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Perspectivas Modernas: The Art and Craft of Oaxacan Mezcal

6 pm (MST) Live via Zoom. Register HERE Ronda Brulotte, The Art and Craft of Oaxacan Mezcal Not only is mezcal Oaxaca, Mexico’s fastest-growing rural industry, it connects the region to producers, brokers, and consumers across the U.S.- Mexico border and throughout the world. In this presentation, Dr. Ronda Brulotte discusses the rise of mezcal as a global commodity within the artisanal food movement, as well as how this transformation has impacted rural producer communities in southern Mexico. Free community event

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Perspectivas Modernas: Trans-American Detritus: A Study in Trans-Femicide  

6 pm (MST) Live via Zoom. Register HERE This presentation focuses on the photography series, En la Pista (2016) by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles. I focus on Margolles’ use of portraiture to capture a snapshot of the lives of transwomen in Juarez, Mexico, and the transitions of the border. Margolles’ work visually disrupts narratives of femicide and slows the frantic pace of life on the border within the boundaries of the frame of the photographs. Free and open to the public

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Virtual Book Reading and Discussion: Michelle Otero, Bosque

3 pm (MST) Live via Zoom. Register HERE Nestled in the heart of Albuquerque is a vibrant cottonwood forest that has flourished for centuries along the Río Grande—providing a home for porcupines, migratory birds, coyotes, and other wildlife as well as a sanctuary for its city residents. In her debut poetry collection, Bosque, Michelle Otero celebrates the importance of water and the bosque to the people of Albuquerque. Free community event

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NHCC Book Club: Atop the Windmill: I Could See Forever—Maria Dolores Gonzales

5:30 pm (MST) Live via Zoom To join, contact cassandra.osterloh@state.nm.us “In this memoir a series of vignettes features Dolores, the fourth-born daughter in a family of five girls, growing up in rural, northeastern New Mexico. Atop the Windmill appeals to both adult and young readers who have an interest in the rich Nuevomexicano linguistic and cultural heritage of New Mexico.”—Bilingual Strategies. Free and open to the public

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Perspectivas Modernas: Brazilian Rap and the Grammar of the Black Existence

6 pm (MST) Live via Zoom. Register HERE Paulo Dutra, UNM Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, examines the most famous Brazilian rap group Racionais Mc’s artistic production in order to explore their poetically crafted understanding of how people of African descent experience and negotiate their existence in Brazil. Paulo Dutra is the author of a short story collection Aversão oficial: resumida (2018) and of a poetry collection ablliterações (2019, semifinalist in the 2020 Oceanos Prize). Free and open to the public

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Tertulia Histórica Albuquerque: Where Blood was Spilled: The U.S.—Mexican War of 1846

2 pm (MST) Live via Zoom Register in advance HERE The war between the U.S.A. and Mexico in 1846 was a world event that shaped the destiny of both nations. New Mexico was impacted directly, as it went from being part of the new nation of Mexico to being a U.S. territory, and ultimately, a U.S. state. In this presentation, State Historian Rob Martinez will discuss the causes of the conflict and examine the fallout from those events, as well as the impact on New Mexico history specifically.

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Tertulia Histórica Albuquerque: Illuminating New Mexico: A History of Luminarias and Farolitos

2 pm (MST) Live via Zoom Register in advance for this meeting HERE. State Historian Rob Martínez examines the fascinating origins of these uniquely New Mexican cultural expressions. Before there was a Christmas tree, mistletoe, egg nog or Santa Claus, there were luminarias and farolitos lighting the dark paths for ancient New Mexicans, commemorating that long ago tradition of High Mass at midnight. Like most New Mexican traditions, these lights, like Las Posadas, reach back deep into a rich Catholic tradition that is a blend of Spanish, Puebloan,

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Tertulia Histórica Albuquerque: Masks On! Pandemics and Epidemics in New Mexico History

2 pm (MTS) Live via Zoom Register in advance for this meeting HERE. State Historian Rob Martínez explores how viruses and disease shaped New Mexico history. Since the dawn of time, humans have had to face adversity to survive.Viruses and disease are, sadly, part of that history and integral to the human experience. Pandemics and epidemics are part of the historical landscape.As early as the ancient Greeks, a fever killed most of Athens; the plague of the 1300s killed off one third of the European population; and in 1918

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