Fall 2023 Events
Global Perspectives Lunch Series
"Twenty-Sheet-Writing, or How Censorship Made German Authors Write Longer Books"
Michael Swellander (World Languages and Literatures)
Friday, November 17th, 12:30-1:30 pm, Murray Aikins Dining Hall Conference Room
Michael Swellander (Ph.D. Columbia University, 2019) joined the Department of World Languages and Literatures in 2022. His research interests include the history of political literature, aesthetics under censorship, journalism, satire, German nationalism, and the Vormärz period (especially Heinrich Heine and Georg Büchner). He is currently working on a study of how the historicity of literature – the irresistible trace in literary writing of the times in which its written – was imagined as being inherently subversive by Vormärz writers like Ludwig Börne, Heinrich Heine, and the authors of Young Germany.
The Global Perspectives Lunch Series is a joint initiative by Asian Studies, International Affairs, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLAS), and World Languages and Literatures to bring attention to the research with an international focus being done on campus. This series showcases faculty scholarly work in an informal setting, where they share work in progress to receive valuable feedback from colleagues. It is also a chance for community building among faculty interested in international issues and global perspectives.
LACLAS-Black Studies-Intergroup Relations Social Gathering
Monday, November 6, 5-6:30 pm, Murray-Aikins Second Floor
Meet faculty, staff, and students interested in Black Studies, Intergroup Relations, and Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies programs during an evening of conversation, community, and food.
Día de Muertos
Festival of Mexican Music and Dance
Wednesday, November 1, 7 pm, Filene Auditorium
An event presented by students in AN 351 Anthropology of Dance, the Anthropology Department, the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program, the World Languages and Literatures Department, Raíces Student Club, Pulso de Barro, Alejandra la Voz de Jalisco, and the Folkloric Dance Group Herencia Cultural de México.
Global Perspectives Lunch Series
“Material Ecologies: Silver, Women, and the Body Politic in Spanish American Portraiture”
Kristi Peterson (Art History/LACLAS)
Friday, October 20th, 12:30-1:30 pm, Murray Aikins Dining Hall Conference Room
Kristi Peterson is an assistant professor of art history and affiliated faculty of LACLAS. She holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in art history from Florida State University. Her research focuses on sacred images in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica; Colonial and European representations of New World sacra and ritual; global modernisms; theories of representation, and the construction of narratives of place and cultural identity through art objects.
The Global Perspectives Lunch Series is a joint initiative by Asian Studies, International Affairs, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLAS), and World Languages and Literatures to bring attention to the research with an international focus being done on campus. This series showcases faculty scholarly work in an informal setting, where they share work in progress to receive valuable feedback from colleagues. It is also a chance for community building among faculty interested in international issues and global perspectives.
Social (In)Justice at the U.S.-Mexico Border Series
September 18, 2023 - October 16, 2023
Social (In)Justice at the U.S.-Mexico Border is a month-long series of events that seek to bring attention to issues of social justice, and injustice, at the U.S.-Mexico border. This series coincides with the 2023 National Hispanic Heritage Month, highlighting the intricate connections between this liminal space and U.S. Latinx identities, histories, and experiences. Moreover, through the various events that will take place, attendees will recognize that “border issues” do not only concern those at the border; we all play a role, deliberately or unintentionally, in the consequences of border-crossing.
The events will offer a wide variety of perspectives and engagement opportunities for Skidmore’s community and beyond. From conversations with activists at the frontlines to lectures by specialists and workshops with artists, the series aims to show both the complexity of the issues and the multiple and diverse possibilities to address them.
This series is made possible by the joint efforts of the Racial Justice Initiative ('Communities in Conflict' focus area); the Office of the President; the Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies Program (LACLS); the Department of World Languages and Literatures; and the Office of the Dean of Students and Vice President for Student Affairs, in partnership with various offices, departments, and programs across campus.
