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Dualities: Hybrid States and Liminal Identities

Observatory Spotlight: PhD student continues research in Mexico

Faculty Highlights: Prof. Hamilton Talks About Her New Book

Understanding Cultural Differences

Three Opportunities Abroad

Become a Global Citizen

The First Step in a Globally Focused Career

Upcoming Events

January 30, 2020

McNally Fellow Presentations

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“Metallography and chemical analysis: an archeologist’s summer in the lab,” Kelly Plevniak (PhD Student, Anthropology) “Otium cum gaudium. Courtly Pass-times in 13th and 14th Century...

February 13, 2020

CMS Lecture: "Medieval Iberia and the Mediterranean," Dr. Núria Silleras...

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March 20, 2020 to March 21, 2020

Dualities: Hybrid States and Liminal Identities - Spanish & Portuguese...

Read more about Dualities: Hybrid States and Liminal Identities - Spanish & Portuguese Graduate Student Conference

Dualities: Hybrid States and Liminal Identities 7th Annual Graduate Student Conference Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies University of Minnesota - Twin Cities March 20 - 21, 2020...

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Spanish & Portuguese Studies

Detail, inside the Biblioteca Vasconcelos in Mexico City, Mexico

Editorial Work

Learning from the Affected: Listening & Observing on the US/Mexico Border

The Thirst for Justice

Sociolinguistics in Spain

Languages