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Susanna Sharpe

In Memoriam: Nora England, Visionary Linguist and Mentor

September 27, 2022

By SUSANNA SHARPE NORA ENGLAND’S PASSION FOR LINGUISTICS was sparked in college, where, almost on a whim, she enrolled in a field methods course. “That really got me going—actually hearing data from another language and paying attention to it,” she recalled in an interview, describing one lecture … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Nora England, Visionary Linguist and Mentor

Tagged With: CILLA, Guatemala, Indigenous languages, Maya linguistics, Nora England, Susanna Sharpe, University of Texas at Austin

To the Reader

September 3, 2021

ON FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 2020, The University of Texas at Austin announced that it was canceling classes and closing the campus due to community spread of COVID-19. From that day forward, members of the LLILAS Benson community began to figure out how we would live, work, support our loved ones, shop for … [Read more...] about To the Reader

Tagged With: Adela Pineda Franco, Benson Centennial, COVID-19, Javier Auyero, LLILAS Benson, Melissa Guy, Olmec head, Susanna Sharpe, University of Texas at Austin

Indigenous Languages Thrive at UT Austin: Quechua, Nahuatl, and K’iche’

August 31, 2021

BY SUSANNA SHARPE The Indigenous Languages Initiative (ILI), established in 2013, builds on LLILAS Benson’s longstanding commitment to fomenting and supporting the study of Indigenous languages and cultures. The primary goal of ILI is threefold: (1) provide high-quality courses taught by native … [Read more...] about Indigenous Languages Thrive at UT Austin: Quechua, Nahuatl, and K’iche’

Tagged With: COERLL, Eduardo de la Cruz Cruz, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous languages, Indigenous Languages Initiative, Jermani Ojeda, K'iche', Katherin Tairo, Kelly McDonough, LLILAS Benson, Nahuatl, Quechua, Sicuani, Susanna Sharpe, The University of Texas at Austin, UT Austin

Staff Pick: “Camas para Sueños” by Carmen Lomas Garza

October 30, 2020

Carmen Lomas Garza Papers and Artworks BY SUSANNA SHARPE The first time I saw Camas para Sueños (Beds for Dreams) was at the Laguna Gloria Art Museum in Austin, at an exhibition of works by Carmen Lomas Garza. I remember being moved to tears by the painting. Two sisters lie on a rooftop in the … [Read more...] about Staff Pick: “Camas para Sueños” by Carmen Lomas Garza

Tagged With: Benson Latin American Collection, Camas para Sueños, Carmen Lomas Garza, Chicano movement, Susanna Sharpe

Voices of Black Brazilian Feminism: Conversations with Rosana Paulino and Sueli Carneiro

October 28, 2020

EDITED & TRANSLATED by SUSANNA SHARPE THE 2020 LOZANO LONG CONFERENCE, “Black Women’s Intellectual Contributions to the Americas: Perspectives from the Global South,” held February 20–21, 2020, was a groundbreaking gathering of Black women scholars, activists, intellectuals, and artists from … [Read more...] about Voices of Black Brazilian Feminism: Conversations with Rosana Paulino and Sueli Carneiro

Tagged With: Black Brazil, Black Brazilian feminism, Black Diaspora, Black feminism, Christen A. Smith, Cite Black Women, Human Rights, LLILAS Benson, Lorraine Leu, Lozano Long Conference, Rosana Paulino, Sueli Carneiro, Susanna Sharpe

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