In celebration of the inauguration of the Portuguese Studies Minor, the Latin American and Iberian Studies Department will be welcoming historian Sidney Chalhoub, Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Harvard University to give a lecture entitled “Slavery and Race in Nineteenth Century Peru”, to take place on April 10 at 3pm. Professor Chalhoub has written five books on the history of race, slavery, public health and literature in modern Brazil. On April 10, in commemoration of this year being the 130^th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Brazil, he will be speaking about the legacies of slavery and race in the region.

The Portuguese Studies Minor is a new minor that gives students the opportunity to study the language, societies, politics, and cultures of the modern Lusophone world in all continents. Students can choose from a range of courses on the language, literature, film, culture, economies, politics, and societies of the Lusophone world.