Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Portuguese language meet-up! All language levels are welcome and participants will have the opportunity to engage in informal conversation. New homemade desserts will also be provided every week.

Rain location: Language Learning Center, Newcomb 408

If you have any questions, please reach out to portuguese@tulane.edu 

Spring 2024 Friday meetings:

January 19, 1:00 p.m. | January 26, 4:00 p.m.

Join members of the global learning community, Canales Abiertos | Open Channels, as they premiere a new thirty-five minute documentary video together about their one-week residency in Santiago de Cuba during July 2023. 

The result of decades of work—including the arduous mapping of Maya cities and landscapes, the meticulous cataloging of plant and tree species around settlements, and the truly transformative imagery of ancient fields and towns recently revealed by lidar—it is now increasingly clear that Maya agriculture and arboriculture comprised a complex, sustainable set of practices often taking place directly within and beside ancient settlements.

This talk delves into the intricate construction of Blackness in eighteenth-century Brazil, with a particular focus on the perceptions of the multiplicity of African origins and its relation to body markings. It engages with a diverse array of social actors, ranging from Portuguese crown officials and traders to Africans and their descendants. These individuals provide valuable insights into the meanings ascribed to body adornments (scarification), which were often interpreted by colonists as indicative of one's homeland. 

The story of three lost boxes known as the Mexican Suitcase that were recovered in 2007. The boxes, misplaced in the chaos at the start of WWII, contained many of the Spanish Civil War negatives by the legendary photographer Robert Capa and fellow photographers Gerda Taro and David "Chim" Seymour.

Olivia Cosentino, PhD, Zemurray-Stone Postdoctoral Fellow, will be introducing this film. 

Brazil has been widely lauded as the best place in the world for refugees. Yet its celebrated policies veil how racism shapes the everyday politics of asylum. The Color of Asylum follows asylum seekers as they navigate the refugee regime—from how they arrive in Brazil, through the steps of applying for asylum and seeking assistance, to their lives after refugee status. Racialized hierarchies are produced through bureaucratic practices and encounters, as the state variably incorporates refugees into a deeply unequal racial political order.

BOREN SCHOLARSHIPS fund study abroad by U.S. undergraduate students in world regions critical to U.S. interests.

Boren Scholars study a wide range of critical languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, and Swahili. Boren Awards are available to students of all proficiency levels who are committed to enhancing their skills.

Maximum awards are determined by duration abroad:

Up to $25,000 for 25-52 weeks (preferred)

Up to $12,500 for 12-24 weeks

Up to $8,000 for 8-11 weeks (STEM majors only)