Center for Civic Engagement Presents
Exploring Indigenous Arts: Introductory Nahuatl Workshop with Luis Chavez
Monday, April 22, 2024
Montgomery Place Estate
4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Learn the basics of Nahuatl (Mexican Indigenous language) through the traditional Mexican game of loteria, a game of bingo using Nahuatl words with images.4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Luis Chavez is a current postdoctoral fellow at Bard College, whose research and teaching interests include ethnic studies, music and sound studies, border studies, Chicanx studies, Native American and Indigenous studies, gender and sexuality, and performance studies. He comes to Bard from California State University School of Music, where he taught courses in music history and literature, world music, and Latin American music. He has also served as lecturer in the Department of American Indian Studies, College of Ethnic Studies, at San Francisco State University.
Join us at Bard College Montgomery Place Campus for unique opportunities to explore regional and indigenous identity through history, art, education, agriculture, foodways, and placemaking as part of the 2024 Being Human Festival sponsored by the National Humanities Center.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Time: 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Montgomery Place Estate