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Otro Sur - College of Charleston Latin American Ensemble

LEARN ABOUT LATIN AMERICA BY PLAYING AND SINGING
Have you ever wanted to pick up a guitar, a conga, or a microphone, and experience Latin American musical culture first-hand? MUSC 363-02 Latin American Ensemble, CRN 23809 (also known as Otro Sur) is a one-credit hour course open to all students, with no audition or experience necessary. Vocalists and all kinds of instrumentalists (guitar, percussion/drums, piano, all strings, winds and brass) are all needed. The course meets once weekly, Tuesdays 6-8PM.

Learn genres from bossa nova and Latin jazz to salsa and boogaloo from instructor Gregory Guay, guitarist/arranger/composer with the band Caja de Cuerdas. Check out Otro Sur on the group’s page.

Questions? To register for the course, e-mail Music Department Chair Michael O’Brien at [email protected].

https://www.facebook.com/otrosurCofC

Otro Sur - College of Charleston Latin American Ensemble Otro Sur is an ensemble in the College of Charleston Department of Music (Michael O'Brien, director).

We play folk and popular music of Latin America.

Save the date! Thursday, February 16, 2023 4:30 pm Hispanic Studies Career Seminar Series
Addlestone Library Room 227 - 205 Calhoun St. (bring ID and enter library from rear)
"Language Proficiency and Cultural Competence as a Foundation for a Career in Medicine"
Are you interested in pursuing a career as a healthcare professional and learning Spanish to better serve a diverse population in the modern healthcare system? Join us for a discussion about how to leverage your experiences in the Department of Hispanic Studies
as you navigate the transition beyond undergraduate training.

Danny Pasko is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine physician at Prisma Health–Upstate in Greenville, South Carolina. He is a graduate of the College of Charleston Honors College, where he obtained degrees in Biochemistry and Chemistry and minored in Spanish, also studying abroad in Trujillo, Spain.

Dear HISP Colleagues and Friends,
I am pleased to announce the publication of Carmen Larforet: Después de nada, mucho, a volume of scholarly essays on the Spanish novelist Carmen Laforet, co-edited by HISP’s own Dr. Mark Del Mastro.
The work, published just last week in Valencia, Spain, by Albatros Ediciones, boasts 356 pages and 18 chapters, including a co-written introduction and first chapter by Agustín Cerezales (the youngest son of Laforet) and contributions from some of the world’s foremost Laforetian scholars (José Teruel, Luis Quintana, Luca Cerullo, Rosa Navarro Durán, Marisa Sotelo, and others). It will be available for purchase online after the new year.

Saludos cordiales,
Mike
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Professor of Spanish
Affiliated Faculty in Philosophy
Chair of Hispanic Studies

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2022: Mr. Kevin Riley | Hispanic Studies

Dear HISP Students, Faculty/Staff & Friends,
It is my pleasure to be able to present Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for December 2022, Mr. Kevin Riley. Read about Kevin at the link below.
Un saludo cordial,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Chair & Professor of Spanish

Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2022: Mr. Kevin Riley | Hispanic Studies Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2022: Mr. Kevin Riley By Michael Gomez | December 7, 2022 1 Comment Hispanic Studies Student Focus, December 2022: Mr. Kevin Riley Mr. Kevin Riley, Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for December, is a Foreign Language Education and Spanish major, who, like ma...

Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2022: Dr. Ezequiel Durand-López | Hispanic Studies

Dear HISP Students, Faculty/Staff & Friends,
Hispanic Studies is happy to feature Dr. Ezequiel Durand-López as its Faculty Focus for December 2022. See write-up at the link below.
Saludos,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Chair & Professor of Spanish

Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2022: Dr. Ezequiel Durand-López | Hispanic Studies Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2022: Dr. Ezequiel Durand-López By Michael Gomez | December 7, 2022 1 Comment Hispanic Studies Faculty Focus, December 2022: Dr. Ezequiel Durand-López A recent graduate with a Ph.D. in Bilingualism and Second Language Acquisition from Rutgers University, Dr...

Student Focus - College of Charleston

Dear HISP Students, Faculty/Staff & Friends,
It is my pleasure to be able to present Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for November of 2022: Ms. Amanda Craig.
To read about Amanda, please click the link below.
spanish.cofc.edu/about/student-focus.php
Un saludo cordial,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Professor of Spanish
Department of Hispanic Studies
College of Charleston

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Faculty Focus - College of Charleston

Dear HISP Students, Faculty/Staff & Friends,
Hispanic Studies is happy to feature Prof. Adelaida Bidot as its Faculty Focus for November of 2022.
To learn about Prof. Bidot, please click on the link below.
http://spanish.cofc.edu/about/faculty-focus.php
Saludos,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Professor of Spanish
Chair of Hispanic Studies
College of Charleston

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Dear Faculty/Staff, Students & Friends of HISP,

Ever wonder how your studies of Spanish relate to other fields—such as Computer Science, Linguistics, Cognitive Psychology and Metaphysical Basketweaving (…okay, maybe not Metaphysical Basketweaving)?

Well, then, join Hispanic Studies’ own Dr. Ezequiel Durand López for his engaging and illuminating talk—part of Hispanic Studies’ Faculty Lecture Series--“Exploring memory effects in the acquisition of Spanish using methods from Cognitive Psychology and Computer Science” (Don’t let the long title scare you. He’ll make the topic accessible :)

This is an early afternoon engagement, to be held on Tuesday, November 15th from 12:15-1:30 p.m. in Alumni Center (86 Wentworth St, entrance through St. Philip St courtyard). Bring your lunch if you’re so inclined. We’ll provide the coffee and cookies for dessert.

Saludos,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Chair & Professor of Spanish
Department of Hispanic Studies
College of Charleston

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Join our panelists Dr. Christina García, Professor of Spanish, CofC, and Dr. Eloy Urroz, novelist and Professor of Spanish, The Citadel, for a discussion with Dr. Raúl Carrillo-Arciniega about his latest novel, Hotel Francés, winner of the Premio Internacional de Narrativa ‘Ignacio Manuel Altamirano’.
Wednesday, Nov 9, at 5 pm in Alumni Hall, Randolph Hall. Followed by a reception. Open to the public.

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“Prioritizing experiential learning in and out of the L2 classroom” by Dr. David Dulceany, Visiting Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies

Dr. Dulceany has quickly gained attention for his commitment and innovative approaches to experiential learning. In this presentation, he’ll discuss several strategies and opportunities he’s used to engage students in experiential learning in the L2 classroom and beyond. His talk will include techniques he’s found successful, including the use of concrete cultural objects in the classroom, getting students out of the classroom to use their L2 in varied contexts, and collaborating with local businesses to spark cultural exchange. A primary goal of this lecture series is to allow L2 faculty from a variety of disciplines to come together to discuss practical ways to prioritize experiential learning and troubleshoot challenges that it can present.

Free and open to the public - Lecture will be in English

STEM Students Get a World of Experience Through Study Abroad Trip to Ecuador

See article below about Casey O’Brien, a biochemistry major and Spanish minor, studying in Ecuador!

STEM Students Get a World of Experience Through Study Abroad Trip to Ecuador Between summer research projects and required credit hours, STEM majors don't have a whole lot of time left over for study abroad. But, with the College's intensive environmental chemistry and sustainability program in Ecuador, all they really need is two weeks. The program is the brainchild of Kate...

Faculty Focus - College of Charleston

Dear HISP Students, Faculty/Staff & Friends,
Hispanic Studies is happy to feature Dr. Sharonah Fredrick as its Faculty Focus for October of 2022:
http://spanish.cofc.edu/about/faculty-focus.php
Saludos,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Chair of Hispanic Studies
College of Charleston

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Student Focus - College of Charleston

Dear HISP Students, Faculty/Staff & Friends,
It is my pleasure to be able to present Hispanic Studies’ Student Focus for October of 2022, Mr. Max Moore.
http://spanish.cofc.edu/about/student-focus.php
Un saludo cordial,
Mg
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Chair of Hispanic Studies
College of Charleston

Student Focus - College of Charleston A top 10 fastest-growing city for software and Internet technology, an emerging hub for aerospace, and a hotbed for healthcare and biosciences.

The Majors and Minors Fair is Wednesday! It will be a great opportunity for students to learn about some of the majors and minors offered at CofC!

Buenos Aires, Argentina Spring 2023 Study Abroad Info session! 9/21 at 5 pm in JC Long 124. Open to CofC students.

Mayan and Andean Medicine and Urban Space in the Spanish Americas | Renaissance and Reformation

Dear HISP Faculty/Staff & Friends,

Congratulations to Dr. Sharonah Fredrick, whose article, “Mayan and Andean Medicine and Urban Space in the Spanish Americas,” was recently published in volume 44, number 2 of the journal Renaissance and Reformation.

As some of you know, Dr. Fredrick is a recent hire in Hispanic Studies, who will contribute—among other things—to HISP’s Spanish for Health offerings. Judging from the piece in question, her students are poised for quite an enriching experience in her classes.

All best,
Mike
Dr. Michael A. Gómez
Chair & Professor of Spanish
Affiliated Faculty in Philosophy
Co-Managing Editor, Hispanic Studies Review
Department of Hispanic Studies
Colllege of Charleston

Mayan and Andean Medicine and Urban Space in the Spanish Americas | Renaissance and Reformation Mayan and Andean Medicine and Urban Space in the Spanish Americas Authors Sharonah Fredrick University at Buffalo DOI: https://doi.org/10.33137/rr.v44i2.37524 Abstract Mayan and Andean medicine included empirical perspectives and botanical cures that were transmitted in the urban spaces of colonial....

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