As part of her term as Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas at the Kluge Center of the Library of Congress, Rutgers History Professor Camilla Townsend hosted "The Cantares Mexicanos at the Library of Congress" conference. The conference, held on May 8th and 9th, was attended by History Ph.D. candidate Joshua Anthony and two of Townsend's former students: Peter Sorensen, now an assistant professor in History at Hong Kong Baptist University, and Tara Malanga, assistant teaching professor in the Writing Program here at Rutgers.
Like the other Kislak Workshops, there was a big focus on bringing scholars from around the world to discuss an important topic, which in this case was Cantares Mexicanos, a collection of Nahuatl songs performed in the late Aztec Empire and early colonial Mexico. In addition to Peter Sorensen from China, there were multiple scholars from Mexico and one from Poland. Participants of the conference also got a behind-the-scenes tour of the Library of Congress and its Conservation Division.
