October 9, 2019
CLLAS Teach-In: Language & Poetry as Resistance
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.,
Knight Library Browsing Room | 1501 Kincaid St., Eugene
Latinx Heritage Month Poetry Slam by Melissa Lozada-Oliva
4:00pm-5:00pm
240C McKenzie Hall | 1101 Kincaid St., Eugene
October 14, 2019
Language, Culture, and Identity: a public talk by Daryl Baldwin
November 26, 2019
Teach-In: “States of Exception in Chile, Ecuador and Bolivia”
Lillis Hall 111
January 30, 2020
Joseph Pierce, “Beyond Translation: Toward a Queer/Cuir Latin American Studies”
February 13, 2020
Bilingualism: Myths Abound
Featuring the following presentations:
- Bilingualism: Myths Abound
- Childhood multilingualism — challenge or opportunity?
Lauren Cycyk & Stephanie De Anda, Assistant Professors, Communication Disorders and Sciences - “But how can kids learn English if they’re in bilingual education programs?”
Audrey Lucero, Associate Professor, Education Studies - Myths about bilingualism & bilingual education: Repercussions for education policy
Ilana Umansky, Assistant Professor, Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership - What’s in a label?: Acknowledging linguistic diversity
Gabriela Pérez Báez, Assistant Professor, Linguistics - Myths about understanding accented speech
Melissa Baese-Berke, Associate Professor, Linguistics
March 11, 2020
- The Jewish Diaspora in Latin America Website Launch: A class taught by Monique Balbuena, associate professor, Clark Honors College, will launch its website on Jewish Latin America on March 11, from 3 to 5pm, at the DREAMLab at Knight Library. One of the pages is on Jewish Languages in Latin America.
April 14 & 16, 2020
CLLAS Distinguished Lecture in Latinx & Latin American Studies: Filmmaker Alex Rivera
- Lecture: “The Border as a Way of Seeing”
6pm, April 14, 2020
Straub Hall 156
University of Oregon - Film Screening: The Infiltrators
6pm, April 16, 2020
Allen Hall 221