that bind them. Directed by Miguel Fernández and produced and performed by the students of Spanish 498.
This event is FREE!
Chateau 005 (Performance Space)
A large, multi-generational family reunites for a single day at the grandmother’s home near a Veracruz beach. Over the course of this gathering, characters come together and drift apart, revealing hidden tensions, personal secrets, and the complex ties that bind them. Directed by Miguel Fernández and produced and performed by the students of Spanish 498.
This event is FREE!
Chateau 005 (Performance Space)
On the eve of the English language publication of her debut novel, Afro-Ecuadorian writer, poet, teacher and DJ, Yuliana Ortiz Ruano will be joined by her literary agent, Elianna Kan ‘10.5, in a broad-ranging conversation about translation. They will discuss the literal process of Yuliana’s experience working with a translator to convey her novel from Spanish into English, as well as translation across media: how does Yuliana approach the work of translating carnaval—its movements and sounds—from the corporeal experience into words?
Axinn Center 229
