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Tasha Robles awarded University Advisor of the Year

Tasha Robles, who had recently been awarded the “University Advisor of the Year” award by the Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc., has been recognized as Advisor of the Year award by the University of Illinois United Greek Council (UGC).  This award is student originated and all campus...

Prof. Xiomara Cervantes-Gómez awarded LASA Mexico Section Best Dissertation

Prof. Xiomara Cervantes-Gómez's doctoral dissertation, “México Necrótico: Queer Readings of the Politics of Death” was awarded the 2019 Latin American Studies Association  (LASA) Mexico Section Best Dissertation Award. The  Latin American Studies Association is the largest...

Two students majoring in Spanish recognized at The Illinois Club Awards Brunch

Illinois Club Brunch
The Illinois Club has recognized the contributions of two students majoring in Spanish, Emily Boehm (BAT) and Mathew Schultz.    Emily was the recipient of the Isabelle Purnell Education Award, which is open to those earning a...

Tasha Robles awarded University Advisor of the Year

Tasha Robles has recently been awarded the “University Advisor of the Year” award by the Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha. According to the national chapter's website, the University Advisor of the Year award "is presented to recognize those University Advisors...

Prof. Melissa Bowles named Conrad Humanities Professorial Scholar

Prof. Melissa Bowles has been named as a Conrad Humanities Professorial Scholar beginning in AY 2018-2019 and continuing through 2022-2023. These awards are designed to recognize tenured faculty members in LAS who are established or emerging leaders with exceptionally strong scholarly...

Ann Abbott's piece in Chicago Tribune on accents and immigration

Ann Abbott recently published a piece in the Chicago Tribune op-ed section. Ann offers a very insightful take on the issue of "accents" in comedy, politics and immigration as a...

Objects in Motion: The Circulation of Culture in Colonial Latin America

What do tangible objects such as textiles, silverwork, maps, books, jewelry, paintings, clothing, furniture, kitchen utensils, and food tell us about the history and culture of Latin America? How through the history of objects can we learn about the identity construction of people in the colonial world? What role do cultural memory and emotions play in the creation of objects and how do objects shape the manner in which people think about others and themselves?    This course will examine the circulation of objects across cultures and global regions from the 15th to the 18th...

Which Way Home?: Latin American Immigration and Emigration

As one of the most divisive issues of our time, immigration has quickly become a major topic of focus in literature, film, and journalism. This course will examine Latin American immigration and emigration as social, political, and cultural phenomena. We will study novels, plays, newspaper articles, films, and documentaries spanning over the course of two centuries, exploring topics such as citizenship, exile, social/cultural assimilation, stereotypes, racism, gender roles, and border issues. We will consider how writers/filmmakers represent these issues, taking into consideration the...

Prof. Dede F. Ruggles awarded NEH Fellowship

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Prof. Dede F. Ruggles (affiliated faculty, Department of Landscape Architecture) has been awarded a NEH Fellowship for her research project "Tree of Pearls: The Extraordinary Architectural Patronage of the 13th-Century Egyptian Slave-Queen Shajar al-Durr"

Prof. Eric Calderwood Lincoln awarded Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar

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Eric Calderwood (affiliated faculty, Department of Comparative and World Literatures) has been selected as a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar for the College of LAS for 2017-2019.
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