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Puerto Rico & the Diaspora Symposium

Puerto Rico & the Diaspora Symposium

Thursday, May 21, 2026 912 Sproul Hall
New undergraduate, graduate and faculty research initiatives on Puerto Rico at UC Davis. Open to the public.

From Mother’s Milk, Not Medical Ink

From Mother’s Milk, Not Medical Ink: Postpartum Visibility and Disobedience in Contemporary Latin American FictionDiana Aramburu
Associate Professor, Department of Spanish

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Joseph Conrad in 2026 - A Conversation

Joseph Conrad in 2026 - A ConversationAkua Banful on Heart of Darkness
Ania Dobrowolski on Lord Jim
Liz Miller on Nostromo

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Bad Bunny Picnic

Join a discussion about Benito moderated by professors and student experts. Learn about the Spanish major and connect with our community. Bring a blanket to sit on the grass! Enjoy snacks and limited-edition stickers!

Event flyer featuring a photo exhibition, book reading, and documentary screening at UC Davis.

Counter-Pedagogies of Forgetting: An Itinerant Gathering of Literature, Documentary Film, and Photography on Memory and Justice in Peru

Coordinators: Mara Uriol and Sandra Pulido
March 3-4
Counter-Pedagogies of Forgetting (Peru, 1980–2000) is an itinerant cultural and

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Señales de nosotros A virtual conversation Lina Meruane

Señales de nosotros
A virtual conversation Lina MeruanePresented by Michael Lazzara (Spanish & Portuguese)

Muddy Waters: Amazonian Rivers as Zones of Indistinction

Muddy Waters: Amazonian Rivers as Zones of IndistinctionJavier Uriarte
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature

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Mixed and Ground: Cooking Latinamericanism with Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Mixed and Ground: Cooking Latinamericanism with Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands

Dr. Pavel Andrade
Texas Tech

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A Cloud of Swirling Fireflies: The Seventeenth-Century Craze for Rhetorical Conceits at the Intersection of Literature and Science

Javier Patiño Loira, UCLA

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Un recital de poesía en español / A poetry reading by Emilio Bejel

Un recital de poesía en español / A poetry reading by Emilio Bejel

One speaker outdoors and one in a library

Trabajos en curso - featuring Lucas Ruppel and Chandler Thompson

Lunch provided.

Human-Centered Narratives & Collaboration Bilingual Symposium

Human-Centered Narratives & Collaboration Bilingual SymposiumWhat Brings Us Here?

Journalists, linguists, and language coaches will share their best tips to improve our communication skills. Together, we’ll learn to tell stories that connect with our communities using Plain Language.

Dec 5, 2025 @ 9:30am - 12:30pm
I-House, Davis, 10 College Park
Event Details

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Conversatorio Hacer lugar en la frontera - una conversación con Dales Louissaint

Humanizando La Deportación presenta el Conversatorio Hacer lugar en la frontera
una conversación con Dales Louissaint

Dales Louissaint - migrantehaitiano, licenciado enderecho UABC, estudiante de maestría en derecho internacional, U San Diego

Día De Los Muertos Y Participa En El Concurso De Calaveras Literarias

Día De Los Muertos

Join us for a reading of calveritas with prizes, free pan de muerto, drinks & ceremony. Honor your departed loved ones by adding a photo to the altar.

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Book talk with author Adli Cordero Espada on her book ‘¿Y quién ama esta locura?’

Adli Cordero Espada escritora puertorriqueña, periodista y trabajadora social comunitaria. Autora de la novela ¿Y quién ama esta locura? (Las Marías Editorial, 2025), que explora la esquizofrenia, el estigma y la escritura como herramienta de liberación.