Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) E-Bulletin
March 4, 2009
CLAS and other Events at SDSU
«Mexican National Identity: Memory, Innuendo, and Popular Culture»
with Dr. William H. Beezley
[Sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies at SDSU and CIC Museo at UABC, Mexicali]
Dr. Beezley is a Professor of History at the University of Arizona, and a visiting professor at El Colegio de Mexico.
Monday, March 9 @ 7pm
Arts and Letters 102
Attention Students, Faculty, Staff, and Friends of the CLAS at SDSU:
Please join on Friday, March 13th at 4pm for our Presentation and Happy Hour Series! We will feature Lawrence A. Herzog, Ph.D. Dr. Herzog is Professor of City Planning at the School of Public Affairs at SDSU. He is also a consultant and writer specializing in planning and urban design, both in the United States, and in Mexico and Latin America. The presentation is entitled: «Beyond Brasilia: Reflections on Brazilian Cities in a Globalizing Era»
The event will be held at 4pm at Cantina Mayahuel and followed by happy hour at 5pm.
If you are unable to come for the presentation due to work or a conflicting schedule, please join us later on when you are free.
We look forward to seeing you at the presentation followed by food, drinks, and conversation! Please call 619-594-1103 with any questions.
Cantina Mayahuel
2934 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
SDSU 2008 2009 SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES
«There’s a Spirit that Transcends the Border: Religious Immigrant Rights Activists in the Age of Nationalism»
with Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, University of Southern California
SDSU Nasatir Hall, Room 227
Friday, March 13, 2009, from 2:00 to 3:30pm
«Latino Immigrant Labor Market Outcomes»
with Liza Catanzarite, Western Washington University
SDSU Nasatir Hall, Room 227
Friday, March 27, 2009, from 2:00 – 3:30pm
Department of Spanish & Portuguese SELACH presents…….
Sensitivity to gender agreement violations in Spanish: some effects of linear distance and working memory
A Brown Bag Discussion by
Dr. Greg Keating, Department of Linguistics
Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Time: 1 PM
Place: Arts & Letters 132
Calendar of events, or for general information: http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~selach/SELACH/Home.html
The Bread and Roses Center of the Department of Womens Studies presents…
Feminist Research Colloquium: A Dialogue about Feminism and Politics
Mabel Washington McConnell: Irish Activist in the Revolutionary Years 1913-1923
with Jennifer Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Along with presenters Simarjeet Sahota, Nick Franco, and Melissann Herron
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
1:00 2:30pm
Room PSFA 310
Jennifer FitzGerald graduated from the National University of Ireland and obtained her Ph.D. from Cambridge University. She was a Professor at Queens University Belfast from 1975-2002 and is now a non-teaching Adjunct in the Department of Women’s Studies at San Diego State.
Latin American Studies Student Organization (LASSO)
The Latin American Studies Student Organization is open to all students interested in promoting awareness of Latin American cultures and issues through guest speakers, films, cultural groups, and get-togethers. For more info email lasga@rohan.sdsu.edu
Join us for lunch Wednesdays, 12-1:30pm @ CLAS, AL 377
Bring your own lunch–drinks will be provided.
Come speak/practice any Latin American language and help us plan upcoming events.