Noon Lecture Series
During the semester the Clements Center organizes monthly programs for SMU faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the community who are interested in topics related to Texas, the American Southwest and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Presentations are wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, often focusing on current research, recent publications, or new exhibitions.
Unless otherwise specified, these presentations are held on Wednesdays at noon in the Texana Room of Fondren Library Center, 6404 Robert S. Hyer Lane. No registration necessary.
Noon Talk: Wednesday, December 12, 2025
Adrian Chavana, Clements Center Fellow for the Study of Southwestern America
Becoming Gente de Razon: Indigenous Sovereignty in the San Antonio Missions, 1770-1824
12 noon to 1 PM
The Texana Room, Fondren Library, 6404 Robert S. Hyer Lane, SMU
Noon Talk: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Cristina Urias-Espinoza, Clements Center Fellow for the Study of Southwestern America
Maps, Dreams, and the Making of the Mexican West: 1883-1910
The Texana Room, Fondren Library, 6404 Robert S. Hyer Lane, SMU
Noon Talk: Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Cori Simon, David J. Weber Fellow for the Study of Southwestern America
12 noon to 1 PMThe Texana Room, Fondren Library, 6404 Robert S. Hyer Lane, SMU