CRN: 44488
MWF: 10-10:50 AM
Location: TBD
Instructor: Adan F. Pascual
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the Mayan language and community of Guatemala known as Q’anjob’al. It is designed to provide students with an overview of the Q’anjob’al speakers and their complex everyday sociocultural interactions. Also, it introduces the use of the Q’anjob’al language in context for students to become familiar with its spoken sounds. This course is a foundation for further study of this community and its ability to maintain its identity and traditions despite the outside...
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Inaugurated in October 2022, this stunning 60-foot mural was researched, fabricated, and installed by Dr. Juan Salamanca (...
Read full story about Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Inaugurated in October 2022, this stunning 60-foot mural was researched, fabricated, and installed by Dr. Juan Salamanca (...
Read full story about Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
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Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
Inaugurated in October 2022, this stunning 60-foot mural was researched, fabricated, and installed by Dr. Juan Salamanca (...
Read full story about Dr. Juan Salamanca's Installation: "Coalescing Currents" at SCD Gallery
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Summer Graduate Research Fellowship (SGRF) Conference 2025 Recap
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Nueva Página de Recursos Comunitarios / New Community Resources Page
En respuesta a la creciente preocupación y confusión que existe entre las comunidades a las que servimos, deseamos informarles que hemos creado un nuevo espacio en nuestra página web llamado "Community Resources", el cual se...
Community Resources
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Dr. Kasia Szremski Discusses Breakthrough Study Revealing Ancient Tattoos on Peruvian Mummies
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Joint Seed Research Grants Program: Enhancing Public Health through Collaborative Innovation
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