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Congratulations to David R. Castillo, author of "Medialogies: Reading Reality in the Age of Inflationary Media" and Colleen P. Culleton, author of "Literary Labyrinths in Franco-Era Barcelona: Narrating Memory and Place."

This year’s Zengierski Family Spanish Language and Literature Lecture was a projection with round-table and reception that coincided with National Hispanic Heritage Month. It was held on Friday, Oct. 7, at 5:00pm in the Center for the Arts Screening Room.

Within our current global environment, we are seeing multitudes of worlds colliding. Whether it’s the plight of the Syrian Refugees, the pipelines across Native American Burial Grounds, or even the commentary of the USA’s Presidential Nominees, the ideas and opinions of one culture are meeting another in a variety of ways. This conference invites you to reflect on the networks, develop innovative ideas and make deeper connections between the worlds we live in.

Prof. Amy Graves Monroe delivered a lecture in a symposium on violence, democracy and security issues, along with this year’s WBFO/Silvers Visiting Professor Marc Crépon (École Normale Superieure). Sponsored by the UB Humanities Institute, Department of Comparative Literature, the Melodia Jones Chair (Jean-Jacques Thomas, RLL) and the Samuel P.Capen Chair of Humanities (Jorge Gracia, COL and PHI).