Joint lecture with Ana Elena Puga, Professor in Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts and Department of Spanish and Portuguese, and Katherine Borland, Professor in the Department of Comparative Studies.
Migrations, Protests and Pilgrimage from the lens of Folklore and Performance Studies
Ana Puga and Katherine Borland have been engaged in intersecting scholarly endeavors since their undergraduate days in Chicago. In this joint inaugural lecture, they will explore each other’s work on performance, migration, pilgrimage and solidarity activism across the borders of the Western Hemisphere.
Inaugural lectures celebrate Arts and Humanities faculty who have been promoted to the rank of professor. All lectures are held in the Faculty Club Grand Lounge from 4-6 p.m. and are preceded by a reception and followed by Q&A and discussion. All lectures are free and open to the public.
