English Department at 1st Conference of Qualitative Researchers in Puerto Rico

Graduate students Lisa Ortiz Guzmán and Yolanda Padilla Lebrón and faculty member Jocelyn A. Géliga Vargas recently precented their ongoing research projects at the Primer Encuentro de Investigadores Cualitativos de Puerto Rico (First Conference of Qualitative Researchers in Puerto Rico) held at the University of Puerto Rico-Río Piedras from April 15-17, 2010.

Padilla Lebrón and Ortiz Guzmán participated in an action research panel coordinated by Drs. Rima Brusi and Walter Díaz (Department of Social Sciences, UPRM) titled Inequidad educativa y estratificación social en la educación superior en Puerto Rico (Educational Inequality and Social Stratification in Higher Education in Puerto Rico), which was held on Thursday, April 15. Padilla Lebrón’s presentation was titled Investigación acción participativa: la escritura como agente de cambio social (Participatory Action Research: Writing as an Agent of Social Change). Ortiz Guzmán’s presentation was titled Defining English Expectations through Action Research at UPRM.

On Friday, April 16 Géliga Vargas and other members of the Afro-Puerto Rican Testimonies Research Colective (Inés Canabal, Luis Daniel Cruz, Tania Delgado, Alfredo González, Brunilda Rosa and Rosa I. Rosa) delivered a presentation titled Investigar para transformar: testimonios de una investigación colaborativa sobre historia oral afropuertorriqueña (Research as Transformation: Testimonies from a Collaborative Afro-Puerto Rican Oral History Project).

The First Conference of Qualitative Researchers in Puerto Rico was organized by the Unión Puertorriqueña de Investigadores Cualitativos and the Department of Graduate Studies of the Faculty of Education at UPR-Río Piedras.

Lisa Ortiz Guzmán & Yolanda Padilla Lebrón at the Conference

Review: Hollywood in the Holyland by Nick Haydock

Please see below review by D. Hoffman of Nick Haydock’s most recent book, Hollywood in the Holyland: Essays on Film Depictions of the Crusades and Christian-Muslim Classes (2009).

http://www.uprm.edu/english/blogfiles/English/Hollywood%20in%20the%20Holy%20Land_%20Arthuriana%20Review.pdf

Western TESOL Success!

Collage by Ivette Delgado

The 33rd Annual Western PR TESOL conference was held Saturday, April 10, 2010 at IAU Aguadilla campus.

Join us in congratulating our Graduate Students who participated in the session on Perspective and Research Regarding Language, Identity and Education. MAEE presenters were Ivette Delgado, Richard Diaz, Marylian Rivera, Nataly Rodriguez, Efrain Troche, Edward Contreras, Fiorelys Mendoza, Jessica Reyes, Kimberly Santiago, and Luzbella Paredes. MAEE students, Giselle Muñoz, Claudia Herbas, Lisa Ortiz, and Alexandra Túbens also attended the conference.

A big “Thank You” to Kevin Carroll for inspiring these young adults. Board member Mabel Ortiz also presented. The plenary speaker this year was Leo Flores. In attendance were Dr. Darnyd Ortiz, Rosita Rivera, and past president Roberto López.

Lecture and Workshop: Looking at Poems

Thursday, March 18 from 10:30-12:00 in SH-204

See how sounds are translated into visual information on the page using poetic formatting conventions such as line breaks, stanzas, and spacing. Learn how visual poetry traditions from 300 BC to the present blur the lines between visual art and poetry, urging us to look at a poem rather than just reading it for its sound and meaning. This workshop will open your eyes to how the visual aspect of writing can be meaningful in its myriad uses, from advertising to poetry.

link to flyer

Call for Papers: Celluloid Tropics

English Dept. @ Del Otro La’o (3rd edition)

From March 2 through March 4, 2010 the UPRM will host the Third Colloquium On Queer Sexualities–¿Del Otro La’o?

Our department will have a STRONG presence in this forum.

Two graduate students will present papers:

One  faculty member will co-facilitate a workshop:

One MAEE alumnus will perform at the event:

Four departmental members will moderate sessions:

For additional information about the Colloquium, please see the attached program.

Programa%20LargoFinal.pdf

Humanities Conference & Workshop April 8 – 11 in Figueroa Chapel

April 8 @ 10:30 am -The Fun House Mirror: Reflections on Literary Translation (Prof. Franco Nasi)
April 9 – 11 – Taller de Traducción

For more information, please contact the Humanities Department, Ext. 3846

Successful RUMEGA Sandwich Sale!

On February 16, RUMEGA had a productive morning selling sandwiches and goodies to collect funds. Thank you to all who contributed!
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Buy Your I Love English T-Shirt

If you would like an “I Love English” T-Shirt, please sign up and pay at the Department!

RUMEGA IRB Colloquium Friday, Feb. 26 @ 4:30 in Ch-319