Come learn about memes culture in Brazil and play games around memes. 

Poorvaja earned one of the highest scores on the National French Week quiz. This trivia event, open to students and faculty, was a part of a week-long national celebration of French and the Francophone world. 

Join in celebrating French and Francophone culture with students and faculty across campus and the Department of Romance Languages:

As part of National French Week, the Pétanque Club of Athens  will be hosting a Pétanque event on campus! 

What: If you have never heard of this game and want to try something new, come out for an introduction to the French sport of Pétanque! Or if you’ve played before, this is a great chance to have fun and show off your skills!  

Where: The brand new Pétanque Club of UGA court in front of the Lamar Dodd School of Art! 

Cecília Rodrigues, Cris Lira, and Ligia Bezerra (Arizona State U) have edited a special issue of the prestigious literary journal Estudos de Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea housed at the University of Brasília. Titled “Occupying Spaces: Legitimation of Contemporary Brazilian Women Writers,” and featuring ten articles, one book review, and two interviews, the dossier aims to highlight the fertile literary production of women writers from all corners of

Come learn about Dr. Smith Limerick's experience in graduate school and navigating the job market. She will be available for questions about preparing your application dossier, the ins and outs of campus visits, and what her experiences have been like on search committees. 

This talk will examine works of contemporary Afro-Spanish authors and artists (Lucía Mbomío Rubio, Desirée Bela-Lobedde and Ruben H. Bermúdez) to comment on the often invisibilized experiences and identity formation of Afrodescendants born and raised in Spain. While Spain is the only country the protagonists of these works have ever known, a theme that resonates throughout them is the questioning of their Spanishness, a constant in a society that considers Spanishness and Blackness mutually exclusive.

The 1980s in Brazil marks the end of the military dictatorship and the dawn of re-democracy. This presentation will focus on the interplay between the prominent musical movement of the time known as National Rock or Brock and the economic and socio-political complexities of the period. More specifically, we will discuss how the 8o's music serves as a unique window into this historical period reflecting on the youth's hopes, dreams and challenges. 

The aim of this workshop is to delve into the profound linguistic and cultural impact of indigenous peoples in Brazil. Furthermore, we will offer an immersive experience through an indigenous song circle, deeply rooted in the authenticity of our ancestral heritage. 

In Discourse on Colonialism, Aime Cesaire asserts that colonization ultimately works to decivilize the colonizer, awakening baser, brutalizing, and dehumanizing instincts in him.