Friday, April 30, 2010

Los Latinoamericanistas: Spring 2010 Activities





Remembering the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920 (February, 2010)

            The Latin American group at the University of Oklahoma cordially accepted an invitation to a commemorative symposium in Arlington, TX,  “Remembering the Mexican Revolution, 1910-1920.”  Guest speakers includeJürgen Buchaneau, Miguel Ángel González Quiroga, Douglas Richmond, Linda Hall, Thomas Benjamin, Stephen E. Lewis, and Carlos R. Martínez Assad.




RMCLAS 2010 (April 7-11, 2010)

            We had a strong showing at the 57th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies.  Dr. Terry Rugeley proudly brought home the Lieuwen Teaching Award. 

Faculty Presentations:

Sterling Evans, "Crossing Borders and Ecosystems: The Intersections of Borderlands, Transnational, and Environmental History"

Terry Rugeley, "Miguel Bruno and the Tabascan Resistance, 1844-1849"

Student Presentations: 

J. Justin Castro, "Radio and the Bourgeois Revolution, 1921-1924”

Gary Moreno, "From the Hacienda to Hollywood: A History of Professional Charro Performance"

Ariana Quezada, "Human Rights and the Sanctuary Movement in Oklahoma"

Michele M. Stephens, "A Small, Powerful 'Being': Peyote and Cultural Continuity Among the Huicholes"





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