Hofstra Cultural Center, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, Department of History and
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures present
Conversations on
Colonial Mexico Dr. David Tavárez, associate professor and chair of anthropology at Vassar College, discusses his research on transatlantic/global colonial intellectual exchanges. He also explores evangelization and language policies, writing, and power in the public sphere within Nahua and Zapotec societies. Monday, February 23, 2015, 4:30 p.m. Invisible Wars: Indigenous Religion, Resistance and Dissent in Colonial Mexico Guthart Cultural Center Theater Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Caterina Pizzigoni, associate professor of Latin American history at Columbia University, discusses her research on indigenous societies in central Mexico. Analyzing testamentary documents, Pizzigoni chronicles Nahua homes, daily life, and how a region held onto its Nahua traditions while incorporating aspects of Spanish imperialism. Monday, April 20, 2015, 4:30 p.m. The Life Within: Local Indigenous Society in Mexico’s Toluca Valley Guthart Cultural Center Theater Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
For more information, please contact the Hofstra Cultural Center at 516-463-5669 or visit hofstra.edu/culture.
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Co-sponsored by HOLA (Hofstra’s Organization of Latin Americans)