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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Nov
10

47th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture with Dr. Ousseina Alidou, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Part of the Fall 2025 Humanities Forum

Location

University Center : Ballroom

Date & Time

November 10, 2025, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Description

For their 47th annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture, the Department of Africana Studies presents Ecological Thoughts in Sahel West African Women's Literary and Cultural Narratives In the 47th...
Ousseina Alidou is smiling towards the camera. She is seated in front of a patterned background.

Nov
18

Robert K. Webb Lecture with Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins, Wesleyan University

Part of the Fall 2025 Humanities Forum

Location

Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : Gallery

Date & Time

November 18, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Description

For their annual Robert K. Webb Lecture, the Department of History presents Dark Times: The Uses and Abuses of History in an Authoritarian Era Until recently, the history profession has...
Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins is smiling towards the camera. He is standing outside in front of trees.