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Oumelbanine Nina Zhiri, professor of French at the University of California San Diego, will give a lecture entitled “Ahmad al-Hajarî, Worldmaker.” Zhiri will be hosted at UGA by the Early Modern Studies Research Group, an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant-funded research project in the Global Georgia Initiative of the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts. Matching funds are provided by Franklin College of Arts and…

On Oct. 17, the Black feminist scholar Djamila Ribeiro visited the University of Georgia’s campus to speak about her new book Where We Stand — her first work translated into English. “Seeing my work translated into English has been particularly rewarding as it allows my ideas to resonate with a broader audience while maintaining the core of what’s rooted in my experiences as a Black woman in Brazil,” Ribeiro said. While in Athens, Ribeiro met…

On October 28, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa will give the lecture “Forgotten Women:  Giving Voice to the Voiceless” with a brief opening intervention by Marcela Garza, ABD and Racheal Fulford, PhD.   There will be an opportunity for Q&A and to obtain her latest novel, A Woman of Endurance.    Ms. Llanos-Figueroa is a Puerto Rican novelist and memoirist, the author of both Daughters of the Stone and her latest novel, a…

Djamila Ribeiro is one of the world's most impactful voices on race, gender, and social justice. A renowned Brazilian intellectual, philosopher, and activist, Ribeiro will share insights from her influential work, which has resonated globally, earning her a spot among BBC's 100 most influential women in 2019. Don't miss the lecture "Where We Stand*: A Look at Black Feminist Thought in Brazil" that promises to challenge and inspire. *Books…

Karina Vazquez, PhD Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, and Director of Community-Based Learning - University of Richmond

Ania Tizziani, PhD Universidad Nacional de Gral. Sarmiento & Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET)    

15th Workshop on Immigrant Languages in the Americas (WILA 15)  Janne Bondi Johannessen Celebration Lecture Dr. Kim Potowski (University of Illinois, Chicago) "The Triple Bullying of U.S. Heritage Speakers and How to Counter it" Young people raised in the U.S. speaking languages other than English often suffer a triple bullying. First, they are frequently subjected to discourses of “You’re in America, speak English” from some of the English…

Join us for a talk by Professor of French Emerita Nina Hellerstein on her forthcoming book, Paul Claudel: Au milieu des vitraux de l' Apocalypse, Dessins de Jean Charlot. Open to the public Listen to Emma Auer's interview of Prof. Hellerstein on WUGA which aired 11/9/2024. 

Franklin Visiting Scholar Dr. Evelyn Saavedra Autry presenting her talk: Singing Feminist Chi'ixi+Art Music: Andead Rhythms, Hip-hop, and Indigenous Youth in Contemporary Latin America Contact: bkaplan@uga.edu

Dr. Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, historian, writer, journalist, and founding director of the sports diplomacy initiative #FranceAndUS, will present her book Basketball Empire, which provides a in-depth account of the French contribution to the growth and global reach of the NBA and the WNBA. Dr. Krasnoff will also discuss basketball diplomacy in Africa, part of an oral history project, as well as the greater context of Franco-American sports…