Dr. Jacqueline Avila, an Assistant Professor of Musicology at the University of Tennessee, will be discussing the the corrido (a traditional Mexican ballad) in Mexican cinema from the 1920s to the 1950s and the importance of both these ballads and the cinema in the construction of a new Mexican identity after the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Dr. Avila is a musicologist with an historical bent, and her presentation will include video and audio presentations that promise to be very exciting. Dr. […]
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Dr. William E. French to Speak on “Love and Letters in Northern Mexico, 1871-1931.”
Dr. William E. French, an Associate Professor of History at the University of British Columbia, will deliver a talk on Oct. 24, at 5:15pm in ten Hoor 252, titled, “‘Dictated by my Heart:’ Love and Letters in Northern Mexico, 1871-1931.” The talk is open to the public and all are welcome. Light refreshments will be served before the talk in the Summersell Room (ten Hoor 251). Dr. French is currently working on a monograph on the 12-volume courtship diary of […]
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Dr. David LaFevor – Digital Preservation in the Siete Villas of Cuba: Goals and Challenges of Digital Humanities
Dr. David LaFevor, Assistant Professor of Latin American History and Digital Humanities at the University of Texas Arlington, will deliver a talk titled, “Digital Preservation in the Siete Villas of Cuba: Goals and Challenges of Digital Humanities,” on Wednesday, October 5, from 12-1 pm, in 251 ten Hoor. All UA faculty and graduate students are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided via signup. This event is sponsored by The Department of History; The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies […]