The Center for Mexican American Studies presents Dr. Norma E. Cantú - "Fiestas en Laredo"Blending memoir, ethnography, and folkloristic analysis, Professor Norma E. Cantú examines the vibrant traditions of Laredo through an insider’s lens, exploring Matachines dances, quinceañeras, and the unique borderlands celebration of George Washington’s birthday. Grounded in sentipensante (thinking/feeling) folkloristics and influenced by Gloria Anzaldúa’s concept of nepantla, it reflects a deep integration of intellectual and emotional insight. Continuing the Society’s century-long tradition of documenting Texas-Mexico border lore, this work honors the region's rich cultural legacy.About the Speaker: Award-winning poet and author Dr. Norma Elia Cantú was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, to a Tejana mother and a Mexicano father. She began her academic career over fifty years ago as a teaching assistant at what is now Texas A&M University, Kingsville, where she earned her MA in English. She earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She taught at what is now Texas A&M International University in Laredo, at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and at the University of Missouri, Kansas City. She was at the National Endowment for the Arts in the Folk and Traditional Arts Program and a visiting Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She currently serves as the Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University in San Antonio, where she teaches courses in Latinx Studies, Folklore, and Creative Writing. Her creative writing focuses on the US-Mexico Border and includes her novels Canícula and Cabañuelas as well as a poetry collection, Meditación fronteriza. She has edited and co-edited over twelve anthologies. Her most recent publication is the anthology Chicana Portraits: Critical Biographies of Twelve Chicana Writers.

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Do you like Space? Do you like Maps? How about maps of space?! UTA Special Collections is proud to present a new exhibition titled Cosmic Cartography . Featuring maps and charts dating from 1548 to 2024, the exhibit explores humanity's desire to explain our understanding of the universe through maps. In the exhibit, you will see maps that explore the model of the universe - from the ancients who believed in an Earth-centered system to Copernicus who put the Sun at the center, and beyond; maps of our Solar System and planetary bodies; and maps that explore Constellations and the Zodiac.Giveaways will be available while supplies last!The exhibit is located on the sixth floor of Central Library in Special Collections. It is open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The UTA Lady Movin' Mavs will compete in a tournament at the University of Illinois.

Do you like Space? Do you like Maps? How about maps of space?! UTA Special Collections is proud to present a new exhibition titled Cosmic Cartography . Featuring maps and charts dating from 1548 to 2024, the exhibit explores humanity's desire to explain our understanding of the universe through maps. In the exhibit, you will see maps that explore the model of the universe - from the ancients who believed in an Earth-centered system to Copernicus who put the Sun at the center, and beyond; maps of our Solar System and planetary bodies; and maps that explore Constellations and the Zodiac.Giveaways will be available while supplies last!The exhibit is located on the sixth floor of Central Library in Special Collections. It is open Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.