twentysix Posted March 31, 2015 Posted March 31, 2015 I am likely attending Yale's Nahuatl program this summer. I was wondering if anyone has gone through it? If so, please offer any insight you have! I already posted this thread in the Language section of the forum, but it didn't receive a single reply and this forum is chock full of highly educated folks! So I'll give it a try in the History section.
navyblackmaroon Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 I know my former adviser attended the programs years ago. He found it useful to what he thought he was going to be researching, but ultimately researched something more contemporary. He seemed to be positive about it. twentysix 1
mvlchicago Posted April 1, 2015 Posted April 1, 2015 It's a really good program; I'm planning on doing it next year, and have several good friends who've had nothing but good things to say. That said, it's a fuckton of work, just be prepared for that.
twentysix Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 It's a really good program; I'm planning on doing it next year, and have several good friends who've had nothing but good things to say. That said, it's a fuckton of work, just be prepared for that. I am mildly intimidated by this, but I hope that it will get me from zero skill to close to being able to read a classical document in one summer. I intend to seek out some additional individual instruction during my MA.
twentysix Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Mvlchicago I was recently told that this is Yale's last year. I was told this by a nahuatl scholar that is not affiliated with Yale so he could be wrong, but I doubt it. UCLA will be starting a 4 week summer course. Edited April 10, 2015 by twentysix
mvlchicago Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 ^ heads-up, just heard back from the program and they don't anticipate this being the last year. So if any of y'all are reading for 2016 onwards, don't worry about it.
twentysix Posted April 27, 2015 Author Posted April 27, 2015 ^ heads-up, just heard back from the program and they don't anticipate this being the last year. So if any of y'all are reading for 2016 onwards, don't worry about it. Fantastic news!
twentysix Posted April 30, 2015 Author Posted April 30, 2015 (edited) For future people seeking out Nahuatl instruction remember that any title VI institution can grant you summer flas. You don't have to attend their university to get FLAS (in the summer) from them. Also Yale offers scholarships if you do not have FLAS. I was awarded a $2,000 scholarship for the summer. Edited April 30, 2015 by twentysix
Karoku_valentine Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 I am not even sure there's a whole program in Mexico dedicated exclusively to study Nahuatl or Mixtec. I am very surprised Yale crafted such a specific program. Congratulations! Karoku_valentine 1
mvlchicago Posted May 29, 2015 Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) iirc, the formation of Yale's program came to be after the rise of cartel violence in Zacatecas. So, y'know, geopolitical modes of power format how knowledge is disseminated. Fun fun fun. Edited May 29, 2015 by mvlchicago
twentysix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) iirc, the formation of Yale's program came to be after the rise of cartel violence in Zacatecas. So, y'know, geopolitical modes of power format how knowledge is disseminated. Fun fun fun. I found a news release a while back from 1998 discussing the rise of the Nahuatl program at Yale. The release spoke of the year long courses they intended to create. I assume none of these materialized. Edited May 30, 2015 by twentysix
twentysix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 I am not even sure there's a whole program in Mexico dedicated exclusively to study Nahuatl or Mixtec. I am very surprised Yale crafted such a specific program. Congratulations! I believe San Diego State University teaches both Modern Nahuatl and Modern Mixtec during the academic year. UCLA is also starting a Nahuatl program.
twentysix Posted May 30, 2015 Author Posted May 30, 2015 ^ heads-up, just heard back from the program and they don't anticipate this being the last year. So if any of y'all are reading for 2016 onwards, don't worry about it. Update on this, the program manager position at Yale in the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies was eliminated a few weeks ago. I'm not sure what that means for the program for future years.
twentysix Posted July 10, 2015 Author Posted July 10, 2015 (edited) Update on this, the program manager position at Yale in the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies was eliminated a few weeks ago. I'm not sure what that means for the program for future years. After being in the program for two weeks, I now realize this has absolutely no bearing on the course. There is really no guarantee that it will stay at Yale either. The course is first and foremost through IDIEZ, which is great and should offer the program longevity! The course is very good! I would suggest those seeking it out have very strong spanish, as 2 out of the 3 classes each day are taught exclusively in spanish. Edited July 10, 2015 by twentysix
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