UMBC MLLI Department

09/25/2026

Join us for an artist’s talk by interdisciplinary artist Bocafloja on October 5!

ID: Event flyer with a black background, a black and white picture of Bocafloja, and white and orange text. The text reads:

THE MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES PRESENTS

BOCAFLOJA

Racialidad-Visualidad, an Artist’s Talk
October 5, 1 PM, on Webex

09/22/2026

Join us for the next two films!

ID: Flyer with three movie posters. The text reads: HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
The Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication Department is pleased to present:
THE LATINX FILM FESTIVAL

FROM NOWHERE (2015)
09/21 @ 4:30PM
ROOM: ENG 027

MCFARLAND USA (2015)
09/29 @ 5:30PM ROOM: LIB GALLERY

LAS TRES SISTERS (2025)
10/08 @ 5:30PM
ROOM: LIB GALLERY
FREE ADMISSION
WE INVITE YOU TO STAY AFTER EACH FILM TO SHARE AND DIALOGUE
ALL FILMS WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
This Festival was made possible by MLLI Department, Spanish area and co-sponsor by UMBC Library
Albin O. Kuhn and Office of Community and Culture
“This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, s*x, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University’s nondiscrimination policy.”

05/26/2026

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🎓✨ Exciting news from UMBC!

UMBC’s Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication is now offering enrolled students the opportunity to earn language credits through the Maryland Seal of Biliteracy.

This is a powerful example of how the Seal of Biliteracy can open doors beyond high school, recognizing students’ multilingual skills as valuable academic assets.

MFLA celebrates UMBC for honoring language learning, multilingualism, and the many cultural and linguistic strengths students bring with them.

Students can check the UMBC Undergraduate Catalog in June 2026 for more information.

04/17/2026

Join us for a conversation on masculinity, performance, and identity!

ID: A performer stands on a stage under blue lighting, wearing a large, flowing, translucent outfit with soft tones, reaching out toward the audience. The flyer also includes colored words layered over the image.
This virtual conversation features Peruvian performer Luciano Anahel, whose work across drag, ballroom, and experimental performance offers a lens to understand masculinity as something constructed, negotiated, and lived. Engaging masculinities from the Global South, this event explores how transmasculine performance challenges dominant norms while opening space for new ways of thinking about identity, embodiment, and belonging. Through artistic practice, participants are invited to reflect on how gender operates across social spaces and how performance becomes a strategy for navigating and reshaping those spaces.

04/08/2026

Looking for classes on Latin America in Fall 2026? Here’s the list of electives for the Minor in Latin American Studies.
ID: Flyer with pastel colors. The text reads: MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES. FALL 2026.
- ANTH 224: FOCUSED CULTURAL STUDY: THE CARIBBEAN
Dr. Camee Maddox-Wingfield - TuTh, 1:00-2:15 PM
- GES 348: LATIN AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIES
Dr. Yolanda Valencia - MW, 1:00-2:15 PM
- GWST 343: GENDER, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN LATIN AMERICA
Dr. Mariana Meriqui Rodrigues- MW, 10:00-11:15 AM
- HIST 348: COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA HISTORY
Dr. Silvia Escanilla Huerta - MWF, 10:00-10:50 AM
- SPAN 303: TEATRO Y JUSTICIA SOCIAL
Prof. María Manni - TuTh, 1:00 to 2:15 PM
-SPA 308: HISTORIAS, CULTURASY POLITICAS DE LATINOAMERICA
Dr. Tania Lizarazo - MW, 1:00-2:15 PM
-SPAN 312: PRODUCCIONES CULTURALES EN LAS
AMERICAS
Dr. Thania Muñoz - TuTh, 2:30-3:45 PM
-SPAN 472/672: THEORY IN THE FLESH
Dr. Tania Lizarazo - M, 4:30-7:00 PM
MORE INFO:
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