Languages at Marist

New short documentary on Black Lives Matter in Italy, released today!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h60y7Z-GipQ&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2Co4fPg5SIN5L3UKceXU4iCUMuadoqK-kHYcWkU9IkNZoYKf4zgsM2S8Y&ab_channel=VICENews

Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning Following the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, people around the world rallied not only to show solidarity in the fight against police brutality in the U...

Shared this with my SPAN 101 class (actually, these are precisely the skills that we have been learning, including telling time, describing clothing and color, difference between SER & ESTAR, stem-changing verbs like "poder," etc.) I have asked the class to identify some of the errors in the skit:

“La policía mexicana”

La Policia Mexicana - Saturday Night Live Subscribe to SaturdayNightLive: http://j.mp/1bjU39d SEASON 34: http://j.mp/15xfhJk TV Show Parodies: http://j.mp/1bF1k2U You have the right to remain silenci...

Out in the Real World, tonight at 8 pm, Zoom info in image below!

The Department of Modern Languages and Cultures at Marist College invites you to:

Vivo per questo / This is What I live For

On October 14 (11:00 am - 12:30 pm), Italian Hip-Hop Artist, rapper, writer, and producer, Amir Issaa will present a lecture on immigration, racism, and the role of music in social justice. Issaa's 2017 book, Vivo per questo, was met with international success and propelled him on a tour of American colleges and universities to discuss growing up in Italy with an Italian mother and Egyptian father. Issaa will speak candidly about the racism and prejudices he experienced, as well as how he uses hip hop and rap as tools for change.

This event is made possible through the generous sponsorship of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, the African Disapora Studies Program, Marist Abroad, the Center for Multicultural Affairs, and the School of Liberal Arts.

Registration is required: http://bit.ly/30LtNT8

For more information: [email protected]

Make room for minority languages!!

Bilingualism: why boosting the rights of minority language speakers could help save Gaelic in Scotland Gaelic speakers need opportunities to use their language in a wide variety of social and everyday settings to avoid its presence being eroded.