CLAS is in Session

We wish everyone luck during exam week and happy holidays!

Festa do TiraDoMute! UnmuteYourself! and speak Portuguese!

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is excited to invite you to the very first Festa do TiraDoMute! UnmuteYourself! and speak Portuguese! Join us on December 15th at 4 pm to celebrate the OSU Portuguese-speaking community for a virtual meet-and-greet and online team games. E-prizes for the winning team will be awarded by CLAS.

If possible, email to RSVP by Dec 13th (barracosta.1@osu.edu).

Stone Center Summer Intensive Language Programs

Applications are now open for Tulane University's Stone Center summer intensive language programs: Summer in Brazil (Brazilian Portuguese) and the Mayan Language Institute (Kaqchikel or K’iche’ Maya). The goal is to conduct these programs abroad in Summer 2021, but virtual versions are being planned as well. If students are not able to travel due to Covid, they will still be able to complete FLAS-eligible courses online.

There will be an information session tomorrow Tuesday, December 8 at 4:00 pm CST to offer an overview of the application process and answer any student questions.

Latin American Films Streaming Through The Wex Now!

The Wexner Center for the Arts will be streaming the following Latin American films through the month of December:

• Divino amor (Gabriel Mascaro 2019)- Set in a future Brazil where the Evangelical Church controls daily life, the dystopian drama Divine Love follows the story of a woman who uses her government position to save struggling couples from divorce.
• Cinetracts '20 (Various, 2019-2020)- World premiere of this Wex residency project! This FREE virtual program shares short films that speak to the year’s events made by filmmakers from around the world.
• Viva Kid Flicks- Celebrate the best Spanish-language live action and animated short films from around the globe! Ages 8 and up.

3rd International Symposium for ILCLA

This year, The University of Georgia Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute will host the 3rd International Symposium for Indigenous Languages and Cultures of Latin America (ILCLA). This event will bring together indigenous leaders, instructors, scholars, and community activists from around the world for a virtual forum on the indigenous languages and cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. The symposium will be held on March 19-20 and March 26-27, 2021 and will be FREE and open to the public.

We invite proposals for a wide range of topics related to indigenous languages and peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, with special thematic tracks on indigenous public health, environmental justice, and virtual indigenous language instruction. The deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2020.

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