The 30th Anniversary of the Afro-Hispanic Review

ROUNDTABLE: "Afro-Hispanic Institute and Afro-Hispanic Review: 30 Years of Pioneering Black Studies"
February 9, 2012, 2pm - 5pm, Blackburn Center, Gallery Lounge

KEYNOTE SPEAKER ADDRESS Ian I. Smart (Howard University), Co-Founder of the Afro-Hispanic Institute and the Afro-Hispanic Review "The Prominent Role of Howard University in Pioneering Studies on African Descendants in Latin America"

Participants
Shirley Jackson (University of District of Columbia)
Annette Dunzo (Howard University)
James Davis (Howard University)
Ian Smart (Howard University)
Chair Clément Akassi (Howard University)

Program | Flyer

New Appointments

Dr. Clément Animan Akassi, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Howard University Graduate Faculty has been appointed Director of the Graduate Studies at the Department of world Languages and Cultures (DWLC), this Fall 2010.

Edvan Brito, Paul Scotto Di Pompeo and Antonio J. Murillo have joined the DWLC this Fall 2010.

Edvan Brito, M.A. and Brazilian-born, is a Full Time Lecturer in Portuguese language.

Paul Scotto di Pompeo, M.A. and French-born “de Paris” is a Full Time Lecturer of French.

Antonio J. Murillo, M.A. and Colombian-born is a Full Time Lecturer in Spanish. He is author of the book I am Afrocolombian (1996) as well as of various articles published in Newspapers.

Publications

Two new books have been published by The DWLC’s Faculty:

Bunde y Bullerengue. Literatura oral popular de mi tierra Darién (2010) has been authored by Ms. Algris Xiomara Aldeano, Full Time Lecturer of Spanish

Decoding Carnival. Creole Bacchanal. Pan-African Festival (2010) has been co-edited by Dr. Ian I. Smart, Professor of Spanish.

Past Events

International Conference

Africa and People of African Descent: Issues and Actions to (Re)-Envision the Future
September 14 - 16, 2011