Talk: 'Yojch’o’ pa Qach’ab’äl': Remediating Indigenous Orality in the Bilingual Language Classroom in the Guatemalan Highlands - UMaine Calendar

Name: Talk: ‘Yojch’o’ pa Qach’ab’äl’: Remediating Indigenous Orality in the Bilingual Language Classroom in the Guatemalan Highlands
Start: 2022-09-22T17:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-09-22T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium

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Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Talk: ‘Yojch’o’ pa Qach’ab’äl’: Remediating Indigenous Orality in the Bilingual Language Classroom in the Guatemalan Highlands

September 22, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Interested parties are invited to attend the talk of Professor Tiffany Creegan-Miller about her new book The Maya Art of Speaking Writing (2022). In her book, she discusses images that are sonic, pictorial, gestural and alphabetic. She reveals various forms of creativity and agency that are woven through a rich media landscape in Indigenous Guatemala, as well as Maya diasporas in Mexico and the United States.

Sponsor: This event is sponsored and hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and Classics and
the Alton ’38 and Adelaide Hamm Campus Activity Fund. For any questions, please contact
Dr. Carlos Villacorta at carlos.villacorta@maine.edu.

Details

Date:: September 22, 2022
Time:: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Event Categories:: Lectures & Seminars, Liberal Arts and Sciences

Venue

: Arthur St. John Hill Auditorium
: University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469 United States
Phone: (207)581-3217

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