Events
September 15, 2009
12:00 p.m. Hispanic Heritage Month Kick Off: Proclamations and Discussion Panel on Immigration (Multicultural Center, Arkansas Union 404)
September 22
5:00 p.m. Lonestar (1996) -- Latin American Studies and HHM Border Studies Film Series -- discussion facilitated by Professors Kirstin Erickson and Steve Bell (Multicultural Center, Arkansas Union 404)
September 25
9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Friday Night Live -- Latin Soul Night (Arkansas Union)
October 1
5 p.m. Sangre de mi Sangre / Blood of my Blood (2008) -- Latin American Studies and HHM Border Studies Film Series -- discussion facilitated by Professors Sergio Villalobos and Steve Bell (Multicultural Center, Arkansas Union 404)
5 p.m. Devil's Highway Professional Development Series for Teachers -- Meetings are open to anyone, but geared toward teachers -- RSVP to Jake Edwards at JTE02@uark.edu (West Street Annex). This program is a collaboration between the NWA Writing Project and the Brown Chair in Literacy. Those interested may attend one, two or all sessions held on October 1 and 17th.
October 5
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. "Envisioning la Frontera: Art, Immigration, and Culture on the U.S.-Mexico Border," a Latin American Studies and Community Read Border Studies Brown Bag by Associate Professor of Anthropology Kirstin Erickson (Arkansas Union 308SW) This presentation explores a variety of questions and issues raised by U.S.-Mexico borderlands. These artists interrogate the impact of kitsch and capitalism on cultural hybridity; they focus on the richness and historical depth of borderlands communities; and they confront human rights concerns, racism and border politics. Borderlands artists offer diverse insights into borderlands existence and experience, asking us to imagine ourselves in a world where “la línea” (the border line) has the power to shape one’s self-identity, to delimit the contours of economic possibility, and to impact nearly every aspect of everyday life. Kirstin Erickson has conducted ethnographic research with the Yaquis of Sonora, Mexico since 1996 and recently published a book on that research: Yaqui Homeland and Homeplace: the Everyday Production of Ethnic Identity (University of Arizona Press, 2008).
October 6
11:00 a.m. - 2 p.m. Plaza de las Americas (Connections Lounge, Arkansas Union)
October 7
6:30 p.m "'All the Federales Say' -- Popular Music of the Borderlands," a discussion of music, literature, art, and film led by Professor Robert Cochran (Pomfret 136)
October 12
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. "30 Days: Immigration" episode, a video and discussion moderated by Professor Kevin Fitzpatrick -- pizza and refreshments served -- RSVP to kfitzpa@uark.edu (Library Room 210, Old Main). In this video, a man who opposes illegal immigration spends 30 days with a family of illegal immigrants. From the producers who brought you Super Size Me, spend time watching and discussing this video that provides interesting commentary on the immigration issue in the 21st Century. Download a PDF flier.
October 15
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. Open meeting with students (especially Freshman Composition), faculty, staff, and community members (Giffels Auditorium, Old Main)
2:00 - 3:15 p.m. Open meeting with students (especially advanced Spanish and Latin American Studies), faculty, staff, and community members (Giffels Auditorium, Old Main)
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Public Lecture (Reynolds Auditorium and W. Walker Hall Auditorium, Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development (RCED))
October 17
9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Devil's Highway Professional Development Series for Teachers -- Meetings are open to anyone, but geared toward teachers -- RSVP to Jake Edwards at JTE02@uark.edu (Peabody Hall)
October 18
2 p.m. "The Crossing" by James E. Garcia and other plays -- actors perform staged readings of short plays showing the human side of immigration (Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.) This is a co-production with TheaterSquared and Visiting Assistant Professor Bob Ford in the Department of Drama
October 21
12:30 p.m. Flora & Fauna on the Devil's Highway-- a discussion of formation, the physical environment, as well as the plants and animals of the Sonoran Desert -- Biological Sciences Professor Kimberly Smith (Science and Engineering (SCEN) 604). Kimberly Smith has conducted research on bird-plant interactions in the Mojave Desert.
6 p.m. Walk in my Economy with Kathy Lemons, retired Fayetteville High School teacher (Classroom, Holcombe Hall). Every day people immigrate to the United States both legally and illegally. Why have so many people from Mexico chosen to come to the U.S. and at what cost to themselves and their families? Should immigration from Mexico be totally stopped? Are immigrants stealing "our" jobs? What are the facts? Join us for a discussion and a simulation that will help you understand the economic roots of Mexican/Arkansan immigration as you will experience the Mexican economy of the mid 1990s and understand its repercussions on Arkansas.
October 22
5 p.m. La Misma Luna / Under the Same Moon (2008) -- Latin American Studies and HHM Border Studies Film Series --discussion facilitated by Professors Erika Gamboa and Elizabeth Young (Multicultural Center, Arkansas Union 404)
October 27
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Brown Bag -- Immigration Basics: General Information and Common Misconceptions, Elizabeth Young (Director of the Immigration Law Clinic in the School of Law) and Roy Petty (Petty Law Office) (Room 326, School of Law)