Abya Yala Project

In Fall 2024, the Abya Yala Project was awarded funds through the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences’ Big Ideas Grant.

The Dresher Center for the Humanities joined the project as administrator.

Faculty Facilitators: Thania Muñoz (Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication); Tania Lizarazo (Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication and Global Studies); Yolanda Valencia (Geography and Environmental Systems); and María Célleri (Gender, Women’s + Sexuality Studies)

Project Statement: Abya Yala is one of the Indigenous names for the Americas. As decolonial Latin Americanists, we are committed to community-building scholarship that does not center on one single language, nationality, or field of study. As a first step in what we hope becomes an established community space, we propose publishing an open-source edited volume about Latinx presence in the DMV area. The volume will be elaborated in a series of events, including a workshop, a writing retreat, and a local conference to build momentum about the ongoing collaboration between Latinx faculty, students, and community members. In the process, we envision creating/strengthening support networks among our growing Latinx campus community.

 

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Oct
15

(REPOST) Storytelling in Time and Place: An Interactive Workshop presented by The Public Stories Lab

Stories of art, investment, & change in Baltimore and beyond

Location

Center for Art Design and Visual Culture : Fine Arts Room 105

Date & Time

October 15, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Description

Join the Public Stories Lab for an engaging and interactive workshop that invites participants to share personal stories connected to the Center for Art Design and Visual Culture's Pedagogy...

Oct
16

(REPOST) Migrant Ecologies: Plant Worlds and the Afterlives of Empire

Joan S. Korenman Lecture with Banu Subramaniam

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn

Date & Time

October 16, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Description

The Department of Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies presents their Joan S. Korenman Lecture Migrant Ecologies: Plant Worlds and the Afterlives of Empire How have histories of colonialism and...
A South Asian woman is smiling. She is standing outside in front of trees and is wearing a purple top.

Oct
22

(REPOST) House of Mirrors: How Mis- and Disinformation Amplify Imperialist Histories to Shape Asian American Political Participation in California's 45th Congressional District

Reframing Global Asias Lecture with Shengxiao "Sole" Yu

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Library Gallery

Date & Time

October 22, 2025, 10:30 am – 11:45 am

Description

House of Mirrors: How Mis- and Disinformation Amplify Imperialist Histories to Shape Asian American Political Participation in California's 45th Congressional District In many Asian American...

Oct
23

(REPOST) Language as personal and communal expression: an interactive zine-making workshop with Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo & Shengxiao "Sole" Yu

Reframing Global Asias Conversation Series Workshop

Location

Center for Art Design and Visual Culture : Fine Arts Room 105

Date & Time

October 23, 2025, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

Language as personal and communal expression: an interactive zine-making workshop RSVP at the original myUMBC post Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo and Shengxiao "Sole" Yu will lead participants through...

Oct
24

(REPOST) The Semiotics of Skin: The Discursive Construction of Desirable Figures of Personhood in Korean Beauty's Global Circulation

Reframing Global Asias Lecture with Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216

Date & Time

October 24, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

The Semiotics of Skin: The Discursive Construction of Desirable Figures of Personhood in Korean Beauty's Global Circulation Dr. Joyhanna Jung Yoo will discuss how Korean American...