NEWS and EVENTS 
 
Dec. 1-15, 2021

Listen: The Benson at 100 Podcast
 
With twin inaugural episodes—"Nettie Lee Benson-ology" and "Entrevista con Mauricio Tenorio"—followed by three subsequent episodes available in English and Spanish, the Benson at 100 provides engaging deep dive into the collections of our world-renowned and beloved library. English / Español 

 

 

LLILAS BENSON NEWS

Fondo Real de Cholula Digitization Project Featured in Ciclo de Conversatorios 

David Bliss, Theresa Polk, Prof. Kelly McDonough, and Albert A. Palacios PhD will participate in the panel "Digitalización del Fondo Real de Cholula," moderated by Lic. Luis Eduardo Pérez Merchant, director of the Archivo del Poder Judicial del Estado de Puebla as part of "Ciclo de Conversatorios: Documentos históricos que marcaron un antes y después de al conquista española." Friday, Dec. 3, 17:00–18:00 CST. Livestreamed at Facebook CENTRAH.  



 

LLILAS BENSON EVENTS

Brazil Center Talk: The Enduring Spectacle: The Political Economy of Violence in Rio de Janeiro 

Wednesday, Dec. 1 | 3-4 pm CST | Livestream

Drawing on long-term ethnographic fieldwork, Erika Robb Larkins, San Diego State, traces the commodification of enduring violence in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, showing how the spectacle continues to shape social relations in the city. Details here. 

Foro Urgente / LASA Dialogs: The Chilean Elections: Taking a New Turn?

Tuesday, Dec. 2 | 12-1:30 pm CST | Livestream

Join us for a conversation about Chile's 2021 elections with Kenneth Bunker (Tresquintos, Chile), Andrés Estafane (independent scholar), Jorge Heine (Boston University), and Julieta Suárez-Cao (PUC Chile). Ángela Vergara (CalState LA) will serve as moderator. Learn more and stream at bit.ly/foro_urgente_chile. En español e inglés sin interpretación.
 

Talleres y Debates: Sobre la destrucción y reconstrucción de imperios, de Hispanoamérica continental a Brasil (1810s-1820s)

Lunes 6 de diciembre | 12-1:30 pm CST | Webinar | Regístrese aquí

El Instituto de Estudios Históricos (UT Austin) y LLILAS Benson presentan una conversación con historiadores de instituciones norteamericanas, latinoamericanas y europeas. 

Triennial Symposium / Simposio Trineal: Primeros Libros de las Américas 

Friday, Dec. 10 | 9:30 am-12:30 pm CST | Register here

The Primeros Libros consortium presents a symposium and the launch of the new, improved site that features the earliest books published in the Americas. Las instituciones coordinadoras del proyecto "Primeros Libros de las Américas" los invitan al lanzamiento del nuevo sitio y simposio trienal de 2021. View program and register.

OTHER UT EVENTS 

   

Café y Cuentos: Vitamina T for Tacos with co-author Mando Rayo and illustrator Martha Calderón

Monday, Dec. 6 | 12-2 pm CST | GWB 2.206 

Taco journalist Mando Rayo will read from and discuss his new book, Vitamina T for Tacos, an alphabet book and Latino culture guide for children and parents alike. Rayo will be joined by illustrator Martha Samaniego Calderón. Facilitated by Professor Oscar Cásares. More info here.





World Music Night with UT Ensembles

Friday, Dec. 3 | 4-8 pm CST | Central Market North

Three ensembles from the UT Butler School of Music present their final show of the semester. The Middle Eastern Ensemble (4–5 p.m.), the Hispanic Caribbean Ensemble (5:20–6:40), and the Conjunto Ensemble (7–8) take the stage outdoors at Central Market North, 4001 North Lamar for this free, all-ages concert.





 

FACULTY NEWS
 

 

Gloria González-López Receives Multiple Honors

Dr. Gloria González-López has received the Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award from the Society for the Study of Social Problems, and the Simon-Gagnon Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Sociological Association, Sexualities Section. Professor González-López also has been named C.B. Smith Sr. Centennial Chair in United States-Mexico Relations at UT Austin.

Mónica A. Jiménez Is Awarded Puerto Rican Writers Fellowship in Poetry

A new fellowship supporting Puerto Rican writers has been awarded to Dr. Mónica A. Jiménez, assistant professor of African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin. The Letras Boricuas Fellowship was created to identify, elevate, and amplify the voices of emerging and established Puerto Rican writers on the island and across the U.S. diaspora by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the Flamboyan Foundation’s Arts Fund. Read more here.

 

STUDENT NEWS

Nathalia Hernández Ochoa Receives Dissertation Writing Fellowship for Spring 2022

Congratulations to doctoral candidate Nathalia Hernández Ochoa, who has received the UT Austin Dissertation Writing Fellowship for Spring 2022. Her project, titled “Curanderas: Maya Women Resisting Violence through Theater That Heals,” focuses on how Maya and Mestiza women are using theater and performance as a way to denounce violence in Guatemala. To follow some of Hernández Ochoa's work, visit her personal blog.

 

ALUMNI NEWS


 

LLILAS Alumna Discusses the Decolonization of Archaeology in Guatemala 

Dr. Adriana Linares Palma (LLILAS PhD, 2021) joined other experts to discuss the production of archaeological knowledge from academia and its relationship with the rights of Indigenous peoples in Guatemala. Read Linares's summary here.

 

Roberta Villalón Elected President of the SWS 

Dr. Roberta Villalón (LLILAS MA, 2004) has been elected president of Sociologists for Women in Society. Originally from Argentina, Villalón is a Fulbright scholar, professor, and chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department at St. John's University, New York City. Learn about their SWS winter 2022 meeting “Rethinking Feminist Sociologies in the Era of Global Pandemics.”

 

 

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