Reminder! Mesoamerican Network Sun., March 14, Cal State LA

[John Machado]

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

 

Our hosts at CSU-LA are providing us with great food, as well, from the Chichen Itza Restaurant

 

Mayan Buffet

Special event for CSU-LA

March 14t h, 2010

s i k i l ’ p a c

tomato and pumpkin seed dip served with cassava root

chips

tamalitos

a duo of traditional maya tamales one with chaya –a

native yucatecan vegetable simi l a r t o spinach –and

another wi t h e s pelon – a t r a di t i o nal mayan bean–.

Buñuelos de Yuca

Cassava root fritters drizzled with honey

Cafe Maya

Cinnamon, anis and clove spiced coffee, agua de chaya

 

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 tohttp://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

 

 

 

 

 

Janine Gasco

Dr. Janine Gasco

Associate Professor

California State University, Dominguez Hills

310-243-3506

www.cla.csudh.edu/seproject