Join us via Zoom on Thursday, March 31, at 2 PM for a conversation with Maureen Shaughnessy. Shaughnessy is the translator of The Scent of Buenos Aires: Stories by Hebe Uhart (Archipelago Books, 2019). Her other translations from Spanish include works by Nora Lange, Margarita García Robayo, and Luis Nuño. She has also translated Guadalupe Urbina’s […]
Thursday, February 24 / 3:15 PM Ana María Shua Ana María Shua (April 1951) is an Argentine writer and screen writer. From flash fiction, poetry, and drama to novels, children’s literature, film scripts, short stories and other literature categories, her narratives have been read around the world. Join Zoom Meeting https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/93121982158?pwd=dEI2dThKc1pmV1M5R3cxQUtkLzE3dz09 Meeting ID: 931 2198 […]
This virtual lecture (in Spanish) by Prof. Ybeth Arias Cuba of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru took place on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. Prof. Arias is a historian of material culture, Catholicism, and gender. Originally from Peru, she earned her PhD from El Colegio de México.
This virtual lecture (in Spanish) by Laurie Garriga, Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of the Holy Cross (MA), took place on Thursday, February 10, 2022. Garriga’s research analyzes the Spanish Nobel Laureate poet Ramón Jiménez’s transatlantic path and his relationship to Spain, the United States and Puerto Rico as expressed in his archival practices […]
Please join us at the Pardee School (121 Bay State Road) on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 at 5 PM for a presentation by Stephen Paul Guerra. Specializing in violão brasileiro (Brazilian guitar), Dr. Stephen Guerra is a band leader, accompanist, composer, arranger, and educator based in New York City. He performs at music clubs, cultural centers, […]
Join us on Thursday, February 10, at 12 PM for a virtual lecture (in Spanish) by Laurie Garriga, Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of the Holy Cross (MA). Garriga’s research analyzes the Spanish Nobel Laureate poet Ramón Jiménez’s transatlantic path and his relationship to Spain, the United States and Puerto Rico as expressed in his archival practices […]
Join us on Tuesday, February 8, at 12 PM for a virtual lecture (in Spanish) by Prof. Ybeth Arias Cuba of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Peru. Prof. Arias is a historian of material culture, Catholicism, and gender. Originally from Peru, she earned her PhD from El Colegio de México. Register in advance for this meeting: […]
We’re delighted to announce that Chorus America—a professional and advocacy organization with the mission of advancing the choral field—has honored our colleague, André de Quadros, Professor of Music, for his years teaching music to marginalized people and communities with the 2021 Brazeal Wayne Dennard Award. According to Chorus America, the award “honors the life and […]
This lecture by Laureate Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya (Unesco World Press Freedom Prize 2020) took place at Boston University on Monday, December 13, 2021. Jineth Bedoya has been a critical voice in the search for justice for women victims of sexual violence in conflict in Colombia and worldwide. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently […]