Student Activities

Students and participants of American Cultural Studies take part in a variety of different activities, including talks, special zoom guests, presentations, and social outings.  Our goal is to encourage a feeling of community amongst our students and instructors, which usually occurs without much effort from us, but which we try to promote anyway as an integral aspect of the program.  

For example, in 2018, we participated as ACS (American Cultural Studies) in the Monsters talks series, which took place at Pacto Bar in Providencia (Santiago) organized by Universidad de Chile graduate Orlando Cisternas, basically as a fun way to explore several different monsters from American literature, including Moby Dick.  We also organized several international zoom sessions, including one with Chilean-American pop star Maria Del Pilar, and another with Chilean-American playwright and actress Camila Le-Bert.  Throughout the semester, students also give group presentations and coordinate all-you- can-eat Saturday morning brunches.  Fun!

ACS students at Pacto Bar with Orlando Cisternas and Anthony Rauld.

Students giving a literature presentation.

Anthony Rauld presenting playwright Camila Le-Bert live from Los Angeles.

Poet Diego Alegría and Orlando Cisterna discussing Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven.

Francisco Salamanca presents crucial info about Edgar Allan Poe.

Students at the end of semester graduation ceremony at Universidad de Chile.