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February 1st, 2019 Entre Islas: Poetas cubanas de Nueva York

Invited Talks

“Brief Notes on Josefina’s Journey, Bliss, Silence, and Love.” Plenary Panel: ArteSana: Celebrating the Life and Work of Josefina Báez.

Columbia University, New York, NY. October 5, 2023.

SHPE and DEI at the College of Engineering Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff. “Why Does Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month Matters?” Keynote Speaker.

UGA Driftmier Engineering Center, September 14, 2023.

“Reflexiones en torno a la vigencia de ‘la materia reunida’ de Camila Henríquez Ureña desde el espacio académico estadounidense.” Noveno Seminario de Hermenéutica “La Horizontalidad del Sentido.” En el 50 Aniversario de Camila Henríquez Ureña.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. September 6, 2023.

“Defining LatinX” as part of the Roots of Racism Series. Informational Session for 60+ participants.

Neuberger Berman. October 14, 2022. Virtual presentation.

“Teaching and Researching Latin American and Latinx Studies in Georgia.” Oconee County Library. October 10, 2022.

“A Few Reflections on Hispanic, Latino, Latinx.” Informational Session for 50 participants.

Neuberger Berman. March 16, 2022. Virtual presentation.

“Carmen FotonovelArte: Diálogos desde y sobre la belleza.” Plenary: Estética. Carmen. Estética.

Centro de la Imagen, Santo Domingo, R.D., November 12, 2020. Virtual presentation.

“Tracing the Legacy of Camila Henríquez Ureña through Translation and Beyond.” HISPANIC CARIBBEAN INTERSECTIONS: Race, Sexuality and Cultural Production.

The University of Houston, Texas. November 4, 2019.

“Laughing in Dominicanish.” Dominican Writers Conference in honor of Josefina Báez’s Legacy.

CUNY City College, N.Y. May 4, 2019.

“Desde Nueva York para el mundo: Josefina Báez y sus múltiples Ni é’s.” Distinguished Alumni Series. Latin American, Iberian, and Latino Cultures.

CUNY Graduate Center, N.Y. March 15, 2019.

“Apuntes sobre Lourdes Gil y su aproximación poética al exilio.” Book launch panel and discussion, CUNY Baruch College Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature and Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York.

CUNY Baruch College, N.Y. February 1, 2019.

“As Is É. Reading and Conversation with Dominicanyork Artist Josefina Báez.” Department of English and Foreign Languages.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. May 10, 2017.

“Explorando las Afro-dominicanidades.” Conversation with Dr. Lorgia García Peña (Harvard University).

New York University, N.Y. March 4, 2017.

“The Borders of Dominicanidad. Race, Nation, and Archives of Contradiction by Lorgia García-Peña.”

Word-Up Bookstore, New York, New York, December 9, 2016.

“Gender and Otherness: Queer Subjects in Contemporary Dominican Literature from the Island and its Diaspora in New York.” Presentation in the graduate seminar, Spanish 6397: “LGBT Discourses and Practices in the Spanish Caribbean Islands.”

The University of Houston. Held via Skype on November 13, 2014.

“Manhattan and Quisqueya: Dominican Literature and Culture” at Latino
Heritage Month.

Baruch College (City University of New York). October 9, 2014.

“Social class and race La lucha de Ana”.

Manhattan College. Modern Languages and Literature Film Festival, Spring. 2013.

“Hip hop and Reaggeton in Contemporary Dominican Literature & Current trends in Dominican Narrative.” Doctoral Seminar on Caribbean Literature & Music.

The CUNY Graduate Center, Spring. 2013.

Hosted Guest Speaker Events

“Teaching Latinx Studies at UGA.”

The Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education (CLASE).

Mary Frances Early College of Education (MFECOE). The University of Georgia November 6, 2024.

“Decolonizing the Curriculum.”

Lilly Teaching Fellows. The University of Georgia. October 17, 2022.

“(Un)silencing the Archive: Tracing the Intellectual Legacy of Camila Henríquez Ureña.”

Institute for Women’s Studies, Friday Speakers’ Series. The University of Georgia. October 18, 2019.

“Feminism in Academia. Does It Still Matter?”

Event organized by the Romance Languages Graduate Student Organization Women’s Forum. The University of Georgia. November 12, 2018.

“Brazilian Latinx Awareness.”

Tea Talk organized by the Brazilian Students Association and International Student Life. The University of Georgia. November 2, 2018.

“Puerto Rico. The 51st State?”

Event organized by La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. and The Remarkable Rho Delta Chapter Inc. SUNY New Paltz, October 19, 2017.

“A Few Reflections on Women of Color in Academic Spaces.”

Liberal Arts and Sciences Words Without Limits Series.

SUNY New Paltz. October 17, 2017.

“As Is É. Reading and Conversation with Dominicanyork Artist Josefina Báez.”

Department of English and Foreign Languages.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. May 10, 2017.

(All expenses covered and a stipend of $600.00 usd).

“The Development of Gender-Neutral Terms in the Spanish-Speaking Community.”

Event organized by Latin American Studies Association, La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. and Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. SUNY New Paltz, April 27, 2017.

Community Round Table Discussion on Citizenship & Identity, based on Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric.

Panel organized by Dr. Sarah Wyman. SUNY New Paltz, N.Y. April 3, 2017.

“Explorando las Afro-dominicanidades”.

Conversation with Dr. Lorgia García Peña (Harvard University).

New York University, N.Y. March 4, 2017.

““Borders and Identity.” Event organized by Resident Advisor at Crispell Hall. SUNY New Paltz, February 22, 2017.

“The Borders of Dominicanidad. Race, Nation, and Archives of Contradiction by Lorgia García-Peña.” 

Word-Up Bookstore, New York, New York. December 9, 2016.

“Moving Forward.”

Event organized by The Black Students Union as part of the series “Week of Healing.” SUNY New Paltz, December 4, 2016.

“Algunas reflexiones sobre la afro-latinidad del Caribe de habla hispana: El caso de la República Dominicana.”

Lecture in Spanish for Heritage Speakers (SPA 315). Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures.

SUNY New Paltz. December 2, 2015.

“Dominican-york Aesthetics and Politics Through performance artist, Josefina Báez.”

Lecture in the Women, Images, and Realities class. Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.

SUNY New Paltz. September 22, 2015.

“Gender and Otherness: Queer Subjects in Contemporary Dominican Literature from the Island and its Diaspora in New York.”

Presentation in the graduate seminar, Spanish 6397: “LGBT Discourses and Practices in the Spanish Caribbean Islands.”

The University of Houston. Held via Skype on November 13, 2014.

“Manhattan and Quisqueya: Dominican Literature and Culture.”

Latino Heritage Month.

Baruch College (City University of New York) on October 9, 2014.

“Social class and race La lucha de Ana”.

Manhattan College. Modern Languages and Literature Film Festival, Spring 2013.

“Hip hop and Reaggeton in Contemporary Dominican Literature & Current trends in Dominican Narrative.”

Doctoral Seminar on Caribbean Literature & Music.

The CUNY Graduate Center, Spring 2013.