Spring 2009 Events of Interest for Spanish and Portuguese for KU Students and Faculty

Wed., Feb. 11, 2009, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Early Modern Seminar
Rebecca Haidt, Spanish, Ohio State University
"Representations of Women's Work in Late Eighteenth- and Early Nineteenth-Century Madrid: Beyond Costumbrismo"

Wed., Feb. 18, 2009, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
American Seminar
Zulema Valdez, Sociology, Texas A&M University
"Agency and Structure in National, Panethnic and Racial Identity Formation: The Case of Latino/a Entrepreneurs"
Hall Center Seminar Room

Fri., Feb. 27, 2009, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Latin American Seminar
Santa Arias, Spanish & Portuguese
"Colonial History in Transit: Mier, Las Casas, and the Construction of Political Identity"
Hall Center Seminar Room

Fri., Mar. 27, 2009, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Latin American Seminar
Francisco Enriquez Solano, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, University of Costa Rica
"Un Enfoque Historico del Desarrollo de Costa Rica"
Hall Center Seminar Room

April 2-5, 2009
Society for Spanish and Portuguese Studies (SSPHS), Annual Meeting
Kansas City's Marriott Country Club Plaza. Contact Luis Corteguera and Marta Vicente (History) for more information. http://uweb.cas.usf.edu/ssphs/home.htm

Fri., Apr. 24, 2009, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Latin American Seminar
Robert Carmack, Anthropology, SUNY-Albany
"Comparing Indigenous Politics in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala"
Hall Center Seminar Room