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MOSTRA XI - Brazilian Movie Festival - ONLINE!

All day, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Do not miss this opportunity to watch GREAT Brazilian movies with Social Conscience for FREE. Please, follow this link, or...

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Té con té

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Té con té is a student-driven initiative that provides informal Spanish conversation opportunities throughout the quarter. All levels are welcome....

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Pop América, 1965–1975

10:00 AM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum Exhibitions

Pop América, 1965–1975 challenges and reframes familiar notions of Pop Art by bringing together artists from North, Central, and South...

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Pop América, 1965–1975

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Block Museum Exhibitions

Pop América, 1965–1975 challenges and reframes familiar notions of Pop Art by bringing together artists from North, Central, and South...

multi-day

Té con té

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Té con té is a student-driven initiative that provides informal Spanish conversation opportunities throughout the quarter. All levels are welcome....

multi-day

Thinking Andean Studies Conference

8:30 AM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Thinking Andean Studies Conference is an interdisciplinary event that showcases the increasing number of scholars conducting research in and...

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The Rise and Fall of Local Elections in China

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

Citizens have better information on local officials than the distant central government, therefore delegation of authority via local elections improves...

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Thinking Andean Studies Conference

12:00 PM - 9:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Thinking Andean Studies Conference is an interdisciplinary event that showcases the increasing number of scholars conducting research in and...

Nov
9
2020

On Monuments and Condoms by prof. Miguel Caballero

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

This talk is an introduction to my two, very different (or maybe not so much), research projects: on monumental protectionism...

Nov
5
2020

Iconoclasia y Memoria

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

La guerra de España (1936-1939) no fue sólo un campo de experimentación en la destrucción de la guerra total, sino...

Nov
2
2020

Tacita de café

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

If interested, please contact prof. Maria Teresa Villanueva.  

Oct
28
2020

Co-Presencia y Cultura, con Pilar Almansa

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

"Co-presencia y Cultura en tiempos Covid" es una serie de conversaciones en que tratamos de responder a la siguente pregunta:...

Oct
16
2020

Talk with Brazilian writer Elizandra Souza

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The NU Portuguese language program invites you to the Talk with our Special Guest, Elizandra Souza. Elizandra Souza is a Brazilian writer,...

Oct
15
2020

Beyond an Isthmus: Untimely Communities

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Beyond an Isthmus Presents: Untimely Communities: Hyperobjects, Glacial erratics, and Stone portals, Beatriz Cortez, artist-scholar CSUN Beatriz Cortez is a visual artist and...

Oct
12
2020

Círculo de lectores

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Please register for Zoom invitation.

Oct
9
2020

CNAIR Virtual Brownbag Discussion with Caroline Egan

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR)

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research (CNAIR) is delighted to present the 2020 Brown Bag Series. These talks...

Oct
7
2020

Lit & Luz: El escritor Julián Herbert en conversación

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Una conversación con el escritor Julián Herbert y Juan Martinez, profesor de Northwestern University El mexicano Julián Herbert (1971) es escritor,...

Sep
21
2020

Círculo de Lectores

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Please join us for our first Círculo de Lectores gathering of the quarter! Virtual light snacks and refreshment will be provided...

Jun
19
2020

Commencement

All day, sponsored by University Academic Calendar

Commencement

Mar
9
2020

Brazilian Stories...Students' Narratives

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Three students in Port 303 "Advanced Topics in Portuguese" will talk about the process of writing a creative story. They...

Mar
2
2020

Study Table

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the MIDTERM EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

Feb
19
2020

Círculo de lectores

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The main objective of this activity is to create a reading- friendly environment and to motivate students to continually develop...

Feb
18
2020

Portuguese Language Program Movie Night

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come see "Central Station" in Portuguese with English Subtitles. Golden Globe Winner -- Best Foreign Languange Film 2 1998 Acadamy Award Nominations Date/Time: ...

Feb
12
2020

Tacita de café

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

A welcoming social forum for intermediate-advanced heritage learners of Spanish to discuss culture, language, current issues, etc. over coffee.  Faculty contact:...

Jan
27
2020

Círculo de lectores

6:15 PM - 7:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The main objective of this activity is to create a reading- friendly environment and to motivate students to continually develop...

Jan
27
2020

Study Table

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the MIDTERM EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

Jan
17
2020

TEACHING CRITICAL QUEER/CUIR CONCEPTS

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Workshop: Graduate students present and Professor Daniel Link and Professor Mariano López Seoane respond. Open to all graduate students.

Jan
14
2020

AESTHETIC PRODUCTION AND QUEER ACTIVISM IN LATIN AMERICA

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Lecture: Professor Mariano López Seoane presents his research in the context of Professor Alejandra Uslenghi's seminar Poetics of the Archive, with a...

Jan
13
2020

POLÍTICAS Y ESTUDIOS DE GÉNERO DESDE AMÉRICA LATINA

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Workshop: Professor Daniel Link, Professor Mariano López Seoane, and Mellon Pre-doctoral Fellow Andrés Mendieta will present on the critical agenda, methodologies, and...

Jan
10
2020

Mario Bellatin Reading Group

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Critical Theory in the Global South

On Wednesday, January 15th, Northwestern will be hosting a public talk by Mario Bellatin, one of the most prolific, original,...

Nov
19
2019

Study Table

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the MIDTERM EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

Nov
11
2019

Círculo de lectores

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The main objective of this activity is to create a reading- friendly environment and to motivate students to continually develop...

Oct
30
2019

Tacita de café

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

A welcoming social forum for intermediate-advanced heritage learners of Spanish to discuss culture, language, current issues, etc. over coffee.  Faculty contact:...

Oct
25
2019

Graduate Student Workshop with Carlos Gamerro Crítica y Ficción

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Participan: Leonardo Gil Gómez, Northwestern University Oscar Campo Becerra, University of Illinois at Chicago Pablo Otonello, University of Chicago Modera: Lorena Iglesias, Northwestern...

Oct
23
2019

Gallery Talk - The Politics of Soups and Sodas

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Block Museum of Art

Jerónimo Duarte-Riascosand Alejandra Uslenghi, Northwestern Professors in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, will lead a gallery tour highlighting female...

Oct
23
2019

Study Table

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the MIDTERM EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

Oct
19
2019

3. a Feria Latinx del Libro

All day, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Attend la Tercera Feria Latinx del Libro de Chicago at St. Augustine College to hear panels from Latinx writers, poets,...

Oct
16
2019

Círculo de lectores

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The main objective of this activity is to create a reading- friendly environment and to motivate students to continually develop...

Oct
16
2019

Lit & Luz: Favorite Poems

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Experience the Lit & Luz Festival, a one-of-a-kind series of events celebrating language, literature, and art and featuring renowned authors,...

Oct
9
2019

En Diálogo LATINX GRADUATE WORKSHOP SERIES

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

CRISIS AND NEOLIBERAL CULTURE IN PUERTO RICO: THE CASE OF HAMILTON PRESENTED BY, ZORIMAR RIVERA MONTES, Department of Spanish and Portuguese This...

Sep
23
2019

Spanish Reassessment Session II

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Spanish reassessment is only for students who earned "reassessment" on the placement exam. It will take about 30 minutes...

Sep
23
2019

Welcome Back Lunch

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

For department faculty and staff - lunch to celebrate the beginning of the school year.

Sep
18
2019

Academic Directions Fair

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM, sponsored by Slavic Languages and Literatures

Meet our faculty and learn more about undergraduate courses, majors and minors at the Academic Directions Fair on September 18,...

Sep
17
2019

Portuguese Reassessment

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Portuguese reassessment. Please arrive promptly at 3:00. The exam should take approximately 30-45 minutes.

Sep
17
2019

Spanish Reassessment Session 1

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Spanish reassessment is only for students who earned "reassessment" on the placement exam. It will take about 30 minutes...

May
28
2019

Bolivian Crypto-Jews: The Culinary Recovery of Exile

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Rifka Cook and her URAP assistant Sydney Matrisciano (freshmen, Slavic) will discuss how specific, traditional food can result in the...

May
28
2019

Study Table

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the FINAL EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

May
1
2019

Special event on the play: O AUTO DA COMPADECIDA

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The paly written by Ariano Suassuna depicts the lively João Grilo and the sly Chico. They are poor guys living in...

Apr
25
2019

Study Table

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the MIDTERM EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

Apr
20
2019

Portuguese Language Connection

1:15 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

O Illinois Portuguese Language Connection é uma iniciativa da Northwestern University, The University of Chicago, e University of Illinois at...

Apr
18
2019

International Fellowships - - Yes they are for you!

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Forum for Languages and Cultures (Buffett Institute)

Join us for a panel discussion with Northwestern fellowship recipients (Fulbright, DAAD & others). Six Northwestern alums will talk about their...

Apr
17
2019

Tacita de café

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

A welcoming social forum for intermediate-advanced heritage learners of Spanish to discuss culture, language, current issues, etc. over coffee.  

Apr
10
2019

Jonathas De Andrade: One to One

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Artist talk followed by a conversation! Jonathas de Andrade was born in 1982 in Maceió, Brazil and lives and works in...

Apr
8
2019

Té con té

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Té con té is a student-driven initiative that provides informal Spanish conversation opportunities throughout the quarter. All levels are welcome....

Apr
8
2019

Círculo de lectores

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

A reading- friendly environment and to motivate students to continually develop and strengthen their reading and speaking skills. This extracurricular activity...

Apr
3
2019

Jewish Studies faculty/grad student colloquium with Marci Freedman

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by The Crown Family Center for Jewish and Israel Studies

’Protecting the Faith': Censoring Benjamin of Tudela's Book of Travels" Marci FreedmanSava Ranisavljevic Post-Doctoral Fellow in Judeo-Spanish Studies, Northwestern University Co-sponsored by...

Mar
5
2019

Study Tables

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and lots of Spanish review while studying for the FINAL EXAM!

Feb
21
2019

Dance Forró

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Learn Brazilian Forró dance with instructor André Luis Pulcherio!

Feb
13
2019

Film Screening - Lisbela and the Prisoner

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Portuguese Language Department invites you to a screening of the film Lisbela e o Prisioneiro. Lisbela is a young...

Feb
11
2019

Circulo de Lectores

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The main objective of this activity is to create a reading- friendly environment and to motivate students to continually develop...

Feb
1
2019

Study Tables

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Come for conversation, food, and Spanish review while studying for the MIDTERM EXAM! This event is for students enrolled in...

Feb
1
2019

Graduate Student Colloquium

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Spanish and Portuguese

The Department of Spanish & Portuguese will be hosting their Graduate Student Colloquium on Friday February 1st at 11:30am in Kresge...

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