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Exhibit: What are they Wearing

Come see the wonderful and colorful huipiles that are a traditional clothing item worn by indigious women.

Ven a esta exhibicián que mostrará los maravillosos y coloríficos huipiles que usan varias mujeres indígenas en México y otras culturas.

For more information on huipiles click here.

Para más información sobre huipiles visia esta página.

 

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First Floor of Willy T. (By information desk)

Lecture on Soldaderas in Mexican Literature (Wired Course)

Dr. Estrada is an Associate Professor of Spanish at UNC. He will be lecturing about soldaderas (female soldiers that participiated in Mexico's Revolutionary War).

El Dr. Estrada, profesor de español en la Universidad de North Carolina presidirá una charla efocada en las soldaderas (mujeres soldados en la Revolución de México).

 


 

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Niles Gallery
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Cultural Heritage & Tourism Panel (A&S 100 class)

Cultural heritage is big business in Mexico, with profound implications for the nation’s economy, for the livelihoods and identities of descendant communities, and for the scholarly study and preservation of archaeological sites and materials. This panel will explore the economic, cultural and historical nexus of cultural heritage and tourism in a panel featuring Dr. Patricia McAnany, (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill), and Drs. Sarah Lyon and Chris Pool of the Department of Anthropology at U.K.

Patricia A. McAnany is a Maya archaeologist who has conducted field research and cultural heritage programs through the Maya region. For more information on her work, you can visit the page www.in-herit.org

Sarah Lyon´s research interests include economic anthropology, tourism, globalization, agricultural production and commodity chains, sustainable consumption, Latin America, and Maya culture and identity.

Chris Pool´s research focuses primarily on the evolution of complex societies in the tropical lowlands of southern Veracruz, Mexico, including the Olmecs and their Epi-Olmec.

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Student Center Theater
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Culture & Identity: New Expressions by Latino Artists in the 21st Century (featuring the work of Lexington artists Agustin Zarate, Diane Kahlo, & Adan Utrera)

Come see the work of three Latin Artists from October 14 to November 15 in the Living Arts & Sciences Center. Artists Agustin Zarate, Diane Kahlo, and Adan Utera explore how culture and identity can shape the Latino Immigrant. 

 

A partir del 14 de octubre hasta el 15 de noviembre habrá una exhibicion en el Living Arts & Sciences Center de tres artistas latinos. Agustin Zarate, Diane Kahlo y Adan Utera exploran por medio de su arte el rol que juegan la cultura e identidad en la formación de un imigrante Latino. 

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Living Arts & Science Center - 362 n. Martin Luther King Blvd
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