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New LASA Respository of Events

During this pandemic, many Latin American Studies programs have been livestreaming academic events about the impact of COVID as well as about the key issues affecting the Americas. These videos are an amazing resource for teaching and research, but not all the centers have a systematic way to organize them and make them available for future use. At the suggestion of the Center Directors Section, the Latin American Studies Association created a repository to organize the events by themes.

Spanish and Portuguese K-12 Pronunciation Workshops

The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to host two virtual workshops for both Spanish and Portuguese K-12 educators on Friday, March 19! Teachers who participate will receive 2 contact hours or .2 CEUs. The deadline to submit an application for registration is Friday, March 12. Space is limited, so apply now!

• The Spanish K-12 Pronunciation Workshop will be led by Paloma Pinillos Chávez, PhD candidate in Hispanic Linguistics, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, The Ohio State University.
• The Portuguese K-12 Pronunciation Workshop will be led by André Zampaulo, Professor of Spanish and Portuguese Linguistics at California State University, Fullerton.

Conversations and Reflections on the Nahuatl Culture of Chicontepec

The Center for Latin American Studies at The University of Utah is hosting an event called "Conversations and Reflections on the Nahuatl Culture of Chicontepec" on February 26, 2021. This livestreamed webinar seeks to create a dialogue between Nahua scholars from the Municipality of Chicontepec, northern Veracruz, around their current research involving topics such as language, health, religion and contact with mestizo cultures. Scholars will talk and reflect on contemporary Nahua culture, focusing on the Nahua communities of the Municipality of Chicontepec.

Comparative Dimensions of Environmental Peace Building

Duke University Center for International and Global Studies/Rethinking Diplomacy Program is hosting a webinar called "Junior Scholars in Conversation: Comparative Dimensions of Environmental Peace Building" on February 18, 2021. The webinar aims to engage scholars in conversation on comparative interstate environmental peace building. The speakers have each conducted research in Colombia, as well as Mexico, Peru, and the United States, among other countries, both independently and collaboratively and offer diverse experience and perspectives on comparative environmental peace building.

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