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Boston Experimental Theatre – The Last Dream

This past summer, B.E.T. in a collaboration with The Massachusetts TPS Committee, organized theatre workshops to bring together some of the children of TPS parents. Here, we were able to hear their stories and create a play together using a devise drama. What we are working with so far in these workshops are our stories, […]

Lionel Mathieu Publishes Book Review

Lionel Mathieu, Lecturer in French, has published a book review of Enregistrer la parole et écrire la langue dans la diachronie du français, a compendium of articles examining the historical evolution of the French language in both spoken and written form.  Mathieu concludes: In sum, this book is to be commended for its breadth of coverage […]

Bariza Khiari, Former VP of French Senate

Bariza Khiari, former vice-president of the French Senate and current president of the Islamic Culture Institute in Paris, to speak at Harvard’s Center for European Studies. Bariza Khari’s talk will address the issues of Diversity and inclusion in France, through her own journey from her childhood in Algiers to the highest responsibilities in France. She will also discuss […]

Ross Posnock – “Sophistication” and American Culture: The Example of James Baldwin

Ross Posnock (Columbia University) “‘Sophistication’ and American Culture: The Example of James Baldwin” Thursday, November 15, at 6 p.m. Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering (610 Commonwealth Ave.) The event is free and open to the public; please forward this message to all colleagues and friends. The lecture is made possible thanks to the […]

Students of Color Welcome Reception

Thursday, September 27  Starts: Thursday, 6 PM  Ends:Thursday, 9 PM Location: George Sherman Union, Metcalf Ballroom, 775 Commonwealth Avenue Co-sponsored by the African Studies Program, the African American Studies Program, Center for Latin American Studies, and the First Year Experience at CAS

The Latino City

Thursday, September 27  Starts: Thursday, 12:00 PM  Ends:Thursday, 1:30 PM Locations: 75 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215 What makes a city uniquely Latino? In Latino-majority cities like Lawrence, MA and Santa Ana, CA, what does the “American Dream” look like? Join us to welcome SUNY Assistant Professor Llana Barber and CA State University Professor Erualdo González […]

Latin American Studies Welcome Reception

Monday September 17 Starts: Monday, 5:00 PM  Ends: Monday, 6:00 PM  Location:  Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, 610 Commonwealth Ave Welcome Back! Join us for our fall welcome reception. The reception is a great opportunity to enjoy some refreshments, catch up with colleagues, and meet new faculty and students. The reception will be […]

Instituto Cervantes – Raquel Chang-Rodriguez

INSTITUTO CERVANTES AT HARVARD Observatorio de la lengua española y las culturas hispánicas en los Estados Unidos   09/20/2018 Observatorio. 2 Arrow St. 4th floor. Cambridge, MA. 02138 5:30pm-7:00pm PLEASE RSVP: info-observatory@fas.harvard.edu CONVERSACIONES EN EL OBSERVATORIO: RAQUEL CHANG-RODRIGUEZ TRENZANDO TERRITORIOS Y CRUZANDO CULTURAS EN LA FLORIDA  Few English-speaking readers are familiar with the life of […]