LACSI's 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Calendar

Student Spotlight

Upcoming Events

Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden News

Course Offerings: Spring 2025

Ongoing Activities

Check the 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month Calendar for an exciting roster of activities until November 2. 

Special thanks to the several organizers who contributed to the calendar by sharing their events; LACSI's co-sponsors; Courtney Deans, LACSI's Student Worker, for designing the calendar; and Carla York, LACSI's administrative assistant, for her crucial support in organizing LACSI's main events.

Wezddy Del Toro Orozco, a Ph.D. student in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) Program, received the Beverly Hirsh Frank Graduate Fellowship. 

This fellowship supports innovative research in life and physical sciences, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary fields. Wezddy's research addresses human-jaguar conflicts, aiming to promote coexistence in the Central Amazon.”

The exhibit is back and open to the public at LACSI's Yellow House
until November 22!

Schedule a visit between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays by emailing lacsi@uga.edu

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Amy Smoler (Linguistics Department) for curating the exhibits in Athens; CLAS (Ohio State University) and the President’s Ventures Fund for co-sponsoring the Grand Opening at LACSI’s Casa Amarilla; and Seth and Jennifer Hendershot for kindly hosting the collection for a week this fall.

Dates and Locations

Monday, October 7 to Friday, November 22, 2024. 
Exhibition open at LACSI'S Yellow House (290 S. Hull St.)

Ania Tizziani (Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina), will present her work on Gender, Labor, and Inequality in Contemporary Latin America, while discussing "The Maid Tournament" (yes it was a real thing!) in Argentina, and domestic labor in reference to the Chilean film La Nana (Event and speaker information provided by Dr. Betina Kaplan).

Join us at Brooks Hall – Room 145 for the Willson Center Distinguished Lecture with Brazilian Scholar Djamila Ribeiro. Ribeiro is one of the world's most impactful voices on race, gender, and social justice. A renowned Brazilian intellectual, philosopher, and activist,  Ribeiro will share insights from her influential work, which has resonated globally, earning her a spot among BBC's 100 most influential women in 2019. Don't miss this enlightening evening that promises to challenge and inspire.

Sponsors: Willson Center, Department of Romance Languages, Institute for African American Studies, Institute for Women’s Studies, English Department, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute, and the Portuguese Flagship Program.

The Immigration Film Fest is hosted by KAMA DC, a volunteer-run nonprofit dedicated to providing a platform for immigrants and refugees in the DMV to share their skills and stories.

The festival will include virtual screenings for 29 films via Eventive from October 17-27, and four in-person screenings in Washington, DC from October 17-20.

Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa was born in Puerto Rico and raised in New York City. She is a product of the Puerto Rican communities on the island and in the South Bronx. As a child, she was sent to live with her grandparents where she was introduced to the culture of rural Puerto Rico, including the storytelling that came naturally to the women, especially the older women, in her family. Much of her work is based on her experiences during this time.

Ms. Llanos-Figueroa’s second novel, A Woman of Endurance, (Spanish edition: Indómita), was published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins in Spring 2022. The paperback edition of A Woman of Endurance was published in Spring 2023. The Brazilian Portuguese edition will be published in 2024 (Biographical sketch taken from the author's website).

This event is co-sponsored by the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the   Department of Romance Languages, and LACSI.

Noche Latina is a night where our community comes together to celebrate the rich diversity of cultures across Latin America. It's not just a celebration of one individual or group, but a time for everyone to embrace their unique roots, share their traditions, and learn about others.

As a reminder everyone is welcome to Noche Latina, so don’t forget to invite your friends and family.

Tickets are still on sale, make sure to go get them before they sell out. (HSA)

UGA Honors students tour the garden as part of their lunch box series

The last couple of weeks have brought many visitors to the garden. From students to butterflies, everyone seems to be enjoying the change in the weather.

In one of the accompanying photos, a monarch butterfly sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower (Tithonia rotundifolia) as it embarks on its remarkable fall migration south to Mexico. After wintering, we can hope to spot a new generation passing through in the spring.

Monarch in action

Final morning glories of the year

It is also time to enjoy the last morning glory blooms (Ipomea purpurea). Morning glories have a rich history intertwined with shamanistic rituals, especially in Mesoamerican cultures. Symbolically, morning glories represent beauty, love, and the ephemeral nature of existence. These gorgeous days are short and fleeting, don't let them pass without stepping outdoors to marvel at this precious gift.

-Nunally Benzing  (LAEG Curator)

No previous experience with Quechua?
No problem!

Join us every Monday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
at Q'illu Wasicha (LACSI's Yellow House. 290 S. Hull St.).

Contact Bethany Bateman McDonald
(batemabd@uga.edu) with questions.

Join the Latinx Student Support Group.

Sessions started on October 2nd.
Spots are limited on a first come first serve basis.