Spanish, Latin American, and Bilingual Studies News
1 September 2022Students, Faculty Reflect on Brazil Program
Led by Associate Professor of History and Latin American Studies Colby Ristow, students in the abroad program to Brazil spent the summer studying the influence of the African diaspora on everyday life in Rio de Janeiro, how Afro-Brazilian culture became synonymous with Brazilian National Culture and whether the state’s embrace of Black culture has produced a better quality of life for Brazil’s Black population.
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18 July 2022Faculty Honored for Teaching, Scholarship, Service and Inclusion
Four professors were awarded the annual honors recognizing faculty excellence.
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20 June 2022Brathwaite ’22 Presents Honors Research
A recent conference showcased the unsung expressions of Guyanese feminism that Kaitlyn Brathwaite ’22 studied as part of her Honors project.
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4 May 2022HWS Alum and Parent Trip to Cuba
Hobart and William Smith professors will be leading a week-long trip to Cuba, designed for HWS parents and alums.
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17 September 2021The African Diaspora in Italy
HWS professors design a new course on Black Italy after a summer workshop exploring the contemporary presence of the African diaspora in Italy. With an eye toward further diversifying the Italian c
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30 June 2021Lucci Selected as 2021-22 Kinghorn Fellow
Sebastiano Lucci, director of the Self-Instructional Language Program and instructor of Italian, is the 2021-22 John R. and Florence B. Kinghorn Global Fellow.
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29 June 2021Lopez '21 to Continue Studies in Madrid
Andres Lopez '21 will pursue his M.A. in Spanish through a program with Middlebury College that begins with a few weeks work on the Vermont campus before completing the program in Madrid, Spain.
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