LAS Minor, Certificate, and Experiential Learning

Minor in LAS

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Charles A. Hale

Charles A. Hale Lecture

The Charles A. Hale Lecture honors the memory of Professor Charles A. Hale (1930 - 2008), a specialist in Latin American liberalism and intellectual history. He was a distinguished scholar and faculty member at the University of Iowa from 1966 - 1997.

News and Announcements

10th Annual Charles A. Hale Lecture to be held September 23, 2021

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The 10th annual Charles A. Hale Lecture entitled "Popular Cosmopolitanism: Cinema, Genre and Mediation in Mid-Century Mexico" will be delivered virtually by Ignacio Sánchez Prado on Thursday, September 23.

Dr. Conceição Evaristo presents “Black Female Authorship Seeding Black Female Characters”

Friday, April 30, 2021
Afro-Brazilian Writer Dr. Conceição Evaristo will present “Black Female Authorship Seeding Black Female Characters” on May 4, 2021. She has published seven books, including Olhos D’agua (2015) for which she won the Jabuti Prize.

Watch Professor Djamila Ribeiro's presentation “Myths Around Black Brazilian Women from the Perspective of Black Feminist Theory”

Monday, April 19, 2021
Afro-Brazilian Philosopher and Activist Djamila Ribeiro presented “Myths Around Black Brazilian Women from the Perspective of Black Feminist Theory” on April 13, 2021.
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Upcoming Events

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An Evening with Joe Sacco

Thursday, February 9, 2023 6:30pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
Join us in conversation with journalist, comics artist, and Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Joe Sacco, (Safe Area Gorazde, Paying the Land) interviewed by Rachel Williams for a talk about race, war, identity but also about his personal creative process and the art of comics.  This is part of a three-day event devoted to "Drawing Panels and Crossing Borders: Negotiating Self and Other in Comics" with MariNaomi, Candida Rifkind, Jorge Santos, and Jose Alaniz. Organized by the...

Virtual All Majors Career Fair

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Virtual
This fair will focus on recruiting students pursuing any and all majors! All students are invited to attend! There will be a variety of industries of employers represented. Visit: https://careers.uiowa.edu/virtual-career-fair for more details.

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert

Thursday, May 4, 2023 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Iowa Steel Bands This concert is free and open to the public.
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