Classical & Modern Languages
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Sigma Delta Pi will be showing two movies
March 17, 2014IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES 7:00pm – Friday, March 21 – VH 1000 Screening of film based upon the lives of the Mirabal sisters during the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic. Short pre-screening presentation on the historical and political context, focusing on women’s roles at the time. Starring Salma Hayek Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6J5k1mYw50 LA […]
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Women’s History Month: A Look at Latinas in America
February 22, 2014Join Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, for a screening of the award winning film Frida, detailing the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The movie will be Saturday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. in VH 1000. Before the screening, Sigma Delta Pi members will offer a presentation on Kahlo’s art through […]
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Havana’s Black Renaissance: Intellectuals and Artists of Post-Revolutionary Cuba
February 19, 2014On Wednesday, February 26th, Prof. Juanamaria Cordones-Cook (University of Missouri) will screen two of her recent documentary films, produced and directed in Cuba, on the topic of Havana’s Black Renaissance: Intellectuals and Artists of Post-Revolutionary Cuba. The main event: 4:00pm, VH 1000 Diago: A Maroon Artist (2013) features the prominent multimedia Afro-Cuban artist, Juan Roberto […]
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“What Everyone Should Know About Second Language Acquisition” by Dr. Bill VanPatten
January 9, 2014Prof. VanPatten is internationally known for his work in second language acquisition (SLA) and second language instruction, and especially for the relationship between theory and practice. Sponsored by the School of Arts and Letters, the Classical and Modern Languages Department & the Department of English and Linguistics. See poster here.
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Classics Alive & Kicking: Plautus’ Haunted House
November 19, 2013Classics Alive & Kicking: Plautus’ Haunted House on Monday, December 2, 7:00 pm in BH 228. Come and watch a reading performance of Plautus’ Mostellaria (The Haunted House) in Latin (with English summaries). Sponsored by the LATN 355 Readings in Latin Drama class and classics faculty.
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Racism Workshop
October 25, 2013The members of the Hispanic American Leadership Organizaton invite you to participate in a racism workshop led by members of a Mexican-American band from Los Angeles, “Las Cafeteras.” Enjoy their thought-provoking comments, and help us battle racism in our communities. This event will take place on November 3, 2013 in MG 2001 from 2PM-4PM. Also […]
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Día de los Muertos
October 22, 2013Día de los Muertos Join Sigma Delta Pi and learn about the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), an important Hispanic celebration, on Tuesday, October 29 (MG 2001) at 5:30 p.m. Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/414300272013532/ Also, celebrate el Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Thursday, October 31, by purchasing delicious skull […]
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Pan’s Labyrinth
October 17, 2013Join Sigma Delta Pi for a showing of the award-winning film Pan’s Labyrinth (El laberinto del fauno)! Set in post-civil war Spain, an imaginative young girl Ofelia moves to live with her mother and new stepfather, the cruel Captain Vidal. There, she encounters a mysterious faun who gives her three tasks to prove that she […]
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Roman Comedy on Stage
October 14, 2013Announcing “Roman Comedy on Stage,” a presentation by Timothy Moore, author of Music in Roman Comedy (Cambridge University Press 2012). Dr. Moore is the John and Penelope Biggs Distinguished Professor of Classics and Chair of the Department of Classics at Washington University in St. Louis. Join the Department of Classical and Modern Languages as we […]