Luso-Hispanic Studies LUSO-HISPANIC STUDIES

Kitchen Table Conversations #2: BIPOC-Themed Research and Teaching in Middlebury

Viola Huang (Black Studies and German) and Matthew Schrader (Studio Art) will discuss their BIPOC Research and Teaching in Middlebury College. Their focus will be their scholar and pedagogical approaches to the history of monuments and their spaces and how they are connected to both the history of racism and the fight against white supremacy.

Davis Family Library 105A

Open to the Public

The Short Arm of the Law: The Post-Dictatorship Crime Film as a Barometer for Justice in Argentina

Jennifer Alpert (Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in History & Literature at Harvard University)  is a film scholar interested in portrayals of marginalized groups in the popular cinemas of the Americas as it pertains to race, gender identity, sexuality, class, and political ideology among others, and with a focus on human rights in Latin America.

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

Open to the Public
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Manga workshop with Artist in Residence Kofi Bazzell-Smith

Kofi Bazzell-Smith will share his knowledge about manga techniques that he learnt under the tutelage of Japanese artists and will teach the audience how to draw Japanese comic books.

: Participants are encouraged to bring a pencil and ruler, if possible, and to sign up using this form.

Mahaney Arts Center 125

Open to the Public
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Empanadilla Workshop

Join the Department of Luso-Hispanic Studies and the AFC for an Empanadilla-Making Workshop to start of our year and to kick of the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month which begins the next day! Professor Enrique Garcia will be teaching how to make Empanadillas. There will be snacks, music, plenty of community connections, AFC decorating for Hispanic Heritage Month, and of course you making and EATING your own empanadas!

Anderson Freeman Resource Center

Closed to the Public
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My Journey to Become an American Mangaka

Kofi Bazzell-Smith is an artist, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, and a professional boxer. Pursuing his Master of Fine Arts in New Media, Kofi is currently a Mellon Foundation Interseminars Initiative Fellow with the Humanities Research Institution.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public