{"241581":{"#nid":"241581","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Hispanic Heritage Celebration Reception","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the School of Modern Languages in celebrating Hispanic heritage and the study of Spanish at Georgia Tech. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA reception at 7:00 p.m. will feature guest speaker Dr. John D. Cressler, Schlumberger Chair in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and author of \u003Cem\u003EEmeralds of the Alhambra\u003C\/em\u003E. Dr. Cressler will give a talk titled \u003Cem\u003ERevisiting Medieval Spain and \u003C\/em\u003EConvivencia:\u003Cem\u003E A Forgotten Era of Religious Harmony\u003C\/em\u003E followed by a book signing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe day leading up to Dr. Cressler\u2019s talk includes music, cooking, a video competition, films, and more. Activities will take place all day in the Swann Building and courtyard.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout \u003Cem\u003EEmeralds of the Alhambra:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EDr.Cressler\u2019s debut novel is an interfaith love story set in the resplendent Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain during the Castilian Civil War (1367-1369), a time when Muslims took up swords to fight alongside Christians.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Hispanic Heritage Celebration Reception featuring ECE\u0027s Dr. John Cressler."}],"uid":"27842","created_gmt":"2013-10-01 15:22:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:05:00","author":"Ashlee Gardner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2013-10-17T20:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2013-10-17T21:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2013-10-17T21:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2013-10-18 00:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2013-10-18 01:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2013-10-18 01:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/johndcressler.com\/","title":"John Cressler\u0027s Author Website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1255","name":"School of Electrical and Computer Engineering"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1792","name":"Arts and Performance"}],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKelly Comfort\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kcomfort@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ekcomfort@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}