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The written side of language contact: A corpus-driven examination of YouTube comments in US-Latin hip hop

The written side of language contact: A corpus-driven examination of YouTube comments in US-Latin hip hop

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Monday, April 8, 2024
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Some of the most interesting outcomes of language contact happen in informal, unregulated spaces, as
Sediments / Sedimentos (Film Viewing on Multiple Days - Online & FREE)

Sediments / Sedimentos (Film Viewing on Multiple Days - Online & FREE)

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Monday, April 1, 2024
6:00 AM
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Sediments / SedimentosSpain. 2021. 81 min.  Director:
Adrián Silvestre Trailer: Here Regis
Slaves Who Owned Slaves in Bahia, Brazil, 1800-1850

Slaves Who Owned Slaves in Bahia, Brazil, 1800-1850

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Friday, March 22, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Speaker Bio:  João Jose Reis is interested in the history of slavery in Brazil, particularly u
Lunchtime Talk With Carolina Sánchez: Environmental Historical Memory: Aesthetic Interventions in Contemporary Latin America

Lunchtime Talk With Carolina Sánchez: Environmental Historical Memory: Aesthetic Interventions in Contemporary Latin America

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Wednesday, March 20, 2024
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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This interdisciplinary environmental research delves into how artistic archives contribute to the fo
Informational Session: 2024 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book

Informational Session: 2024 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024
2:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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2024 Summer Seminar in the History of the Book: Comparative Migrations and Multilingual Cultures of
Guarani Authorities in the Missions of Paraguay in the Second Half of the XVIII Century. Economic Crisis, Indigenous Agency, and Reform Projects

Guarani Authorities in the Missions of Paraguay in the Second Half of the XVIII Century. Economic Crisis, Indigenous Agency, and Reform Projects

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Friday, March 8, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Join the Zoom Meeting: https://rutgers.zoom.us/j/91617906547?pwd=dUg5aVoyRk8wVEI0a1NjeVFuSSthZz
CLAS Graduate Student and Faculty Research Symposium

CLAS Graduate Student and Faculty Research Symposium

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Friday, March 1, 2024
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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Join graduate student research grant recipients, faculty, and graduate student affiliates as they pr
Reflections on Writing about Indigenous Art and History

Reflections on Writing about Indigenous Art and History

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Thursday, February 29, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Please join Professor Sascha Scott (Syracuse University) as she reflects on her intellectual and eth
El Proceso de Militarización en México

El Proceso de Militarización en México

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
1:00 PM
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Please refer to the information below. Register Here
Film Festival: New Assemblages In Latin America And The Iberian World

Film Festival: New Assemblages In Latin America And The Iberian World

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Monday, February 26, 2024
6:00 AM
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Why Assemblage?  Assemblages are characterized by their relational nature. They involve arrangi
Bananas and (Wo)men: Communist Schoolteachers, Black Migrant Laborers, and the Threat of Costa Rican Fascism, 1930-1940

Bananas and (Wo)men: Communist Schoolteachers, Black Migrant Laborers, and the Threat of Costa Rican Fascism, 1930-1940

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Friday, February 23, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Inspired by Roque Dalton’s Las Historias Prohibidas del Pulgarcito, this paper uncovers the radical
A Mobile Display Window at Home’: Television, Advertising, and the Quest for Consumers’ Attention in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile

A Mobile Display Window at Home’: Television, Advertising, and the Quest for Consumers’ Attention in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile

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Friday, February 9, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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How advertising and television interacted depended on several factors, such as state regulations on
Las Cartas del Boom - Author Meet & Greet with Prof. Carlos Aguirre (Univ. of Oregon)

Las Cartas del Boom - Author Meet & Greet with Prof. Carlos Aguirre (Univ. of Oregon)

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Friday, February 9, 2024
7:00 PM

The Bloomfield Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department is pleased to announce it will be h

DRUMMING EXPERIENCE with Brazilian percussionist Fernando Saci

DRUMMING EXPERIENCE with Brazilian percussionist Fernando Saci

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Friday, February 2, 2024
4:00 PM
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Join us on Friday, February 2nd at 4 PM for a unique opportunity to learn how to play Afro-Brazilian
Sexual violence and scholarly silence: Questions from early 20th century Limón, Costa Rica

Sexual violence and scholarly silence: Questions from early 20th century Limón, Costa Rica

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
4:30 PM
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Sexual violence and scholarly silence: Questions from early 20th century Limón, Costa Rica: The
Documenting Latinx Lives Film Festival at Rutgers Cinema

Documenting Latinx Lives Film Festival at Rutgers Cinema

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
7:00 PM
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The Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies cordially invites you all for the Documenting Latinx
The Ocean to Come: Pacific Futures in Chilean and Peruvian Culture

The Ocean to Come: Pacific Futures in Chilean and Peruvian Culture

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
4:00 AM
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Speaker: Dr. Paul Merchant, Associate Professor Of Latin American Film And Culture, University
Writer at Rutgers Reading Series Presents Angie Cruz

Writer at Rutgers Reading Series Presents Angie Cruz

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
7:30 PM
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Please join Angie Cruz as she presents her Novels: "Dominicana" and "How to Not Drown in a Glass of
Connected Oceanic Histories of Slavery and its 'Amelioration'

Connected Oceanic Histories of Slavery and its 'Amelioration'

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Wednesday, November 29, 2023
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Please join RBSC as we host Professor Nira Wiskramasinghe on November 29th at 4:30 in AB6051. T
The Walls of Santiago: Social Revolution and Political Aesthetics in Contemporary Chile

The Walls of Santiago: Social Revolution and Political Aesthetics in Contemporary Chile

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
4:30 PM
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CLAS Presents: Terri Gordon-Zolov and  Eric Zolov In the fall of 2019, Chile erupted