EMIW Hosts Erika Escutia on Medicinal Stones, Mining, and Indigenous Knowledge in the Sixteenth Century

David H. Colmenares (Assistant Professor, Comparative Literature) and Nicole T. Hughes (Assistant Professor, Latin American and Iberian Cultures), co-directors of the Early Modern Iberian Worlds (EMIW) Research Cluster, are organizing an upcoming Zoom talk by Erika Escutia, professor at the Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana in Mexico City. Erika Escutia will present "Entre la farmacia y la devoción: piedras medicinales, minería y saberes indígenas en disputa (siglo XVI)" ("Between the Pharmacy and Devotion: Medicinal Stones, Mining, and Contested Indigenous Knowledges in the Sixteenth Century").The talk will be delivered in Spanish. It will take place on Friday, October 9, at 11:30 a.m. Pacific Time.

The event is free and open to the public, and registration is required: https://uci.zoom.us/meeting/register/xQYkOFILRyqNzNXupPEIdw