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LANGSA is holding its annual elections for the posts of:President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Public Relations an...
05/07/2021

LANGSA is holding its annual elections for the posts of:

President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Public Relations and Events Coordinator
GSS Senator
Student Representative

The posts are open to all LCL graduate students. For details, please check your email or dm us a question.
If you wish to contest the election, please send us an email by Friday, May 14, 2021 mentioning your name, department, and the post you are running for. You will find us at [email protected]

A very big Thank You to all the lovely people who attended the LCL graduate prizes and graduation day ceremony! It was s...
04/23/2021

A very big Thank You to all the lovely people who attended the LCL graduate prizes and graduation day ceremony! It was so full of laughter, memories, music, excitement, and maybe a bit of tearful nostalgia. And Congratulations to everyone who won prizes for research, teaching, other achievements or the contest. Special thanks to Jorge y Melody for the amazing jazz performance! May we all carry these beautiful memories with us all our lives. Here are some candid screenshots of this event. Feel free to tag yourselves.

contest on 22 April 2021, 5PM to 7PM: Since we hardly get the occasion to dress up these days, LCL thought of holding ...
04/20/2021

contest on 22 April 2021, 5PM to 7PM: Since we hardly get the occasion to dress up these days, LCL thought of holding a small dress-up contest with prizes for all graduate students of LCL including those who just graduated this year or the last. All you need to do to enter the contest is send LANGSA a quick DM on our facebook or instagram page, or shoot an email to [email protected] with a single word " ". On Thursday during the event, just appear on zoom dressed up in fancy attire (formals, or experimental, or just anything out of ordinary, or maybe just some makeup or a cool hat). We will hold a poll for the two best dressed attendees, and if you win, you receive a gift card of $40 and a fun certificate with the title of to commemorate your fashionable self forever! We encourage you to participate in this fun event if you are a graduate student because, well, it is just for fun.

Find the zoom link in your mailboxes!

As the final event of the Graduation ceremony on Thursday, 22 April 2021, get ready for a musical duet performance at 6:...
04/20/2021

As the final event of the Graduation ceremony on Thursday, 22 April 2021, get ready for a musical duet performance at 6:30 PM by Jorge y Melody. This Jazz duet was formed in 2020 as a result of the lockdown due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The project was recipient of the fellowship of the "Resiliencias" Program of the San Luis Potosí Cultural Direction in June 2020. Its repertoire includes traditional jazz music, Latin American songbook themes, boleros, Afro-Antillean music, etc. Melody is a professional singer and professor graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and the University of Puerto Rico (she holds a BA in Modern Languages and Singing). She obtained her master’s degree from la Escola Supèrior de Música de Catalunya. Jorge is a double bass player, songwriter and professor. He graduated from the Escuela Estatal de Música and the Jazz program from el Centro de las Artes in San Luis Potosí. He also graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, where he focused in Jazz and Caribbean Music.

Use the zoom link in your emails to join the program!

All LCL graduate students, TAs, faculty, and alumni are invited to the annual graduate prizes event, along with a gradua...
04/20/2021

All LCL graduate students, TAs, faculty, and alumni are invited to the annual graduate prizes event, along with a graduation ceremony on 22 April 2021, Thursday, 5PM to 7PM. There will also be musical performances, a contest with prizes, and some surprises to look forward to. Check your email for zoom details, and details about the contest and events.

contest: Since we hardly get the occasion to dress up these days, LCL thought of holding a small dress-up contest with prizes for all graduate students of LCL including those who just graduated this year or the last. All you need to do to enter the contest is send LANGSA a quick DM on our facebook or instagram page, or shoot an email to [email protected] with a single word " ". On Thursday during the event, just appear on zoom dressed up in fancy attire (formals, or experimental, or just anything out of ordinary, or maybe just some makeup or a cool hat). We will hold a poll for the two best dressed attendees, and if you win, you receive a gift card of $40 and a fun certificate with the title of to commemorate your fashionable self forever! We encourage you to participate in this fun event if you are a graduate student because, well, it is just for fun.

Musical performance at 6:30 PM by Jorge y Melody Duet: This Jazz duet was formed in 2020 as a result of the lockdown due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The project was recipient of the fellowship of the "Resiliencias" Program of the San Luis Potosí Cultural Direction in June 2020. Its repertoire includes traditional jazz music, Latin American songbook themes, boleros, Afro-Antillean music, etc. Melody is a professional singer and professor graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico and the University of Puerto Rico (she holds a BA in Modern Languages and Singing). She obtained her master’s degree from la Escola Supèrior de Música de Catalunya. Jorge is a double bass player, songwriter and professor. He graduated from the Escuela Estatal de Música and the Jazz program from el Centro de las Artes in San Luis Potosí. He also graduated from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, where he focused in Jazz and Caribbean Music.

LANGSA thanks everyone for a very fruitful and fun-filled conference "Creativity During a Pandemic". Here are few candid...
04/17/2021

LANGSA thanks everyone for a very fruitful and fun-filled conference "Creativity During a Pandemic". Here are few candid zoom shots from the events. A hearty thanks to all the contributors, Roberto Valdivia, Stefan-Alexander Bronner, all the members of the "The Passionate Humanities" group, Marcos Garcia Barrero, Laurietz Seda Ramirez, the "La V" group, and all participants and attendees who made this virtual conference so productive and enriching!

LANGSA is hosting the LCL graduation ceremony virtually on 22nd April'21, 5 PM. Recent graduates of the LCL, all LCL GAs...
04/15/2021

LANGSA is hosting the LCL graduation ceremony virtually on 22nd April'21, 5 PM. Recent graduates of the LCL, all LCL GAs, alumni, and everyone who has been part of the LCL family is invited. This is going to be a fun event with musical performances, many memories, and our annual graduate prize ceremony. And some artsy surprises! We encourage you to dress up in your fanciest party attire since we rarely get to look glamorous these days (yes, please go OTT because we certainly shall). Check out our flyer, while more details come up soon!
We still have some space for fun, so feel free to contact us (a dm, or an email) if you wish to throw in a performance or speak a few words of encouragement to recent graduates or future ones.

Less than one week left for the LANGSA event "Creativity During a Pandemic". To find out more about this event on hyperp...
04/04/2021

Less than one week left for the LANGSA event "Creativity During a Pandemic". To find out more about this event on hyperpoetry, electronic literature, devised and virtual theatre, follow this link:
https://www.langsa.online/about-1

If you are planning on attending the event, please sign up to receive the links and information. You can do that by submitting this form before the day of the event: https://forms.gle/j21KiAzGHxWLtxGS9

There are less than two weeks left before the 'Creativity During a Pandemic' conference! If you are planning on attendin...
03/29/2021

There are less than two weeks left before the 'Creativity During a Pandemic' conference! If you are planning on attending the event, make sure you have signed up to receive the links and information. You can do that by submitting this form before the day of the event: https://forms.gle/j21KiAzGHxWLtxGS9

Stay tuned for more updates, we can't wait to see you all there!

The 2021 LANGSA Conference will focus on creativity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Speakers from Perú, Puerto Rico and LC...
03/24/2021

The 2021 LANGSA Conference will focus on creativity during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Speakers from Perú, Puerto Rico and LCL's international community will give talks and workshops based on their creative process over the last year.
The presentations will be divided into two sections: Creative Writing on April 8th [including electronic literature, hyperpoetry and writing the self] and Theater on April 9th [devised and virtual theater]. From writing a poem on Tumblr or Twitter to imagining a virtual play, this year's conference will prepare you for the art of the 21st century. Check out our event poster and the schedule, and mark the dates!

To sign up for the event, please follow the link to the google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1_8-RR0Jhnb0W9gxzRTsh5gRP6Adu2d1C3yVa6EMtdF4/viewform?ts=605b5e50&gxids=7628&edit_requested=true

You will receive an email from us link to the virtual platform for the online event so that you can join us. And for questions, send us a DM or email us as [email protected]

Here is a sneak-peak into upcoming events LANGSA is organizing this Spring 2021. "Creativity During Pandemic Times" on A...
03/01/2021

Here is a sneak-peak into upcoming events LANGSA is organizing this Spring 2021. "Creativity During Pandemic Times" on April 8-9 is centred in Theater and Electronic Literature, comprising events on screenplay, dramaturgy, and artistic composition. Plus we end on a sweet note with LANGSA and LCL virtual graduation on May 7. More details coming soon, so watch this space!

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