See below as well as on the Events Calendar for more details on events this semester in Global Languages and Cultures, including our workshops in our Careers in Languages series, the International Dance Party, Global Karaoke, Global Game Day, the Global Film Series (starting in February), and much more!
Come dance the night away at the International Dance Party!
The International Dance Party and Flagstaff Food Bank Drive is back with a bang on February 13th from 7-9pm at the International Pavilion! With free performances, global music, food, and dance, there is sure to be something for everyone at this fantastic event: Admission is only 2-3 cans or boxes of food, thanks to generous donations from NAU Language Clubs and the Center for International Education along with the GELL Center. Come dressed to impress and show of your fancy footwork or just enjoy some great atmosphere and food off the dance floor!
Into karaoke and foreign-language songs?
Come sing with us on Thursday, March 19th at 7pm in the GELL Center (BAA 107)! Join in with what we’ve got, bring your own YouTube links, or share them with this document for any non-English songs you want to sing, and we’ll make some noise!
Snacks, karaoke machine, and microphones provided!
Join in the games at the Spring '26 Global Game Day!
Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international carnival-style games and authentic social activities from across the globe, Global Game Day is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun!
So join us on April 10th from 9:30-11:30am in the International Pavilion to get your Global Gaming Passport stamped, experience a taste of global culture, and discover your new favorite game!
Holodomor: The 1930s Soviet Famine. Join us on Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00pm in LA 120. Daria Mattingly, University of Chichester, United KingdomDaria Mattingly is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Chichester, UK, specializing in Soviet and Ukrainian history. She is the author of the forthcoming book Stalin’s Activists: The Rank-and-File Perpetrators of the Holodomor and has contributed research to Anne Applebaum’s Red Famine. Daria frequently provides expert commentary for media outlets such as the BBC, CNN, and Politico.
On Monday, September 29, Susanne Beyer, the German chief journalist from DER SPIEGEL, will give a talk on “Post War/ Post Wall: Journalism in times of Polarization,” at 6:15 pm at the site of the Berlin Wall Exhibit at NAU, followed by a conversation in the Grand Canyon Room at the NAU Student Union. The talk is scheduled to coincide closely with October 3, German unification day.
Susanne Beyer is a German author and journalist who has been working for SPIEGEL, Europe's largest news magazine, since 1996. She works across departments, covering politics, science, and culture.
She is currently a fellow at the Thomas Mann House in Pacific Palisades, a transatlantic forum for debate organized by the Federal Republic of Germany.
There, she explores the question of whether journalism needs to change in polarized times, whether there can be ways to report critically and empathetically at the same time, and whether journalism can initiate dialogues that bring people together rather than driving them apart.
She is very interested in the Martin-Springer Institute's and would be delighted to discuss ideas with students that show ways out of polarization.
AMERICANS IN FRENCH CONCENTRATION CAMPS: VICHY FRANCE AND THE DEPORTATIONS OF JEWS IN 1942
On Thursday, October 9, 7:00pm, at the Liberal Art Building, 120, postdoctoral scholar Meaghan Riley will present part of her research on camps in Vichy France and the deportations of Jews to Auschwitz from these camps. The surprising part of her research reveals the role of U.S. American humanitarian organizations.
Into karaoke and foreign-language songs?
Come sing with us on Thursday, October 9th at 7pm in the GELL Center (BAA 107)! Join in with what we’ve got, bring your own YouTube links, or share them with this document for any non-English songs you want to sing, and we’ll make some noise!
Snacks, karaoke machine, and microphones provided!
Join in the games at Global Game Night!
Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international board games, authentic tabletop games in their original languages, and video games from across the globe, Global Game Night is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun! Oh, and in case that's not enough, we'll have a costume contest at 8pm!
So join Join us on October 24th from 7-9pm, starting in BAA 107 (to sign in and get a games directory) to discover your new favorite game!
On Tuesday, Oct 28 from 4:00-5:15pm in HLC 3104, Dr. Scott Warren will present a talk on "Humanitarian Aid, Harboring Law, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act: Lessons from Multiple Federal Trials in the Arizona-Mexico Borderland, 2017-2020."
Scott Warren holds a PhD in Geography and is a Research Associate with the Southwest Center at the University of Arizona. He researches and teaches on the social and political dimensions of land tenure, resource extraction, and immigration security in southern Arizona. He lives in Ajo, Arizona, where he volunteers with humanitarian aid groups that work in the region. In 2019 Warren was a defendant in a series of federal misdemeanor and felony trials that targeted humanitarian aid providers and organizations in the U.S.-Mexico borderland.
The event, co-sponsored by the GELL Center and Latin American Studies, is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and the public.
Come enjoy or join in with this semester's Global Cabaret,
on Thursday, November 6th, 5-7pm in the International Pavilion.
The Global Cabaret is a performance group housed in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at NAU. We engage our audiences with poetry, theatre, music, dance, spoken word (and more!) in many different languages. We encourage students and community members to use their language skills in creative ways and to gain a greater appreciation for global cultures and the arts. We do not require a minimum language proficiency, nor any training in performance. Original pieces are more than welcome, but performances do not need to be original. We particularly encourage performances in underrepresented languages.
Students as well as community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by performing. Submit your act here by Nov. 1st!
Court Interpretation:
Experience and Careers
Part of the Careers in Language Series
Join us on Wednesday, Nov. 12th at 7pm in LA 120 and over Zoom for a discussion of what court interpreters do, the credentialing process in Arizona, and SPA 408 fieldwork experience in our local courts
with Judith Costello, Court Interpreter Coordinator, Flagstaff and Coconino County Courts; Di Wu, NAU Chinese Associate Teaching Professor and freelance interpreter for Mandarin; and Diné interpreter Kvann Smith;
moderated by Gokcen Chamberlin, CAL Career Development Coordinator!
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85844186210?pwd=c1Y3d0VqdWhsZHRhN2hSZUcyN0xGQT09
Meeting ID: 858 4418 6210 • Password: CULTURE
Careers in Language:
Internship Opportunities with
Absolute Internship
with Eva Anderson
language student and Absolute Internship Ambassador
Absolute Internship Ambassador Eva Anderson will be hosting a a short information session on Monday, November 17th, at 2pm in Babbitt Academic Annex (Building #23), Room 209 on internship possibilities with this internship provider: Come to hear about Eva's own experiences with this option as well as available discounts.
For more information and insights about this provider, please feel free to contact the Center for International Education!
Rescheduled to Spring 2026 Semester. Please contact us if you are interested in getting involved in this fun event!
Join in the games at Global Game Night!
Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international board games, authentic tabletop games in their original languages, and video games from across the globe, Global Game Night is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun! Join us on February 21st from 7-9pm, starting in BAA 107 (to sign in and get a games directory) to discover your new favorite game!
The Latin American Studies Program, the Department of Comparative Cultural Studies, and the Martin-Springer Institute present "Guantanamo Bay Camps: Specters and Futures," a discussion of the history of the camps in the U.S.-controlled Guantanamo Bay and an exploration of the legal, religious, and ethical issues involved on March 5th, 2025 in Liberal Arts, Room 120 at 6pm.
Into karaoke and foreign-language songs?
Come sing with us! Join in with what we’ve got, bring your own YouTube links, or share them with this document for any non-English songs you want to sing, and we’ll make some noise!
Snacks, karaoke machine, and microphones provided!
Come enjoy or join in with this semester's Global Cabaret,
on March 28, 5-7pm in the International Pavilion.
The Global Cabaret is a performance group housed in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at NAU. We engage our audiences with poetry, theatre, music, dance, spoken word (and more!) in many different languages. We encourage students and community members to use their language skills in creative ways and to gain a greater appreciation for global cultures and the arts. We do not require a minimum language proficiency, nor any training in performance. Original pieces are more than welcome, but performances do not need to be original. We particularly encourage performances in underrepresented languages.
Students as well as community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by performing. Submit your act here by March 25th!
Join us on April 9th in LA 136 at 6pm for a discussion of interpretation and translation in the medical fields with language Teaching Professors Michael Rulon (French), Brandon Killby (Japanese), and Jersus Colmenares (Spanish), moderated by Gökçen Çiflik Chamberlin.
The NAU Chinese Culture Club (CCC), in collaboration with several other clubs, is hosting the ASIAN FASHION SHOW on Sunday, 4/13 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at the International Pavilion. All faculty and students are welcome to attend!
Come dance the night away at the International Dance Party!
The International Dance Party and Flagstaff Food Bank Drive is back with a bang on April 11th from 7-9pm at the International Pavilion! With free performances, global music, food, and dance, there is sure to be something for everyone at this fantastic event: Admission is only 2-3 cans or boxes of food, thanks to generous donations from NAU Language Clubs and the Center for International Education. Come dressed to impress and show of your fancy footwork or just enjoy some great atmosphere and food off the dance floor.
Global Cooking Nights are back! Join us on Zoom during the week of November 18th-20th for three nights of home-kitchen cooking fun and global food culture discussions: Watch and participate in the Chat and audio discussion on Zoom, or cook along from the comfort of your own home!
On Monday, November 18th from 5:00-6:00pm, German Club and faculty will be frying up some Kartoffelpuffer (potato pancakes) with both savory and sweet accompaniments. Then on Tuesday, November 19th, we'll have a double-header with yakisoba (stir-fried noodles) from Japanese Club from 5:00-6:00pm and then mapo tofu (a special Sichuan dish) with Chinese Club from 6:30-7:30pm. Yum! Finally, on Wednesday, November 20th from 5-6pm, French Club and faculty will be making ficelle picarde (savory filled crepes)!
Recipes and background for each dish are available in the shared folder here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Z8KBBJC3WQ65vw2wCJwf9qX1t94hr4B2?usp=drive_link
Join us on Zoom here for one or all of the cooking nights! https://nau.zoom.us/j/85713487962?pwd=Q2dmY1RyVHFRYW9jUEtRUWtuSno4UT09
Meeting ID: 857 1348 7962 • Password: cooking
Get crafty for Dia de Muertos with paper flower making (Tuesday, Oct. 29, 4pm) and stamping calaveritas (Wednesday, Oct. 30, 5pm) in the Cline Library this week! Mexican hot chocolate and conchas will be served at the workshops. Hosted by Latin American Studies and CCS.
Join in the games at the Fall '24 Global Game Day!
Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international carnival-style games and authentic social activities from across the globe, Global Game Day is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun! Oh, and in case that's not enough, we'll have a costume contest at 2pm!
So join us on October 25th from 1-3pm in the International Pavilion to get your Global Gaming Passport stamped, experience a taste of global culture, and discover your new favorite game!
This semester's Global Film Series will follow the theme of "Lessons from History," examining historical films from various eras and genres and discussing what we can learn from them about the human condition.
Come join us in Liberal Arts Room 120 at 7pm on the days listed here for a worldwide exploration of events that shape the human story: All films will be shown in their original languages with English subtitles and will be introduced by a faculty member from that language with discussion afterward. See individual film posters in the Global Film Series section for more information about each film!
Come enjoy or join in with this semester's Global Cabaret,
on Oct. 11 from 11am-1pm. in the International Pavilion.
The Global Cabaret is a performance group housed in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at NAU. We engage our audiences with poetry, theatre, music, dance, spoken word (and more!) in many different languages. We encourage students and community members to use their language skills in creative ways and to gain a greater appreciation for global cultures and the arts. We do not require a minimum language proficiency, nor any training in performance. Original pieces are more than welcome, but performances do not need to be original. We particularly encourage performances in underrepresented languages.
Students as well as community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by performing. Submit your act here by Oct 9!
Come experience Bentenya Japanese Chindon Girls, a Japanese music group from Nagoya, Japan! On Monday, October 14th at 5pm in the International Pavilion, they will introduce Chindon (a type of Japanese marching band once often for advertisements), play Japanese and American music, and even let you play music along with them, if you bring your own musical instruments!
Culture Connection AZ, a local non-profit community cultural center, is hosting the first ever fundraiser for Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services! Come join in the celebratory debut of the art exhibit “Immigration Papers: Literary and Artistic Representations of the Immigrant Experience” and visualize what it’s like to go through the documentation while also learning what it is NAILS offers our community. There will be live music on the patio, an outdoor bar, and refreshments to enjoy in addition to the lovely art. Experience the beauty that has been brought to our community through cultural integration. Free entry, $10 suggested donation.
See below as well as on the Events Calendar for more details on Spring 2024 events in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures, including our Careers in Language Series, Global Cabaret, Global Game Day, International Dance Party, Global Cooking Nights later in April, the Global Film Series starting on February 7th, and much more!
Come dance the night away at the International Dance Party!
The International Dance Party and Flagstaff Food Bank Drive is back with a bang on March 22nd from 7-9pm at the International Pavilion! With free performances, global music, food, and dance, there is sure to be something for everyone at this fantastic event: Admission is only 2-3 cans or boxes of food, thanks to generous donations from NAU Language Clubs and International Club. Come dressed to impress and show of your fancy footwork or just enjoy some great atmosphere and food off the dance floor.
Anti-mining movements have put extractivism on the defensive in Honduras. Why did mining production fail to expand in Honduras despite some of—if not the— most aggressive pro-extractive reforms on the continent? Both existing theories of extractivism and social movements have difficulty explaining this outcome.
On March 21 at 6 p.m in Liberal Arts room 136, interrogate the conflict between extraction, public health, and the environment with Nate Edenhofer of UCSC, who has done extensive research on the subject as demonstrated in Honduras. He will share information gathered from 45 interviews with Hondurans and trace the strategies of capital, the state, and social movements.
On March 28 from 5:30-7:30 p.m in Liberal Arts room 120, Let's Anime! presents The Wind Rises, a fictionalized biography about the life of aeronautical engineer Jiro Horikoshi, produced by Studio Ghibli in 2013.
Prior to the screening, Carter McCormick (NAU School of Communication), Dr. Reiko Akiyama (NAU department of Global Languages and Cultures), and Patrick Edward Kelley (NAU School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems) will discuss the film and Japanese history and culture as well as pose questions for the audience to ponder during the film. After the screening, the panel will participate in a Q & A session with the audience. Join us for an evening of anime, lively discussion, and Japanese snacks!
On April 11 at 6 p.m in Liberal Arts room 136, Dr. Diana Montaño, Associate Professor of History at Washington University at St. Louis, presents her book, “Electrifying Mexico: Technology and the transformation of a Modern City.”
Montaño explores the role of electricity in Mexico’s economic and political evolution. She outlines the ways that the coal-deficient country pioneered large-scale hydroelectricity and sought to face the world as a scientifically enlightened “empire of peace.” Montaño documents inventions and adaptations that served local needs while fostering new ideas of time and space, body and self, the national and the foreign. Complicating historical discourses in which Latin Americans merely use technologies developed elsewhere, here Montaño emphasizes a particular national culture of scientific progress and its contributions to a uniquely Mexican modernist political subjectivity.
Join in the games at the Spring '24 Global Game Day!
Test your gaming skills in a new language!
Featuring international carnival-style games and authentic social activities from across the globe, Global Game Day is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun!
Join us on April 26th from 1-3pm on the Pedway out in front of the Student Union to get your Global Gaming Passport stamped, experience a taste of global culture, and discover your new favorite game!
See below as well as on the Events Calendar for more details on Fall 2023 events in Global Languages and Cultures, including our Global Cabaret, Global Game Night on October 27th, Global Cooking Nights at the end of November, the Global Film Series starting on September 27th, and much more!
Global Cooking Nights are back! Join us on Zoom during the week of November 26th through December 1st for a few nights of home-kitchen cooking fun and global food culture discussions: Watch and participate in the Chat and audio discussion on Zoom, or cook along from the comfort of your own home!
On November 29th from 6:30-7:30pm, German Club and faculty will be cooking up some traditional German Schnitzel, including a classic Jägerschnitzel, and on November 30th from 5-6pm, Japanese Culture Club and faculty will be making omurice (a Japanese rice omelette)!
Recipes and instructions will be uploaded to the shared folder here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LWfvoSsdTgsz02EBGPUAOrypFNnp-Oh9?usp=sharing
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85713487962?pwd=Q2dmY1RyVHFRYW9jUEtRUWtuSno4UT09
Meeting ID: 857 1348 7962 • Password: cooking
Join in the games at Global Game Night!
Test your gaming skills in a new language! Featuring international board games, authentic tabletop games in their original languages, and video games from across the globe, Global Game Night is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun! Join us on October 27th from 7-9pm, starting in BAA 107 (to sign in and get a games directory) to discover your new favorite game: This year, we'll be having a costume contest at 8pm in BAA 107 as well, judged by GELL Center faculty and student workers!
On Thursday, September 14 at 5:30 pm in LA 120, Cornell University historian Cristina Maria Garcia will be speaking on "Climate Migration: The Environmental and Policy Disasters that Drive Migration from Central America." This talk is based on her recent book, State of Disaster: The Failure of U.S. Migration Policy in an Age of Climate Change (University of North Carolina Press, 2022).
See below as well as on the Events Calendar for more details on Spring 2023 events in Global Languages and Cultures, including our Careers in Language Series, Global Cabaret on March 25th, Global Game Day on March 31st, International Dance Party on April 21st, Global Cooking Nights later in April, the Global Film Series starting on February 22nd, and much more!
Global Cooking Nights are back! Join us on Zoom on April 25th and 26th for a few nights of home-kitchen cooking fun and global food culture discussions: Watch and participate in the Chat and audio discussion on Zoom, or cook along from the comfort of your own home!
On April 25th from 6-7pm, French Club and faculty will be cooking up some delicious French food, including quiche, and on April 26th from 6-7pm, German Club and faculty will be trying out Kartoffelknödel (traditional potato dumplings)!
Recipes and instructions will be uploaded to the shared folder here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1blppkixMRNqTGVR32N11H-8Pd3ykY8si?usp=share_link
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85713487962?pwd=Q2dmY1RyVHFRYW9jUEtRUWtuSno4UT09
Meeting ID: 857 1348 7962 • Password: cooking
Come dance the night away at the International Dance Party!
The International Dance Party and Flagstaff Food Bank Drive is back with a bang on April 21st, from 7-9pm at the International Pavilion! With free performances, global music, food, and dance, there is sure to be something for everyone at this fantastic event: Admission is only 2-3 cans or boxes of food, thanks to generous donations from the NAU French Club. Come dressed to impress and show of your fancy footwork or just enjoy some great atmosphere and food off the dance floor.
On Monday April 17 at 4pm in the Science and Health Building room 106, we’ll screen the recently released documentary film, From Here. Set in Berlin and New York, From Here tells the story of four young immigrant artist-activists during an era of rising nationalism. The film’s director, Christina Antonakos-Wallace will be with us to discuss the film and we’ll “zoom in” one of the film’s protagonists, Sonny Singh!
This film is sponsored by Latin American Studies, the Martin-Springer Institute, and the Global Brigades student club. It is free and open to the public.
Due to the unusually white spring weather that we are experiencing, we are postponing Encuentro NAU: A Symposium, a Teach-in, and a Celebration of Latinidad to Wednesday April 5. At this point, all venues and times will remain the same (we’ll update you if necessary).
On April 5, we will have a full day of panels in the Du Bois Center (with a light breakfast and lunch provided). President Cruz Rivera will kick off the day at 9:00 am. The day is for everyone: students, faculty, community members—people who want to learn more about their own cultural heritage, as well as others who want to learn about the Latiné community.
Registration is encouraged (so that we can calculate the appropriate amount of food), but not necessary. Feel invited to spend the entire day, or drop in for an hour or two.
Join in the games at the Spring '23 Global Game Day!
Test your gaming skills in a new language!
Featuring international carnival-style games and authentic social activities from across the globe, Global Game Day is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun!
Join us on March 31st from 1-3pm at the International Pavilion to get your Global Gaming Passport stamped, experience a taste of global culture, and discover your new favorite game!
Come enjoy or join in with this semester's Global Cabaret,
on March 25 from 3-5 p.m. at Liminal Flagstaff, 217 S San Francisco St.
The Global Cabaret is a performance group housed in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures at NAU. We engage our audiences with poetry, theatre, music, dance, spoken word (and more!) in many different languages. We encourage students and community members to use their language skills in creative ways and to gain a greater appreciation for global cultures and the arts. We do not require a minimum language proficiency, nor any training in performance. Original pieces are more than welcome, but performances do not need to be original. We particularly encourage performances in underrepresented languages.
Students as well as community members are encouraged to attend and to participate by performing.
If you decide to perform, submit your act here by March 22.
Court Interpretation:
Experience and Careers
Part of the Careers in Language Series
Join us over Zoom on Thursday, March 23rd at 7pm for a discussion of what court interpreters do, the credentialing process in Arizona, and SPA 408 fieldwork experience in our local courts with Judith Costello, Court Interpreter Coordinator, Flagstaff and Coconino County Courts, Diné interpreter Kvann Smith, and Di Wu, NAU Chinese Teaching Professor and freelance interpreter for Mandarin!
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85844186210?pwd=c1Y3d0VqdWhsZHRhN2hSZUcyN0xGQT09
Meeting ID: 858 4418 6210 • Password: CULTURE
Due to unforeseen complications related to screening rights, the screening of the film Beyond Fordlandia that had been scheduled for Fri March 3rd has been CANCELLED.
On Friday March 3rd at 3pm in LA 136 we will screen the documentary film, Beyond Fordlândia (Dir. Marcos Colón, 1h7min), an environmental account ninety years on from Henry Ford’s failure in the Amazon that left ravaged lands and a ghost town of shattered dreams. In 1927 the Ford Motor Company attempted to establish rubber plantations on the Tapajós River, a primary tributary of the Amazon, yet despite Ford's pioneering spirit, the project was doomed to failure and provides a cautionary tale of senseless exploitation. The film draws parallels with the Ford era as it addresses the recent transition from failed rubber to successful soybean cultivation for export, highlighting the heartbreaking implications for the Amazonian land and its people.
The screening, co-sponsored by the Department of History and Latin American Studies is free and open to the public.
Global Cooking Nights are back! Join us on Zoom during the week of Nov 29-Dec 2 for four nights of home-kitchen cooking fun and global food culture discussions: Watch and participate in the Chat and audio discussion on Zoom, or cook along from the comfort of your own home!
Recipes and instructions will be uploaded to the shared folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/15LoCOgYh-SByXbRZfUt552Uy3SCTbqq_?usp=sharing
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85713487962?pwd=Q2dmY1RyVHFRYW9jUEtRUWtuSno4UT09
Meeting ID: 857 1348 7962
Password: cooking
Join in the games at Global Game Night!
Test your gaming skills in a new language!
Featuring international board games, authentic tabletop games in their original languages, and video games from across the globe, Global Game Night is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun!
Join us on October 28th from 7-9pm, starting in BAA 107 (to sign in and get a games directory) to discover your new favorite game!
This semester's Global Film Series will follow the theme of "Transgressions," exploring what happens when an individual transgresses against laws, social mores, or even accepted definitions of identity. All films will be shown in their original languages with English subtitles in Liberal Arts Room 136 at 7pm and will be introduced by a faculty member from that language with discussion afterward.
For more detail about each individual film, see the Global Film Series page here!
On October 6 at 5:00pm in SBS West Room 205, Dr. Jennifer Roth-Gordon from the University of Arizona will speak about her longstanding research on whiteness, language, and identity in Brazil. In this talk, Dr. Roth-Gordon explores how historical and societal structures of white supremacy and beliefs in white superiority shape how white middle-class Rio de Janeiro residents think about where they "fit" in the world.
Wednesday, September 21 at 4 pm in LA 120,
Dr. Maiah Jaskoski,
Professor of Political Science at NAU,
will present her new book:
The Politics of Extraction: Territorial Rights, Participatory Institutions, and Conflict
in Latin America
On October 13 at 4:00pm in LA 120, Chicano novelist Santiago Vaquera-Vásquez will read in English and Spanglish from his book-in-progress, Field Notes from the Borderlands: Reflections from an Unrepentant Border Crosser.
Our amazing visiting Chinese FTLA Chin Chia Yu is about to head home to Taiwan, and before she goes, she'll be hosting a calligraphy workshop for any students with an interest in Chinese calligraphy. This event will be held in BAA 103 (just down the hall from the GELL Center) on Friday, April 29th, from 11:30am to 1:00pm. Be sure to come by and try out some Chinese calligraphy before heading into finals week!.
Global Cooking Nights are back! Join us on Zoom during the week of April 18-22 for four nights of home-kitchen cooking fun and global food culture discussions: Watch and participate in the Chat and audio discussion on Zoom, or cook along from the comfort of your own home!
Recipes and instructions will be uploaded to the shared folder here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ysId4PQFsPV8PUldpwPU9I2ugwGD00qy?usp=sharing
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85713487962?pwd=Q2dmY1RyVHFRYW9jUEtRUWtuSno4UT09
Meeting ID: 857 1348 7962
Password: cooking
Don't miss this special origami event honoring Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl diagnosed with leukemia due to radiation from the bombing of Hiroshima. From her hospital bed, she created over 1000 origami cranes before she passed away. Join Japanese students in making a chain of paper cranes, which will be mailed to the Children’s Peace Monument in Hiroshima, where Sadako is honored.
Join in the games at the Spring '22 Global Game Day!
Test your gaming skills in a new language!
Featuring international carnival-style games and authentic social activities from across the globe, Global Game Day is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun!
Join us on April 1st from 1-3pm at the International Pavilion to get your Global Gaming Passport stamped, experience a taste of global culture, and discover your new favorite game!
On Wednesday March 9 at 4 pm in LA 136 Latin American Studies will screen the film Fandango at the Wall. This beautiful and thought-provoking film features a journey through Mexico to explore a 300 year-old Mexican folk tradition--son jarocho—a binational fandango festival on both sides of the US/Mexico border, the conditions of life in Mexico, and the politics of migration. The ultimate message of the film is the triumph of unity through music over division.
You can see a trailer for the film at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skMcKWbF3Jg
For more information about the project (including a book and audio album), see the project web page at: https://fandangowall.com
After the in-person screening, the film’s director Varda Bar-Kar and multi Grammy-winning musician Arturo O’Farrill will connect for a Zoom Q & A. We’ll also stream the documentary on Zoom for people unable to attend the in-person screening. In order to attend via Zoom you must register before the event at http://eepurl.com/hVzvOX or by scanning the QR code here.
On Wed. February 23 at 4 pm, Dr. Takkara Brunson, Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M, will discuss her new book, Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba. In her new book Brunson demonstrates that between the 1886 abolition of slavery in Cuba and the 1959 Revolution, Black women—without formal political power—navigated political movements in their efforts to create a more just society. She examines how women helped build a Black public sphere as they claimed moral respectability and sought racial integration.
The event is free and open to everyone, everywhere, though you must register ahead of time in order to receive the Zoom link. You can register with the QR code on the poster or at: http://eepurl.com/hSC7Fz
Latin American studies would like to invite you to an extraordinary event!
On Thursday February 17 at 7 pm, Nogales (Sonora)-based artist José Luis Sotero will present “Painting across the Border.” Sotero was detained in 2015 when trying to cross the border, spent a year in detention, and was then deported to Mexico. He is a self-taught painter who is using his art to paint the stories of migrants who seek to escape violence and poverty in the hope of a decent life. He would not be permitted to cross the border to join us, but through Zoom José Luis will share his experiences as well as his striking art.
The event is free and open to everyone, everywhere, though you must register ahead of time in order to receive the Zoom link. You can register with the QR code on the poster or at: eepurl.com/hS61cP
The presentation will be in Spanish with simultaneous interpretation. The event is sponsored by Latin American Studies, Global Languages and Cultures, and the NAU student club, No More Deaths/No más muertes.
Sardinian animation studio comes to Flagstaff!
NAU welcomes Francesca Floris and Fabrizio di Palma: The goal of their production company is to tell stories that are inclusive and that offer a fair representation of the LGBT+ community and love.
Join us Friday, February 11 at 1pm in Liberal Arts 123, as they present their 2021 Short Film "S'AMMUTADORI - WE ARE NOT ALONE". The short tells the story of Anna and Las, two girls who are both experiencing horrible nightmares. Each of them fights with their ammuntadore, or rather, with their own perception of it. The ammuntadore, in Sardinian culture, represents the demon of the night. He assaults us while we sleep and shows us the origin of our greatest fears: the deepest ones.
On Friday, February 4, at 5:30 pm on Zoom, the Office of Inclusion, the Center for International Education, and the Chinese Students and Scholars Association will be recognizing the advent of the Year of the Tiger with a Lunar New Year celebration.
Join this online celebration on Zoom at
Meeting ID: 837 9698 3674, Password: Tiger.
On Thursday, Nov 18, at 7 pm in LA 120, Latin American Studies will present writer Todd Miller who will read from his newest book, Build Bridges not Walls: A Journey to a World without Borders (City Lights: 2021). This reading is co-sponsored by Criminology and Criminal Justice, Comparative Cultural Studies, Global Languages and Cultures, and the NAU student club--No más muertes.
Todd Miller has written extensively on US border policies, issues of mass migration, and climate change, including: Border Patrol Nation: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Homeland Security (City Lights, 2014), Storming the Wall: Climate Change, Migration, and Homeland Security (City Lights, 2017), Empire of Borders: How the US is Exporting its Border around the World (Verso, 2019). This is an opportunity to hear one of the world’s foremost experts on one of the most pressing issues of our time. This event will be in-person and on Zoom. In order to receive the Zoom link you need to sign up ahead of time (http://eepurl.com/hLlrG1 or QR code on attached flyer).
The GELL Center's Global Cooking Nights are back! Join us November 15-19 for evenings full of fun, food, and forays into culture from Chinese, German, and Spanish Clubs! For those who would like to cook along on Zoom during the cooking demos from the comfort of your own kitchen (or would like to try them later), recipes and vocabulary will be uploaded in this shared folder. Otherwise, take part in discussions about food culture and history or just enjoy the presentations and discussion on Zoom. All are welcome, so please invite friends and family to cook along!
All Global Cooking Nights events will be on Zoom at the following link:
https://nau.zoom.us/j/85713487962?pwd=dTd3UFk1V0NFRkhhdnEzcGlNRk5NZz09
Meeting ID: 857 1348 7962 Password: Cooking
On Tue Nov 9 at 7 pm in LA 120, Latin American Studies will present the documentary, Zurita: Verás no ver (Zurita: You Will See not to See).
Chilean poet Raúl Zurita has been recognized with some of the most prestigious literary awards of the Spanish speaking world, including the Chilean National Prize, the Pablo Neruda Prize, and the Premio Reina Sofía. Zurita began his career as a founding member of the Collective of Art Actions (CADA), a fascinating group of artists and writers that carried out neo avant-garde art actions in the streets of Santiago during the dictatorship.
NAU Professor Robert Neustadt, who has published a book about CADA and interviewed Zurita, will introduce the film with a presentation about the poet, the historical/political context that shaped his career, and his work with CADA (which he believes shaped the trajectory of Zurita's career). The presentation will be in English; the film is in Spanish with English subtitles.
Please visit here for a trailer of the film.
Join in the games at Global Game Night!
Test your gaming skills in a new language!
Featuring international board games, authentic tabletop games in their original languages, and video games from across the globe, Global Game Night is a fantastic way to explore gaming across other cultures, practice a language, and have a ton of fun!
Join us on October 29th from 7-9pm, starting in BAA 107 (to sign in and get a games directory) to discover your new favorite game!
Since this is an in-person event, thank you for wearing masks and allowing room hosts to keep room occupancy to a safe level. Play safe and play to win!
Latin American Studies presents: On Thursday Oct 7 at 4 pm in-person in LA 120 (and simultaneously via Zoom), Assistant Professor of History Elizabeth Schwall will talk about her recently published book, Dancing with the Revolution: Power, Politics, and Privilege in Cuba. For those who prefer to attend via Zoom, please RSVP at: http://eepurl.com/hIkK79
"Language Matters" zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85743442960
On Wed. April 7 at 3 pm, Chilean musician, composer, and academic Freddy Vilches will present “Suite Latinoamericana: Vernacular and Concert Music”
This will be a very special event! Freddy Vilches is an incredibly versatile musician who will demonstrate the traditional roots, rhythms, and instruments that have inspired his classical suite for orchestra. Vilches’s “Suite Latinoamericana” is already scheduled to be performed in Cuba by the Havana Symphony Orchestra, and the Chilean Embassy of Bolivia is planning a performance in Bolivia!
All are welcome, but you must register for the event at: http://eepurl.com/hqSnHT
Part of the Careers in Language Series:
Join us Monday, March 29th at 7pm for an online presentation and discussion about court interpreters, the Arizona credentialing process,
and the SPA 408 field work experience in our local courts.
Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/j/85743442960?pwd=OFRkMERVQnk4cUdnMXpORWpITWRtQT09
Meeting ID: 857 4344 2960 • Password: culture
This semester, on February 25th from 7-9pm, we will host our second annual
Global Game Night: This time, online over Zoom!
So come and join us! Wander between Breakout Rooms playing various games like Among Us and Doodle in different languages, try your hand at some of them, and stay for a half hour or the full time! We hope to see you there: Let's play!
Zoom Link: https://nau.zoom.us/my/globalgamenight Passcode: GLC2021
On Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 pm, award-winning author Carolina De Robertis will present, “How We Get Free: Women, Tango, and the Power of Fiction.” This GLC talk is co-sponsored by STAC and The Office of Inclusion here at NAU. You may register for the event at: http://Eepurl.com/hrtsdD
On Monday, March 22 at 1 pm, the Colibrí Center for Human Rights will talk about the human rights crisis at our southern border and their work to find justice.
This presentation is put on in partnership with NAU No More Deaths, Latin American Studies and the NAU Colibrí Campus Ambassador.
Please sign up for the event at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-conversation-with-colibri-center-for-human-rights-tickets-143315816465
On Wednesday, March 17 at 3pm, Johnathan Vankin, Assistant Professor, Latin American Cultural Studies and affiliated faculty at the UArizona Institute for LGBTQ+ Studies, UofA, will give an examination of the relationship between illness and time in Sarduy’s final novel, Pájaros de la playa. This Latin American Studies event is free and open to the public; please register at: http://eepurl.com/hmiCc9
Alain-Philippe Durand, Dean of Humanities and Professor of French at the University of Arizona, is an expert in French cinema and hip-hop culture. His recent book, which he will present from, charts the emergence and development of hip-hop culture in France, French Caribbean, Québec, and Senegal from its origins until today.
From the Latin American Studies Program: Jeremy Slack, Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Texas El Paso will present “Deported to Death: Asylum, drug violence and immigration enforcement on the US/Mexico border” This is an Immigration Awareness Series event, co-sponsored by the NAU student club No More Deaths / No más muertes and Latin American Studies. Registration: http://eepurl.com/hopH8D
A presentation through the NAU Latin American Studies Program:
Thur. January 28, 2:30 pm: Molly Borowitz, Assistant Professor of Transatlantic Early Modern Literature and Cultural Studies in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Georgetown University, “Mala Confición: Forced acculturation & spiritual surveillance in the Confesionario limense (1585).”
A talk examining how a 16th century text taught religious leaders in colonial Peru to control indigenous people by treating actions that the Spanish Crown wished to discourage as religious crimes. http://eepurl.com/hmiPXH
A presentation through the NAU Latin American Studies Program:
Tue. February 9, 2:30 pm: Roberto Lencina, Professor of Economic Geology at the National University of Tucumán, Argentina and a certified mediator, “Lithium, Indigenous Communities, and Social Justice: A Challenge!” http://eepurl.com/hnPEcz
A presentation through the Latin American Studies Program: Adam Goodman, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino studies at the University of Chicago, will discuss his new book, The Deportation Machine: America’s Long History of Expelling Immigrants.
Register at http://eepurl.com/hlfiZb
Pandemic / Social Distancing Measures: If you receive course credit for participating in GELL Center events, please register by clicking the corresponding event button below. This guarantees that your attendance is logged and can be associated with a course and the course instructor. Registration remains open until 30 minutes after the start of the event. Attendance of events hosted in zoom is confirmed by the event host and recorded by GELL Center assistants with the help of the zoom log.
On Friday, Nov 3 at 6:30pm at the Coconino Center for the Arts, Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services (NAILS) will screen Mexican director Carlos Hagerman’s new animated documentary, Home is Somewhere Else!
Through animation, the film provides a unique perspective on the experiences of young people who were brought to the US without authorization as children. This screening is a fundraiser: NAILS offers free legal assistance to members of our community regardless of where they were born. You can see a trailer of this film here.
Note: Everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to donate. If you do want to donate and cannot make it, the QR code on the attached photo will take you to the NAILS web page where you can make a donation.
JOIN A LOCAL SPEAKING COMMUNITY IN NORTHERN ARIZONA!
La Table Française - French Conversation Table - Contact Deniza.Ticic@nau.edu
Stammtisch - German Conversation Table at Ni Marco's on Beaver St. 6:30 pm on Thursdays
La Serata - Italian Conversation Table - Contact Kevin.Massoletti@nau.edu
Japanese Conversation Table - Contact Reiko.Akiyama@nau.edu
Tertulia - Spanish Conversation Table - Contact Daniel.Serpas@nau.edu
GET INVOLVED FOR EVEN MORE EVENTS AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES!
Chinese Culture Club - Contact chinesecultureclub@nau.edu
German Club - Contact GermanClub@nau.edu or William.Mahan@nau.edu
Japanese Culture Club and NAU Anime Club - Contact Brandon.Killby@nau.edu
Spanish Club - Contact Marcos (mgh223@nau.edu) or Ely (fem26@nau.edu)
No More Deaths / No más muertes: Contact Robert.Neustadt@nau.edu
NAU Wushu Team and NAU Calligraphy Club - Contact Di.Wu@nau.edu
Future Language Teachers of AZ (FLTNAZ) - Contact Jersus.Colmenares@nau.edu
Global Cabaret - Contact Michael.Rulon@nau.edu
International Club - Contact iClub@nau.edu