Tag: spanish
Lavatori explores human interaction in the works of Amélie Nothomb
Gerard Lavatori, interim associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, presented his essay "Body Shaming and Redemption in the Fiction of Amélie Nothomb" Tuesday in the Quay Davis Executive Boardroom.
Son jarocho blends cultures
Speaker and musician Arturo Martinez reminisced about the colorful vibrant houses, children flying kites by the water and the musical feel of his hometown, Veracruz, Mexico. He shared his paintings of Veracruz, a state in the Gulf Coast region of Mexico, to a small group on Sunday at the dA Center of the Arts in Pomona.
Capraroiu delves into translation
Gabriela Capraroiu, associate professor of Spanish, presented “Hispanic Writers and the Cold War: Memory and the Cultural Politics of Translation in Romania” Monday in the President's Dining Room.
Faculty lecture focuses on second language acquisition
Monday’s faculty lecture featured Justin Saldana’s presentation “Language Immersion: Psychosocial Implications,” based on his sabbatical project of traveling to France to study the language there and compare it to how immigrant students here learn English.
Lessons through the language of love
The modern languages department premiered the movie-musical comedy “El otro lado de la cama” Feb. 14 in the President’s Dining Room.
Labinger translates ‘Temptation’
Andrea Labinger, professor of Spanish emerita, educated faculty and students on the multiple meanings of translation with her lecture “A Sense of Entitlement: Perlis and Pleasures of Title Translation,” on Monday.