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Nobel Prize Author Mario Vargas Llosa Recommends Book by Professor Emerita Suzanne Jill Levine

Nobel Prize author Mario Vargas Llosa recommends we all read "Manuel Puig and the Spiderwoman: His Life and Fictions" by our multi-award winning Professor Emerita Suzanne Jill Levine!

Professor Sara Poot-Herrera Awarded the Prize Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese enthusiastically congratulates Professor Sara Poot-Herrera on being awarded the prestigious Prize Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

Seminar: "Sor Juana, en una de las que llaman amiga"

Please join us on Thursday, November 12 from 6:00 to 7:00pm on Facebook live (@culturaUADY) to celebrate el Día Nacional del Libro by attending the seminar "Sor Juana, en una de las que llaman amiga."

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Birthday Celebration

Join us on Thursday, November 12 from 5:00 to 6:00pm on Facebook Live (@culturaclaustro) to celebrate the birthday of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, with a special presentation by Professor Sara Poot-Herrera.

Conference: "La alegre cuna y triste sepultura"

Please join us on Thursday, November 12 from 7:00 to 8:00pm to attend a talk by Professor Sara Poot-Herrera: "La alegre cuna y triste sepultura."

Talk by Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler

The Department invites you on Tuesday, November 10 from 11:00am to 12:00pm to attend a talk by Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler (Oakwood University): "Language and the creation of racial categories in the Dominican Republic."

Talk by Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler

Professor Eva Michelle Wheeler will present the following talks: "Reinterpreting American Blackness: Language, Race, and Life in Translation (Thursday, October 22, 12:30pm-1:30pm) and "Lo propio es así: Raza y matiz racial en la República Dominicana” (Tuesday, October 27, 11:00am-1:00pm).

New Book by Professor Eloi Grasset Morell

We would like to congratulate Professor Eloi Grasset Morell on his new book, "La trama mortal: Pere Gimferrer y la política de la literatura (1962-1985)."