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LALS Series: PNW Premiere of LA MONTAÑA, a documentary about decolonization and the Zapatista movement
The final event in the LALS Film Series will be the Pacific Northwest premiere screening of La Montaña, a new documentary from Mexico about the politics of decolonization, the history of the Zapatista movement, and their 2021 transatlantic journey from Chiapas to Spain.Professor Magalí Rabasa will introduce the film and facilitate a conversation afterwards.Snacks provided! Open to the public!Co-sponsored by LALS, IME, SOAN, and HISPANIC STUDIESMore info? Email mrabasa@lclark.edu“Mujeres Amazónicas” Fight against Extractivism in Ecuador with Dr. Andrea Sempértegui
Join us for a talk by Dr. Andrea Sempértegui titled “Mujeres Amazónicas’ Fight against Extractivism in Ecuador.
Monday, November 20 in Smith Hall from 12:40pm to 1:40 pmUpcoming: Empires of the Dead with Christopher Heaney
This event is sponsored by the History, Ethnic Studies, Hispanic Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies and Sociology/Anthropology Departments
Hispanic Studies Major, Latin American Studies Minor, World Languages MajorHispanic Studies Professor’s journal celebrates tenth year
Hispanic Studies Professor Juan Carlos Toledano Redondo’s journal, Alambique, will celebrate a decade of publication with a fourth monograph in February 2024.
indigenousIndigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month Stories
November is Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month, so we asked five L&C community members to share their stories and what this month means to them.
indigenous, musicProfessor’s Orchestral Suite Celebrates Indigenous Culture in Bolivia
Freddy Vilches, associate professor of Hispanic studies, composed a Latin American suite to help commemorate the 160th anniversary of Urubichá, Bolivia. In August, he traveled to the Bolivian town for a live performance, along with L&C orchestra director and Urubichá guest conductor Lance Inouye.
Hispanic Studies Major, Philosophy Major, World Languages MajorDr. Hugo Moreno publishes book “Rethinking Philosophy”
In Rethinking Philosophy with Borges, Zambrano, Paz, and Plato, Hugo Moreno argues that in Ficciones, Claros del Bosque, and El mono gramatico, Jorge Luis Borges, Maria Zambrano and Octavio Paz practice a literary way of philosophizing - a way of seeking and communicating knowledge of reality that uses analogical procedures. They deploy analogy as an indispensable and irreplaceable heuristic tool and literary device to convey their insights and perplexities on the nature of existence. Moreno suggests that in the Republic, Plato reconciles philosophy and poetry and creates a rational prose poetry that fuses argumentation and narration, dialectical and analogical reasoning, and abstract concepts and poetic images.
Hugo Moreno is a visiting assistant professor of Hispanic Studies at Lewis & Clark College.
Dr. Hugo Moreno received a silver medal in the 2021 International Latino Book Awards for his novel Where the North Ends.Hispanic Studies Major, Sociology and Anthropology Major, spanishAzucena Morales Santos receives Lloyd K. & Ana Maria Hulse Scholarship in Hispanic Studies
The winner of the 2022-2023 Lloyd K. & Ana Maria Hulse Scholarship in Hispanic Studies is Azucena Morales Santos!Ethnic Studies Minor, Hispanic Studies Major, History Major, international affairs, Latin American Studies MinorProfessor Elliott Young compares Polk’s 19th century war against Mexico to Putin’s war against Ukraine in The Washington Post
Latin American History Professor Elliott Young recently authored a Washington Post OPED comparing Polk’s 19th century war against Mexico to Putin’s war against Ukraine. This insightful article composes a well rounded comparison of US land heist in Mexico and Putin’s recent invasion of Ukranian territory - showing more clearly than ever that history repeats itself. To read the article access this page.arts, civic engagement, community engagement, faculty, interdisciplinary, open to the public, PortlandAnnual Ray Warren Symposium Explores Joy and Justice
The annual Ray Warren Symposium on Race and Ethnic Studies engages attendees in conversations about race, ethnicity, and identity. This year’s event focuses on the theme of Joy & Justice. The symposium runs from November 10 to November 12.Dr. Hugo Moreno wins medal for novel
Dr. Hugo Moreno received a silver medal in the 2021 International Latino Book Awards for his novel Where the North Ends.awards, faculty honors, faculty research, Gender Studies, Graves Award, hispanic, spanish, world languagesHispanic Studies Professor Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Magalí Rabasa has received the Arnold L. and Lois S. Graves Award. The grant will allow Rabasa to pursue research on feminist economies of knowledge in the Americas over a two-year period. This summer, she will travel to New York to conduct research in the Interference Archive, a space that catalogues the cultural production of social movements.
Funding for Feminist Economies of Knowledge Project
Dr. Magali Rabasa is the recipient of a 2019-21 Graves Award - EVENTS
Past Events
March 2, 202459th Annual International Fair
Enjoy delicious foods and fun-filled performances representing the traditions of various regions of the world.
February 29, 2024Latin American and Latino Studies Spring Film Series #1: Amores Perros in Miller 102
Mexico’s 2001 Oscar nominee for best film depicts “three interlinked stories that span the social classes in Mexico City…with a nod to Pulp Fiction…It is the work of a born filmmaker” (Roger Ebert). Introduction by Associate Professor Freddy Vilches, of the Hispanic Studies Department.
December 11, 2023Americas & the World: History Seminar Poster Session
Please join Prof. Elliott Young and his HIST 450 class for their Americas & the World thesis poster session.
When? Monday, December 11th from 4-5:30pm
Where? Watzek Library Atrium
Why? Because you’re a curious intellect and…there may be donut holes.
Hispanic Studies Program is located in Miller Center on the Undergraduate Campus.
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