Archive: literature and culture

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Dissertation Defense: Estefania Tocado Orviz

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese cordially invites you to attend the dissertation defense of Estefania Tocado Orviz, M.S. titled Metaficción historiográfica: Memoria e…

April 28, 2017

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Dissertation Defense of María Mónica Vallin

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese cordially invites you to attend the dissertation defense of María Mónica Vallin titled Para destruir por el gusto la naturaleza del…

April 25, 2017

Events

Divorcees, Evangelists, and Vegetarians

Event Type: Theater / Arts / Show Date and Time: Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 8:00pm Location: Davis Performing Arts Center, 37th and O St., N.W., Washington A hilarious comedy by…

April 22, 2017

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Talk with Frederick de Armas

Speaker(s): Frederick de Armas Event Type: Lecture Date and Time:  Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 4:00pm Location: Georgetown University, White Gravenor 206 Please, join us for a…

April 5, 2017

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BRAZILIAN LITERATURE TODAY: LANGUAGE, TERRITORIES, AND POLITICS

A conversation with Alexandre Vidal Porto, Lídia V. Santos, and José Luis Passos Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 5:00pm to 7:00pm Georgetown University, Mortara Center for…

September 15, 2016

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DISSERTATION DEFENSE: DENISE KRIPPER

LAS FICCIONES DEL TRADUCTOR: EL TRADUCTOR COMO PROTAGONISTA EN LA LITERATURA RECIENTE EN ESPAÑOL This dissertation examines the upsurge in the representation of translators and…

April 22, 2016

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RECASTING EMPIRE FROM THE EDGES

Empires inevitably promote cultures announcing their moral legitimacy. We all know proclamations of Manifest Destiny, The White Man’s Burden, and Making the World Safe for…

April 11, 2016