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Welcome Back Lunch for Spanish and Portuguese

Join us on on Friday, September 27 from 12:30 to 2:00pm in the Santa Barbara Harbor Room (UCen) for a Spanish and Portuguese Welcome Back Lunch for graduate students, instructors, faculty, and staff.

New Volume by Professor Juan Pablo Lupi

Congratulations to Professor Juan Pablo Lupi on his edition of "La futuridad del naufragio: Orígenes, estelas y derivas," along with César A. Salgado from UT Austin.

Professor Sara Poot-Herrera to be Keynote Speaker

Many congratulations to Professor Sara Poot-Herrera, who will be the keynote speaker at the conference "Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: a Décima Musa" at NOVA University of Lisbon.

8th Annual UC Comparative Iberian Studies Symposium: Politics of Conflict

Join us from Thursday, May 16 at 3:00pm to Friday, May 17 at 2:00pm in the UCen SB Mission Room for the 8th Annual UC Comparative Iberian Studies Symposium: Politics of Conflict.

Guest Lecture by Ana Rita Reis

Please join us on Tuesday, May 14 at 12:30pm in the Library and Media Room for a guest lecture by Ana Rita Reis: "Escribir/Esperar: una pausa entre Maria Gabriela Llansol y Roberto Bolaño."

4th Round of Literature Workshop

Join us on Thursday, May 2 from 2:00 to 4:00pm in 4312 Phelps Hall for the 4th Round of our Literature Workshop!

New Book by Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña

Congratulations to Professor Antonio Cortijo Ocaña for his new book "El Quijote o la paradoja del ser."

Talk by Professor Joan Ramon Resina

Please join us on Wednesday, May 8 from 2:00 to 3:30pm in the Mosher Alumni House for a talk by Professor Joan Ramon Resina: Antithetical Landscapes in Spanish and Catalan Nationalism.