Special Guest:

Dr. Richard Gordon, Assistant Professor of Lusophone and

Hispanic Literatures and Cultures at The Ohio State University,

will offer a presentation to the UNM community on slavery and identity

in recent Brazilian Cinema.

Titled "The Case of Aleijadinho: Paixão, Glória e Suplício,"

the presentation will take place November 18, 2009, 4:00-5:00pm,

in Ortega 335 (Reading Room).

This event is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences'

Faculty Development Speaker's Fund, the Latin American

and Iberian Institute (LAII), the Department of Spanish and

Portuguese, and the Student Organization of Latin American

Studies (SOLAS).

Meeting:

Our next meeting will be Monday November 16th at 5PM in the SOLAS Office.

We will discuss upcoming events, including our Spring Film Festival.

Please come with your ideas!

Lecture Series:

Find a list of our lectures here: http://laii.unm.edu/solas/lecture-series/