Latin American Courses for Fall 2023
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Each semester, Ohio State faculty and staff offer a wide variety of courses with significant Latin American content, and Fall 2023 is no exception. Consider these exciting courses:
- AFAMST 3310 Global Perspectives on the African Diaspora
- AEDECON/INTSTDS 4532 Food Security & Globalization
- ECON 4140 Economic History of the Americas
- HISTORY 3100 Colonial Latin America
- POLITSC 3220 Politics of the Developing World
- SOCIOL 3200 Sociology of Immigration
- WGSST 2340 Sí se puede: Latinx Gender Studies
Find the full list of courses with 25% or more Latin American content here. If you are teaching a course that belongs on this list, please email CLAS Assistant Director Mark Hoff (hoff.96@osu.edu) to have it added.
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OFLA Summer Mini-Conference
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The Ohio Foreign Language Association is planning a "Back to School Splash" on Saturday, July 22, 2023 in Dublin, Ohio. Topics to be covered include: comprehensible input with other content areas, AI/ChatGPT in the classroom, and new technology to engage students.
View a flyer with additional details here. Note that attendees of the mini-conference will receive discounted registration for OFLA's main conference next spring!
Submit a proposal by May 1 here.
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From the Desk of our Student Intern:
"The Rise of Chinese Influence in Latin America"
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CLAS Spring Student Intern Ella Meyer has written a short article entitled "The Rise of Chinese Influence in Latin America", in which she describes the impacts of China's Belt and Road Initiative in the region—impacts which range from much-needed infrastructure to disquieting weapons sales. In her discussion, Ella invites us to consider the long-term implications of Latin America's growing relationship with China and whether the era of strong U.S. influence in the region could be coming to an end.
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Understanding Language and Identity in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico Pageant
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On Friday, April 14, 3:55 - 5:30 p.m. in 103 Oxley Hall, Angélica Avilés Bosques, a PhD student in the Department of Linguistics, will present a colloquium talk entitled "Understanding Language and Identity in the Miss Universe Puerto Rico Pageant."
In this talk, Angélica will explore the linguistic and nonlinguistic qualities that play a role in the construction of an authentic Puerto Rican identity. She examines Twitter data from the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2021 pageant and shows that language is used to construct value judgments related to physical appearance and Puerto Rican identity.
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Teaching position for Haitian Creole speaker
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Miami Valley Child Development Centers (MVCDC), Inc. is seeking an assistant or lead teacher who can offer interpreting services in Haitian Creole to families. The position can be part-time or full-time and is located in Springfield, Ohio. MVCDC offers competitive benefits and tuition assistance.
Interested applicants should send their resume to ttabor@mvcdc.org.
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