Inaugural Lecture: Paloma Martinez-Cruz
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Paloma Martinez-Cruz, Associate Professor of Latinx Cultural Studies in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and Department of English, will give an Arts & Humanities Inaugural Lecture on Wednesday, Feb 8, 4-6 PM at the Faculty Club, accompanied by a reception.
The lecture will be entitled "Whose Magic Mushroom? Writing Mazatec Culture out of Mushroom Medicine." Informed by decolonial, feminist Latinx research, Martinez-Cruz will interrogate the mushroom marketplace that has long ignored ethical questions around sacred Indigenous property.
Find more details and register to attend here.
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Book Presentation with Aracelis Nieves
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Join us on Tuesday, March 7, 5-6 PM in Hagerty Hall 180 for a presentation of Nosotras: Entre arañas y telas (2022), by renowned short story writer Dr. Aracelis Nieves Maysonet. This book of short stories revolves around the discrimination against Latinas in academia.
Find additional details here.
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Tinker Field Research Highlight:
Hugo Salgado
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Hugo Salgado, a PhD student in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, recently conducted field research in his native El Salvador, supported in part by a 2020 Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant awarded by CLAS.
Hugo is a linguist specializing in the highly endangered indigenous language Nawat. His dissertation project is entitled "New Voices for Ancestral Words: The Acquisition of Nawat Pronunciation by Speakers of Salvadoran Spanish."
Hugo's fieldwork entailed recording native Nawat speakers in western El Salvador as well as Spanish-dominant Nawat learners in the capital, in order to identify aspects of Nawat pronunciation that are most difficult to acquire. Especially given the central importance of orality in Nawat culture, Hugo hopes that this research will aid in Nawat revitalization initiatives by informing pedagogical materials and practices.
Please join us in congratulating Hugo on his excellent work and wishing him luck with his continued research.
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Gender Neutrality in Romance Languages
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On Monday, Feb 13, 1-2 PM in the Tanya Rutner Hartman Room (3rd floor Ohio Union), the student organization Student Advocates for Sexual Health Awareness will host a panel entitled "Gender Neutrality in Romance Languages" as part of OSU Sex Week 2023.
The panel will address inclusive and non-binary language in multiple Romance languages and will consist of representatives from the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, the Center for Latin American Studies, and the Department of French & Italian.
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Apply to Sigma Delta Pi
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The Mu Lambda Chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society, is accepting petitions for lifetime membership to OSU’s Sigma Delta Pi chapter. If you are eligible for induction, the mandatory ceremony will take place in person tentatively on March 24, 2023 (exact date and time to be confirmed). A lifetime fee of $30.00 includes your initiation fee, certificate, pin, and your honor cord for the graduation ceremony in May (cords are for undergraduates only).
The deadline to apply is Friday, February 17, 2023, and petitions should be submitted here. Please contact Leila Vieira (vieira.31@osu.edu) for specific questions related to membership.
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Taste of OSU
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Experience cultures from around the world at Taste of OSU!
Taste of OSU is an Ohio State signature event that brings together more than 30 student organizations to provide a night of international food, cultural performances, and exhibits. This year, Taste of OSU will take place on Friday, February 17, 5-8:30 PM in the Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom at the Ohio Union.
Admission is free, and attendees can purchase (cash and BuckID only) $1 tickets to sample the array of international dishes prepared by the student organizations. Advance tickets will be available for purchase starting Tuesday, February 14 in Enarson Classroom Building and the information desk in the Ohio Union.
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CFAES: Agricultural Guestworkers in Ohio
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On Wed, Feb 15, 1-2:30 PM, join OSU Extension and the Ohio Commission on Hispanic and Latino Affairs (OCHLA) for a hybrid event about agricultural guestworkers in our state. Each year, OCHLA publishes Latino Community Reports designed to educate and facilitate discussion on particular challenges and opportunities facing Hispanic Ohioans. This season’s publication focuses on the H-2A guestworker population in Ohio.
Anisa Kline, PhD candidate in the Dept of Geography at OSU and author of the report, will present original research results from her survey of 285 H-2A workers statewide, and stakeholders from across sectors will respond to her findings. Public Q&A and reception with light refreshments will follow.
Panelists: Silvia Hernandez (Starting Point Outreach Center), Dr. José Salinas (Ohio Migrant Education Center), Phil Riehm (Riehm’s Produce), and Dr. Margaret Jodlowski (Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Developmental Economics, OSU). Moderated by OCHLA’s Executive Director, Lilleana Cavanaugh.
Register here to attend, whether online or in person.
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