Past Events
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Apr 23
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Apr 18The Wisdom of Water: From the Andes to the Great Lakes
Victor Villacrez-Mundo Esperanza, José De Piérola-Andean Water Engineering, Jon Greendeer, President of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Dr. Eduardo Santana-Castellón-University of Guadalajara, Dr. Sissel Schroeder- Director of the James B. Stoltman Laboratory of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Energy Institute University of Wisconsin-Madison 1552 University Ave, Madison WI
The Wisdom of Water: From the Andes to the Great Lakes is part of EarthFest 2026, a series of events hosted by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that brings together scholars, practitioners, and communities to explore environmental challenges and solutions. Across the Americas, cultures developed deep knowledge of water …
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Apr 17Intonation and convergence in Galicia: Comparing bilingual Galician and Galician Spanish
Morgridge Hall B2556
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Apr 9
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Mar 24Roberto Bolaño as a Question of ‘History of Literature’
Dr. Heriberto Yépez, Professor of Critical Theory At the Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana.
Bascom Hall 260
Yépez is a scholar, novelist, blogger, and translator. Author of The Transnational Battlefield, The Colonization of the Voice, and The Empire of Neomemory, exploring the connection between U.S poetry, Charles Olson and Imperialism. He is also a translator of Charles Bernstein and Jerome Rothenberg into Spanish.
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Mar 24The Humanities as a Toolkit for Citizenship
Joshua Calhoun, Ainehi Edoro, Ralph Grunewald, Paola Hernández
Elvehjem Building, Room L160, 800 University Ave.
Recent polling suggests that we are a deeply divided society, even as we collectively confront significant challenges at the local, national, and global levels. At a time when the value of the humanities is often questioned, this Humanities NOW panel will demonstrate how these disciplines help cultivate some of the most essential skills needed to …
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Mar 244W WIT PROGRAM Spring 2026 – Translation Ecologies: Re-Thinking Binaries Ecologías de la traducción: repensar lo binario
Zoom Zoom Link
Session II: Tuesday, March 24 Roca Mínima II de Sofía Sánchez (México) – Primera versión de Sarli Ramales II, III, IV de Giordana García Sojo (Venezuela)- Primera versión de Ulises
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Mar 17Writing the “Homeland” and its Borders: of Meaningless Passwords, Poetic Transparencies, and Photosynthesis in Latin American Eco-Poetics
Ingraham Hall 206 Zoom Registration Link
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture:
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Mar 16A Roundtable with Puerto Rican Authors
Xavier Valcárcel de Jesús, Cezanne Cardona Morales, and Nicole Cecilia Delgado
The roundtable features authors Xavier Valcárcel de Jesús, Cezanne Cardona Morales, and Nicole Cecilia Delgado. The event is 5:00 pm Monday, March 16th, in Ingraham 206. The CLS Program is a co-sponsor for the event.
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Mar 12