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Talk: Dr. Rebeca Hey-Colón

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Department of Spanish & Portuguese and Latina/Latino Studies
Virtual
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Date
May 4, 2022   4:00 pm  
Registration
Registration
Contact
Carolyn Fornoff
E-Mail
cfornoff@illinois.edu
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The Spanish and Portuguese Department and Latina/Latino Studies are delighted to invite you to join us for a virtual talk by Dr. Rebeca L. Hey-Colón on Wednesday May 4th at 4 PM CST. The title of the talk is "The Bóveda as Counter-Archive: A Reading of the Border of Lights.”

Dr. Hey Colón is Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Temple University. Her work is situated at the intersection of Afro-Latinx and Caribbean Studies, with a particular focus on borders and Afro-diasporic spirituality. Her current book project, Channeling Knowledges: Afro-Diasporic Waters in Latinx and Caribbean Worlds, is forthcoming with University of Texas Press.

Please register in advance for this meeting. Upon registration you will receive a Zoom link to attend the talk: https://illinois.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcOGtqTssG9WbUvmIa5NvTpCbMFx2Mtur 

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