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Early Modern Studies Lecture: Oumelbanine Nina Zhiri

Oumelbanine Nina Zhiri, professor of French at the University of California San Diego, will give a lecture entitled “Ahmad al-Hajarî, Worldmaker.” Zhiri will be hosted at UGA by the Early Modern Studies Research Group, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant-funded research project in the Global Georgia Initiative of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Matching funds are provided by Franklin College of Arts and…


Dr. Tania Leal (University of Arizona) - Presentation on Second Language Acquisition of French

Dr. Leal will present collaborative research with Elena Shimanskaya (U. Nevada-Reno) on the second language acquisition of French structures by native speakers of Spanish and English. See flyer for link to presentation abstract.


Music and Politics: The Use of Music by the Bolsonaro and Milei Presidential Campaigns

This talk will look into how popular music was utilized by Argentina’s president Javier Milei’s and Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro’s presidential campaign and supporters. Using tools from French Discourse Analysis, Dr. Ligia Bezerra will show how popular music remains an instrumental cultural product in terms of its potential to influence society in both Brazil and Argentina, whether it is produced/used by the left or the right.Dr.…

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Djamila Ribeiro visits campus, challenges lecture attendees to complicate their worldviews

On Oct. 17, the Black feminist scholar Djamila Ribeiro visited the University of Georgia’s campus to speak about her new book Where We Stand — her first work translated into English. “Seeing my work translated into English has been particularly rewarding as it allows my ideas to resonate with a broader audience while maintaining the core of what’s rooted in my experiences as a Black woman in Brazil,” Ribeiro said. While in Athens, Ribeiro met…
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Willson Center Distinguished Artists - Dahlma Llanos Figueroa

On October 28, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa will give the lecture “Forgotten Women:  Giving Voice to the Voiceless” with a brief opening intervention by Marcela Garza, ABD and Racheal Fulford, PhD.   There will be an opportunity for Q&A and to obtain her latest novel, A Woman of Endurance.    Ms. Llanos-Figueroa is a Puerto Rican novelist and memoirist, the author of both Daughters of the Stone and her latest novel, a…


Willson Center Distinguished Lecture with Brazilian Scholar Djamila Ribeiro - Where We Stand: A Look at Black Feminist Thought in Brazil

Djamila Ribeiro is one of the world's most impactful voices on race, gender, and social justice. A renowned Brazilian intellectual, philosopher, and activist, Ribeiro will share insights from her influential work, which has resonated globally, earning her a spot among BBC's 100 most influential women in 2019. Don't miss the lecture "Where We Stand*: A Look at Black Feminist Thought in Brazil" that promises to challenge and inspire. *Books…


Dr. Karina Vazquez: Bridging Humanities, Professions and Communities

Karina Vazquez, PhD Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, and Director of Community-Based Learning - University of Richmond


Dr. Ania Tizziani: Gender, Labor, and Inequality in Contemporary Latin America: The National Maid Tournament in Argentina

Ania Tizziani, PhD Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento & Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET)    


Dr. Kim Potowski "The Triple Bullying of U.S. Heritage Speakers and How to Counter it"

15th Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 15)  Janne Bondi Johannessen Celebration Lecture Dr. Kim Potowski (University of Illinois, Chicago) "The Triple Bullying of U.S. Heritage Speakers and How to Counter it" Young people raised in the U.S. speaking languages other than English often suffer a triple bullying. First, they are frequently subjected to discourses of “You’re in America, speak English” from some of the English…


From Brooks Hall to the Apocalypse: the Works of Franco-Mexican Painter Jean Charlot and his Collaboration with a French Poet-Ambassador

Join us for a talk by Professor of French Emerita Nina Hellerstein on her forthcoming book, Paul Claudel: Au milieu des vitraux de l' Apocalypse, Dessins de Jean Charlot. Open to the public Listen to Emma Auer's interview of Prof. Hellerstein on WUGA which aired 11/9/2024. 
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