SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MESOAMERICAN NETWORK

 

The Southern California Mesoamerican Network promotes research on the peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica, past and present.

Spring 2010 Mesoamerican Network meeting

Sunday, March 14, Cal State LA

1-5pm, King Hall, lecture room 1

 

James E. Brady & Christophe Helmke (CSU-LA):  New Evidence for the Involvement of Caves in Ancient Maya Warfare

 

Jeremy Coltman (CSU-LA): The Waterlily Serpent and the Classic Maya Gods of Wind and Water

 

Shankari Patel (UCR): Moving Through Subaltern Spaces: Religious Practice and Gender Ideologies in Postclassic Mesoamerica 

John Pohl (UCLA): Nahua-Mixtec  stylistic and narrative influences in the Aztatla ceramic  tradition of West Mexico. 

 

Manuel Aguilar (CSU-LA): A New Look at Aztec Human Sacrifice

 

Parking will be available in Lot C directly across from the Luckman fine arts complex. Purchase a day permit from the kiosk. For more information go to http://www.calstatela.edu/univ/maps/cslamap.php

 

Other events of interest:

 

Mayan Tasting Dinner

We're having a very special event and you're invited! Please join us on Friday Feb 19th, 2010 at 3655 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles,CA 90007 as our guest for our Mayan Tasting Dinner!

This will be an 8 course dinner made entirely with indiginous mayan ingredients and recipes. It's different from our more contemporary Yucatan style food which is a mixture of Maya & Spanish.

Reservations are required. (213) 741 1075

Gilberto Cetina, Chef/Owner Chichen Itza Restaurant

 

The Mesoamerican Society
and co-sponsor The Art History Society
present renowned Maya Epigrapher,
Anthropologist and Translator of the Paris Codex

Dr. Bruce Love
3-Day Workshop:   Learn to Read and Write Maya Glyphs

Open to All: $15 General Public (includes Workbook);  CSULA Students $8 Advance, $10 @ Door
Feb 19: 6-9 pm Feb 20: 9 am-12 pm & 2-6 pm Feb 21: 10-1:30 pm.

Make your reservation at  mesoamericansociety@gmail.com

 

Janine Gasco
Dr. Janine Gasco
Associate Professor
California State University, Dominguez Hills
310-243-3506



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