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Eric Vázquez: “En una olla de presión: Ernesto Bautista, Containerization, and the Mobile Poetries of Migration” promotional image

Eric Vázquez: “En una olla de presión: Ernesto Bautista, Containerization, and the Mobile Poetries of Migration”

Thursday, March 26, 2026 3:00pm to 4:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Eric Vázquez is an assistant professor in American studies and Latino studies at University of Iowa. His scholarship emphasizes the cultural, political, military, and economic bonds that link populations and institutions in the United States to Central America.

"The Southern Immigration Movement: Why It Matters" with Bluford Adams promotional image

"The Southern Immigration Movement: Why It Matters" with Bluford Adams

Thursday, April 2, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
English-Philosophy Building
lecture by Professor Bluford Adams
CLAS Postgraduate Visiting Writers Reading featuring Josh Balicki, Eli Campbell, Spencer Jones, & Brian Orozco promotional image

CLAS Postgraduate Visiting Writers Reading featuring Josh Balicki, Eli Campbell, Spencer Jones, & Brian Orozco

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
English-Philosophy Building
CLAS Postgraduate Visiting Writers Josh Balicki (fiction), Eli Campbell (playwriting), Spencer Jones (nonfiction), & Brian Orozco (poetry) will present their writing.
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