Latest Past Events

Humanities Seminar: Works in the Works – Prof. Christopher Swift presents The Cantinas de Santa Maria: Illuminating a History of Performance in 13th-Century Seville and Toledo

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Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2016 Time: 1 - 2 pm Location: A631   Christopher Swift discusses evidence of performance in the four extant manuscripts of the Songs of Holy Mary by King Alfonso X "El Sabio". Although this talk will not definitively settle the academic debate about staging of the songs during Alfonso's reign, Dr. Swift presents abundant visual

Humanities Seminar: Works in the Works – Becoming American: Constructing Mexican Immigrants in Local Newspapers

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Place: A631 Date: Thursday, December 10th, 2015 at 1 pm This study critically investigates how new articles published in WA represent Mexican immigrants. The findings reveal that local news media construct Mexican immigrants as the racial “Other” through dialectical articulation and assimilationist rhetoric. Key implications for future research will be offered at the end for