This recurring speaker series aims to introduce students in our academic programs (Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies) to the rich variety of research being done in these fields. (Check out our academic programs website!)

With this series, we provide a welcoming environment for students to connect with UWM faculty and other local researchers who specialize in these areas – we encourage presenters to share the story of how they arrived at their current area of research and what motivates them to continue honing that expertise. Spring 2026 talks are listed below; talk titles will be added and linked to event descriptions as individual details are finalized.

All talks are free and open to the public, and will take place in the American Geographical Society Library (UWM Libraries, 3rd floor east wing):

Monday February 16, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Dr. Leah Leone Anderson (UWM CLACS, Visiting Scholar and literary translator)
“Borges, Joyce, and the Not-Quite-First Spanish-Language Review of Ulysses“

Thursday March 12, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Professor Maria Soledad Gillespie (UW-Milwaukee, Dance)
“Moving Between Tongues: Choreographing Translation and Embodied Memory”

Wednesday April 15, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Professor David Pacifico (UW-Milwaukee, Art History and Archaeology)
Ancient Urbanism in Peru’s Casma Valley

No registration is required. For questions or accessibility accommodations, please contact: clacs@uwm.edu