Professor Joseph R. Weyers presented his study “Medellín cuenta con vos: Increasing prestige for a non-standard form” at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) at New Mexico State University, October 5-7, 2017.
Drs. Edward Chauca, Mark P. Del Mastro, Susan Divine, Vicki Garrett and Elizabeth Martínez-Gibson of the Department of Hispanic Studies all presented their various research and professional experiences during multiple academic sessions and panels during the 2017 Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference held at the University of North Carolina Wilmington on October 5-7. For related details, see the official conference program.
Professor Michael A. Gómez’s study “Traces of ‘Hard’ Science in Selections from Tirso Aguimana de Veca’s Una temporada en el más bello de los planetas” has been accepted for publication in the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies.
Professor Joseph Weyers’ study “Beer, hot dogs, and politics: The vocative function of Medellín’s voseo” has been accepted for publication in the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies.
A review of Professor Raúl Carrillo Arciniega’s book La mitografía del poeta: filosofía de la sensación poética (2015) has been published in the refereed journal Chasqui: http://chasquirll.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/REVIEWS-may17_EDITED.pdf.
Plato. Copy of portrait by Silanion. Capitoline Museum. Wikimedia Commons
Over the summer, Dr. Sam Flores presented his research at the ‘Celtic Conference in Classics‘ held at McGill University in Montreal, Canada from July 19-22. The title of his paper, ‘O Athenian Stranger: Xenoi and Philosophic Xenia in Plato’s Dialogues’, was presented in the panel highlight new approaches to Plato.
Congratulations, Dr. Flores!
Professor Nadia Avendaño’s study “The Road to Healing, Pilgrimage and the Vietnam War in Let Their Spirits Dance” will appear in the fall 2018 issue of the refereed journal Confluencia.
Professor Edward Chauca presented his research in two different conferences in summer 2017:
Professor Vicki Garrett presented her research at two different conferences during the summer of 2017: