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New Department Chair for Spanish and Portuguese

By Lydia Hall
September 22, 2023 12:00 PM
Scott Alvord appointed department chair as Jeffrey Turley completes his service.
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Focusing on the 4%

By Lydia Hall
September 18, 2023 12:00 PM
Professor Elsa Perez shares how to address the stressors you can control and let go of the rest.
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Education Week: Church History

By Emma Rostrom
September 14, 2023 02:42 PM
College of Humanities professors dive deep into Church history.
6 Min Read
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Research Group Studies Forgotten Brazilian Abolitionist and Civil Rights Advocate

By Garrett Gunnell
September 05, 2023 09:39 AM
Maria Firmina dos Reis becomes the focus of Brazilian research trip led by Jordan Jones.
3 Min Read
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BYU Humanities and BYU Speeches Team Up for Translation Initiative

By Ellie Smith
May 09, 2023 03:00 PM
BYU speeches and forums now available in Japanese and Spanish—with more languages to come!
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A Beatnik Tradition at BYU

By Ellie Smith
May 09, 2023 12:00 PM
The Beatniqueo combines Hispanic and Portuguese music and poetry in a beloved public humanities event.
4 Min Read
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MA Student Wins Emerging Scholar Award at International Conference

By Simon Laraway
April 19, 2023 12:00 PM
Spanish MA student Marissa Luquette’s academic career gets a kick start from her innovative paper on gender in a Spanish sci-fi novel.
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Understanding Intersectionality through Literature

By Julie Irvine
January 31, 2023 01:21 PM
Jordan B. Jones discusses race and gender in Global Women’s Studies Colloquium.
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Eurovision Reinvented

By Lauren Walker
December 15, 2022 08:00 AM
BYU-rovision packs the house with multilingual performances.
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Brian Price

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Teaching with Translation

By Simon Laraway
November 29, 2022 10:10 AM
Professor Daryl Hague discusses pedagogy and paratexts in translation at the 2022 College of Humanities Barker Lecture.
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David Laraway

Spanish and Portuguese
Email: david_laraway@byu.edu
3164 JFSB
Provo, UT 84602
801-422-3807
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Enslaved but Not Forgotten

By Simon Laraway
November 16, 2022 10:00 AM
A new online database presented at the 2022 APSA conference offers a groundbreaking new way to record stories of slavery.
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International Cinema: October 2022 Films Recap

By Lauren Walker
November 14, 2022 08:00 AM
IC explores unique films on cultural convergence.
5 Min Read
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International Cinema: September 2022 Films Recap

By Lauren Walker
October 25, 2022 08:06 AM
IC rings in the new school year with gripping films and lectures.
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Desiree Oliveira

Desirée Oliveira is originally from Brazil and joined the Department of Spanish & Portuguese at BYU as an Assistant Professor of Portuguese in 2022. She received her PhD in Applied Linguistics, with a focus on Foreign Language Teaching and Learning, from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Her most recent research has centered on the development of writing skills and the role of literature in language learning.
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Tomas Hidalgo Nava

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More than Muses: Recovering Women’s Voices

By Hannah Scott
February 08, 2022 11:27 AM
The writings of silenced women are being recovered and magnified by Drs. Halling and Hegstrom in a remarkable new database.
3 Min Read
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