During four trips to Cuba, Spanish professor Mariana Solares has met with and gathered literary information from a number of Cuban women writers. Last fall, she presented her research on two female novelists at an international women’s literary and linguistics conference held in Havana.
Solares said presenting her paper on chaos and insanity in “Delirium” by […]
Mayra Heydrich, coordinator of semester programs at the University of Havana, paid a visit to SIUE the week before break. During her time on campus Heydrich toured the facilities, attended lectures, and met with administrators and faculty.
“This is a great opportunity for me to come and see your facilities,” Heydrich explained, “in the near future […]
IS399 Cuban History and Culture is now accepting student applications. This three credit hour summer course will allow SIUE students to visit the University of Havana next June from the fourth through the fourteenth. The course will look at the politics, history, and geography of Cuba focusing on events from the 1959 revolution until present.
“You […]
Members of both universities attending the signing ceremony (from left to right): Thomas Cheng, Paul Sarvela, Ana Romero, Julie Furst-Bowe (SIU), Raúl Rodriguez, Jorge Hernandez (UH), Rita Cheng, Aldemaro Romero (SIU), Hilda León Castellanos, Lourdes Díaz Fernandez, Milagros Martínez, and Carmen Castillo (UH). Picture by Cory Byers.
September 26, 2012, marked a significant step for Southern […]
Tuesday May 29, 2012 Jorge Hernandez Martinez and Raul Rodriguez gave a talk at SIUE about the history and politics of the United States relationship with Cuba titled “US Cuba Relations before and Beyond the Cold War.” Through the lecture the two University of Havana professors attempted to inform SIUE faculty and the public about […]
May 30 2012, University of Havana professor of economics Luis Rene Fernandez-Tablo gave a special guest lecture at SIUE titled “Cuba as a Market for US Business a Brief Approach.” The lecture addressed many of the current complications when it comes to doing business with Cuba as a direct result of the current economic sanctions.
“The […]
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 graphic designer Carlos Zamora gave a special guest lecture to the art department at SIUE. Originally from Cuba, Zamora considers himself a man of two cities, maintaining strong ties to Havana and also making a home for himself in St. Louis.
Zamora’s lecture focused less on his personal portfolio as an artist, […]
[Video] March 1, 2012 the SIUE Concert Choir and the Choral Society performed at Center Grove Presbyterian Church. Their concert titled “The Music of Cuba and Latin America,” included songs performed by the SIUE Concert Choir on their trip to Cuba last December.
Leading the choir were Joel Knapp, SIUE Director of Choral Activities, and Carolyn […]
An initiative originating from the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is officially underway at the SIUE due to the foresight of Dean Aldemaro Romero.
“The idea came to my mind when I became the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and found out that there had been many of the […]
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