Events at Cushing
Upcoming Events
The Crypto-Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain Symposium at Texas A&M
The Cushing Memorial Library and Archives, the Hillel Foundation, and the Melborn G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University will hold a symposium titled "The Crypto-Jews and the Inquisition in New Spain" at the Evans Library, April 17-18, 2008. This symposium will explore on one of the most prominent crypto-Jewish families to migrate to northern New Spain in the 16th century, the Carvajal family. It will be divided into the following sessions: European Background of the Carvajal Family; Life and Times of Luis de Carvajal; Expressions of Crypto-Jewish Faith; The Enduring Legacy of Luis de Carvajal. The symposium will also feature key note speaker Dr. Stanley Hordes, a visiting scholar in the Department of History and the Latin American Institute at the University of New Mexico and author of "To the End of the Earth: A History of the Crypto-Jews in New Mexico." Please contact Dr. Gregory Cuellar for more information: gcuellar@lib-gw.tamu.edu
More information is available at the symposium website.
Past Events
Book History Workshop at Texas A&M
The fourth annual Texas A&M Workshop in the History of Books and Printing will take place May 22-27, 2005, in the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. This five-day workshop provides an intensive, hands-on introduction to and survey of the history of books and printing.
Don Quixote at Texas A&M University: A Celebration, 1605-2005
The Cushing Memorial Library and Archives and the Melborn G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research at Texas A&M University announce Don Quixote Illustrated: Textual Images and Visual Readings, A symposium and an exhibit in celebration of the 4th centenary of the Quixote, 1605-2005. The symposium, taking place March 28-29, 2005, will feature speaker from Texas A&M University, the University of Calgary, the Hispanic Society of America, and the Universidad de Dastilla-La Mancha.
Other Events on Campus
Humanities Informatics Lecture Series
The Glasscock Center for Humanities Research is once again sponsoring the Digital Humanities Lecture Series. More information is available at the website.