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| Friday, April 25, 2008 | |
"CLAS Distinguished Speaker Series Roundtable" 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM The Cuban Heritage Collection Javier Auyero moderates this discussion at 12:00PM at the Cuban Heritage Collection Conference Room. *Lunch will be provided **Please RSVP in advance For further information please contact The Center for Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or 205-284-1854  View Flyer | |
| Thursday, April 24, 2008 | |
"Environmental Suffering in Latin America: Ethnographic Notes Towards a Research Agenda" 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM College of Arts and Sciences Wesley Gallery Javier Auyero joins us as our final Distinguished Speaker for Spring 2008 at 7:00PM at the College of Arts and Science Wesley Gallery. His speech will sketch the outline of a research agenda on “environmental suffering” based on the experiences of contamination in Flammable shantytown (Buenos Aires). He will argue that any sociological portrait of urban marginality in Latin America should pay sustained and systematic attention to the contaminated and hazardous environment where the urban poor dwell. For More information contact the Center for Latin American Studies at umcals@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 View Flyer | |
| Tuesday, April 15, 2008 | |
"Far from Mexico City, Closer to God: Velvet Paintings, the Tomato King, Big Houses and More Stories of Mexican Immigrants" 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Learning Center Room 120 Sam Quiñones will be moderating a roundtable discussion on his most recent book Antonio’s Gun and Delfino’s Dream: True Tales of Mexican Migration which speaks about illegal immigration. He is the author of two books on Mexican life and a freelance writer for the Los Angeles Times. Join Mr. Quiñones at 7:00PM in Learning Center Classroom 120. For further information, contact The Center For Latin American Studies at umcals@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 View Flyer | |
| Thursday, April 10, 2008 | |
"Cuban Art Today" 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM The Wesley Gallery Contemporary Cuban Art has achieved high recognition in the international art market, the museum world and academia. Cuban Art critics Gerardo Mosquera, Ivan de la Nuez, Rachel Weiss and Juan Martínez will exchange views on the state of recent Cuban art in and outside of the island, including the perspective of Cuban-American artists and their role in the broader issue of contemporary Cuban Art. For more information, contact The Center For Latin American Studies at umcals@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 | |
| Friday, April 4, 2008 | |
6th Annual Graduate Student Conference 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Florida Atlantic University Join us as South Florida Universities collaborate for a celebration of diversity in research. Florida Atlantic University hosts the Conference with an event on Brazilian culture to follow. For more information, contact The Center For Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or 205-284-1854 | |
| Friday, March 28, 2008 | |
"CLAS Distinguished Speaker Series Roundtable" 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM TBA Jeremy Adelman moderates this discussion at 12:00PM, location TBA For further information, contact the Center for Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 View Flyer | |
| Thursday, March 27, 2008 | |
"After Macondo: Currents in Latin American Studies." 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Learning Center Room 110 Jeremy Aldeman, our second Distinguished Speaker this Spring, presents at 7:00PM in Learning Center Classroom 120 His lecture will elucidate how intellectuals today grapple with the challenge of casting Latin America in a global age. By illustrating some of the basic continuities and ruptures in the field, it will highlight the struggle to define a “usable past.” Contact the Center for Latin American Studies for further information at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854. View Flyer | |
| Thursday, March 6, 2008 | |
"Why Identity Matters." 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Storer Auditorium Ruth Behar, professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan, is a renowned cultural anthropologist whose recent book An Island Called Home: Returning to Jewish Cuba depicts contemporary Jewish life in Cuba. Behar was the first Latina to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship Grant for her work and is more recently known for her work on Cuban Jews, especially depicted in the documentary Adio Kerida. She will discuss her projects and interests at 5:15PM in the Storer Auditorium. *Contact the Center for Latin American Studies for more information at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 | |
| Tuesday, March 4, 2008 | |
"Colombia Political and Economic Update." 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM James McLamore Dining Room, Business School, Third Floor Santiago Montenegro, a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Hemispheric Policy, served in Colombian President Alvaro Uribe’s cabinet as General Director of Pension Fund Administrators. Dr. Montenegro is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on the topics of exchange rate, public finances, external shocks, Colombia’s coffee economics and political economy. Montenegro will be speaking at the Business School Dining Room at 12:30PM. *Please contact the Center for Latin American Studies for more information about this event at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 | |
| Monday, March 3, 2008 | |
"Brother I'm Dying: A Reading and Conversation with Edwidge Danticat" 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Storer Auditorum Danticat is a Haitian-born author of several books who will be presenting her most recent memoir Brother I’m Dying, a 2007 National Book Award Finalist novel about her Haitian immigrant family. Danticat has received acclaim for her memoirs and novels and has recently testified before the U.S. Congress Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law. Danticat will speak at 6:00PM in the Storer Auditorium. Please contact the Center for Latin American Studies for more information on this event at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 | |
| Wednesday, February 27, 2008 | |
"Raúl, Fidel and Political Change in Cuba: Observations and Assessments." 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial 125D Dr. Joaquín Roy, Jean Monnet Professor and Director of the European Union Center, recently carried out research in Havana to update European perceptions on Cuba. He will share his observations on the elections for the Cuban Assembly of Popular Power (Parliament) and the expectations for the roles of Fidel and Raúl Castro in the new Council of State. Dr. Roy has published seven books and numerous articles on Cuba and its relations with Europe and the United States. Join Dr. Roy in Memorial 125D at 12:15PM for this lecture. *For more information on this event please contact The Center For Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 | |
| Tuesday, February 26, 2008 | |
"Haiti at the Crossroads: Haitian Art in A Hemispheric Context." 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Jorge M. Perez Architecture Glasgow Hall The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Edward Sullivan, Professor of Art History and Dean of Humanities at New York University, who studies artists’ histories to see and explain the political, cultural and religious intentions that are revealed in their work. At 7:00PM, he will be discussing his perspectives on Haitian art in a global context at the School of Architecture Glasgow Hall. Please contact The Center For Latin American Studies for more information at umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 | |
| Friday, February 22, 2008 | |
CLAS Distinguished Speakers Series Roundtable 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Cuban Heritage Collection Kay Warren moderates this discussion beginning at 11:30AM in the Cuban Heritage Collection Conference Room. *Lunch will be provided **Please RSVP in advance to the Center for Latin American Studies at: umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 View Flyer | |
| Thursday, February 21, 2008 | |
"From Masters of Cultural Difference to New Perspectives On Transnational Violence: The Changing Scope of Anthropological Research." 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM College of Arts and Sciences Wesley Gallery Kay Warren joins us as part of our Distinguished Speakers Series at 7:00PM at the College of Arts and Sciences Wesley Gallery. Her lecture focuses on the changing scope of anthropological research examines two distinct lines of anthropological research, the investigation of international campaigns to criminalize international trafficking in persons and research on government negotiations to attack national HIV/AIDS epidemics by making access to antiretroviral drugs “universal” available to citizens. For more information please contact CLAS at umclas@miami.edu or (305) 284-1854. View Flyer | |
| Wednesday, February 20, 2008 | |
"Classified Documents: The Joys and Frustration of Declassification." 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Memorial 125K Dr. Douglas Kraft, Latin American Historian at the State Department, will talk on the major efforts by scholars of Latin American Studies to declassify U.S. government documents at 3:30PM in Memorial 125K. Please RSVP to umclas@miami.edu | |
| Tuesday, February 19, 2008 | |
"How Journalism Works: A Research Agenda For Latin AMerican Media Studies." 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Wolfson 4029 "How Journalism Works: A Research Agenda for Latin American Media Studies" is a seminar on Research in Comparative Political Communication and Journalism Studies. It will be presented by Dr. Silvio Waisbord Editor of International Journal of Press/Politics and Author, Watchdog Journalism in South America: News, Accountability and Democracy. Please RSVP to Dr. Sallie Hughes to ensure a space - shughes@miami.edu | |
| Monday, February 18, 2008 | |
"How Latin American is Studied in Europe: The View from Spain." 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Ferré 126 "How Latin America is Studied in Europe: The View from Spain" will be presented by Dr. Manuel Alcantara. He is the Director of the Institute for Iberoamerica at the University of Salamanca and is Vice-Rector for International Affairs. He will speak on February 18, 4:30 PM in Ferré 126 in cooperation with the European Union Center. For further information about this event, e-mail The Center for Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or call us at 305-284-1854 | |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2008 | |
"Visions of the Andes" 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM Pearson Residential College Library Visions of the Andes is an exhibit featuring the Peruvian Textile Art of Flora Zárate and the Photographs of Rucardo de Aguayo. Flora Zárate is Peru’s foremost Arpillera artist. Arpilleras first emerged in Chile in the 1970s to protest the military regime of Augusto Pinochet. Later adopted in Peruvian shanty-towns to depict scenes of festivals, harvests and folk life, the work of Zárate, has expanded to depictions of politics and social violence. Ricardo de Aguayo, is an accomplished photographer, graphic designer and film and television producer who has focused much of his work on region of Cusco. The exhibit will close on Thursday, February 14th 2008 at 9 p.m. For further information about this event, e-mail The Center for Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or call us at 305-284-1854 View Flyer | |
| Tuesday, February 12, 2008 | |
"Visions of the Andes Reception and Roundtable" 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM Pearson Residential College Opening Roundtable Discussion for "Visions of the Andes" Textile Exhibit, featuring Dr. Steve Stein, Professor of History at UM, Dr. Elayne Zorn, Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Central Florida, Artist Flora Zárate and Photographer Ricardo de Aguayo. *Refreshments will be served **Please RSVP in advance to: The Center For Latin American Studies: umclas@miami.edu or 305-284-1854 View Flyer | |
| Friday, April 27, 2007 | |
Policies for Illegal Drugs in Andean Countries 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial 125K Join us as economist Ricardo Rocha from the Universidad de los Andes (Bogota, Colombia) lectures. View Flyer | |
| Monday, April 23, 2007 | |
The Future of Coffee with the National Coffee Grower's Federation of Colombia 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM TBA Join us as the Center for Latin American Studies' Interm Director, Dr. Bruce Bagley, leads an all-day conference. The conference will feature special speakers such as Marco Lara Klahr whose lecture "Hoy te toca la muerte" will be featured from 12:00PM to 1:15PM. | |
| Tuesday, April 17, 2007 | |
Latino Food Ways: The Culture of Latin American Cuisine in Miami 7:00 PM - TBA Memorial 100 Diana Holguin will speak and demonstrate the impact of Latin American Cuisine here in Miami. Be sure to RSVP for some empanadas and ceviche. View Flyer | |
| Tuesday, April 10, 2007 | |
CAFTA: Current Status and Future Prospects for U.S.-Central American Trade—Who Benefits and Who Loses? 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM TBA Join us as Dr. Alberto Trejos lectures. | |
| Wednesday, April 4, 2007 | |
African Diasporic Religion and Generation 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM LC 120 Join us as Dr. Laënnec Hurbon lectures. | |
| Thursday, March 29, 2007 | |
5th Annual FIU/UM Graduate Student Conference 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Wesley Gallery Please joing UM and FIU graduate students in the presentation of their research. | |
| Monday, March 26, 2007 | |
EU Model in the Americas, Asia and Africa 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Business School Conference Room 342 The University of Miami European Union Center hosts this three-part symposium. See attached flyer for additional information. View Flyer | |
| Monday, March 26, 2007 | |
Reforming Latin America’s Economies: After Market Fundamentalism 10:00 AM - 12:15 PM Memorial 125D Ricardo Ffrench-Davis is the Principal Advisor of ECLAC, a Professor of Economics at the University of Chile and former adviser to Central Bank of Chile Premio Nacional de Ciencias Sociales, 2005 de Chile. Please see attached flyer. View Flyer | |
| Thursday, March 22, 2007 | |
Mexico: The Domestic and Foreign Policy Agendas of the Calderon Administration 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Education Center, in the McLamore Dining Center Dr. Luis Rubio will speak over lunch. Since space is limited, please call to reserve at (305) 284-1854 or email us at umclas@miami.edu | |
| Monday, March 19, 2007 | |
"The Killing of Jose Domingo Gomez Rojas: Poetry, Politics, and Protest in Santiago, Chile, 1920" 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Memorial 103 Please join us as Raymond Craib lectures. | |
| Wednesday, March 7, 2007 | |
Why is Popular Democracy a Bad Thing for Latin America? 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM James McLamore Executive Education Center Patricio Navia is a Visiting Fellow for the Center for Hemispheric Policy and the Adjunct Assistant Professor at theCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at New York University. | |
| Tuesday, March 6, 2007 | |
Migration, Labor and Social Movements in the Americas 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM LC160 Alejandro Portes will speak on Migration, Labor and Social Movements specifically affecting the South Florida Region | |
| Wednesday, February 21, 2007 | |
Beyond the Permitted Indian: Bolivia and Guatemala in an Era of Neo-Liberal Developmentalism 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM Memorial 125D Join us as Andrew McNeish from the University of Bergen in Norway lectures over lunch. Please RSVP for this event at umclas@miami.edu or (305) 284-1854 | |
| Friday, February 16, 2007 | |
The European Union's Development Cooperation Policy: The Case of Cuba 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Richter Library Second Floor Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission in Havana, Cuba will lecture. | |
| Thursday, February 15, 2007 | |
Haitians and the Politics of U.S. Immigration Policy 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Jorge M. Perez Architechture Center Glasgow Hall Join us for a Roundtable discussion organized by the Haiti Research Group | |
| Wednesday, February 14, 2007 | |
U.S. Immigration Policy Today 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM LC160 Former Florida Senator Bob Graham will speak on curent immigration issues currently addressing our country. As a major immigration crusader, Graham was involved in the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 among other legislation. | |
| Wednesday, February 14, 2007 | |
"Fair and Balanced" in Polarized Systems? The Media-State Relationship in Bolivia and Venezuela Compared 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM Communication International Building 2055 Andrés Cáñizalez and Edwin Tapia will ofer critical and insightful analyses about press behavior in two Latin American countries undergoing polarizing social conflict. | |
| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 | |
Urban History of Latin America 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Memorial 301 Dr. Germán Mejía is of the most renowned urban historians working in the region. He is a Professor of History at the Javeriana University and Director of the Archive of the city of Bogotá. View Flyer | |
| Monday, January 29, 2007 | |
The Geography of Latin American History 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Memorial 301 Dr. Michael LaRosa and Dr. Germán Mejía recently co-authored "An Atlas and Survey on Latin American History." Please join us for a detailed discussion on development in Latin America. View Flyer | |
| Monday, December 4, 2006 | |
"Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua: Toward Authoritarian Populism or Social Democracy?" 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial 125 K Richard Feinberg will talk about the elections in Nicaragua View Attachment | |
| Thursday, November 16, 2006 | |
"Rising Star: Hugo Chavez and His Combative Challenge To The Bush Administration." 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Memorial Building 125 D A lecture by Nikolas Kozloff | |
| Thursday, November 9, 2006 | |
"Quiero Volver" Screening A Documentary by Andrea Franco 8:00 PM - TBA Cosford Cinema Quiero Volver ( I wanna go back) is the story of Magaly, a Peruvian girl who moved to Miami, from Lima, Peru, with her entire family when she was 14 years old. Then, after a couple of years, her family decides to move back to Lima. But Magaly, already grown up, living independently and having established a life in Miami, decides to stay. She lets her family move back and stays in Miami by herself. Then, after 10 years of leaving Lima, Magaly decides that it is time to make a trip back to her country. She has missed everything about Peru ever since she got to Miami, and her longing for visiting and learning more about her country is inevitable. It is a very intimate look at her life, as we follow her around her life in Miami, and then hop on the plane with her to go to Peru. For more information see the website: www.quierovolver.com | |
| Wednesday, November 1, 2006 | |
"Cuando el Barro se Convierte en Arte" When Clay Becomes Art 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Memorial Building 125 K Maestro Polo Ramirez presents a lecture on art of Peru: a Chulucanas Pottery Workshop. View Attachment | |
| Monday, October 30, 2006 | |
The "Problem" of Indian Dress in Colonial Guatemala: 1780-1820 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Lowe Art Museum The talk is in association with the exhibition “Flowers for the Earth Lord: Selections from the Permanent Collection” at the Lowe Art Museum. The exhibition will be open before the talk for viewing. View Attachment | |
| Tuesday, October 24, 2006 | |
Madame Dread 7:00 PM - TBA LC 120 Kathie Klarreich presents Madame Dread, a memoir of her years in Haiti. Kathie arrived for a visit in Haiti in 1988 to pursue the fair trade market in handicrafts for her shop in San Francisco. Within days, she witnessed a coup d’etat. Finding it impossible to continue with her original mission, Kathie started reporting on the unrest around her, honing her skills while working for the New York Times, Time magazine, the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, NBC, and others. View Attachment | |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 | |
"Walmart Tour: Sweatshop Worker Speaking Tour" 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Flamingo Ballrooms C & D Flower workers, many of whom are women, face all types of problems on a daily basis. These issues go from low wages, to unpaid overtime, to an excessive workload and an unsafe working environment. Nicaraguan worker Ms. Ana María Bahona will speak as part of the “Walmart Tour: Sweatshop Worker Speaking Tour.” | |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | |
Presentations: "Globalization and the Plight of Flower Workers", "Colombia Ground Zero in the U.S. War on Drugs" 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Learning Center Rm 170 This event is part of the "Semana de Resistencia Colombiana", a whole week of events sponsored by STAND. Today the “Colombia” event will include two presentations: "Globalization and the Plight of Flower Workers" and "Colombia Ground Zero in the US War on Drugs". Campo Elías Bautista Bohórquez and Debora Barros Fince, a representative of the indigenous Wayuu people, will be speaking. | |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 | |
Brazilian movie "Carandiru" 7:00 PM - TBA LC 184 The Brazilian movie “Carandiru” will be shown as part of the Latin American Film Festival. A description of the film is as follows: In 1992, riot police massacred 111 prisoners in Brazil's notorious Carandiru Penitentiary. Both before and after the massacre, prisoners confided their life-stories to a doctor, whose humanitarian approach had gained him their trust. These formed the basis of the doctor's subsequent best-selling novel, adapted for the screen by Kiss of the Spiderwoman director Héctor Babenco. The result is a brutal, but surprisingly touching and occasionally humorous, portrayal of life and death within the prison, a squalid enclosed city where drugs and disease are endemic. Frequent flashbacks detail prisoners' stories as told to the doctor, a narrative ploy that gets somewhat monotonous, but which effectively bestows humanity on the men, making the massacre scenes even more shocking. Yet it doesn't have quite the impact it should. The massacre, which seems almost bolted on at the end of the film, is pure carnage and the aftermath resembles an abattoir. Refreshments will be provided | |
| Monday, October 16, 2006 | |
"Cultures of Devotion: Folk Saints of Spanish America" 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM LC 160 Through a slide lecture, Frank Graziano will present his new book Cultures of Devotion: Folk Saints of Spanish America. Folk saints are deceased individuals who are popularly regarded as miraculous and receive the devotion of a substantial cult, but who are not canonized or officially recognized by the Catholic Church. Frank is currently the John D. MacArthur professor of Hispanic Studies at Connecticut College. View Attachment | |
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 | |
“Profecías latinoamericanas” 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Learning Center 120 (LC 120) Carlos Monsivais, Mexican author and one of Latin America’s most prominent cultural critics shall be presenting a lecture entitled “Profecías latinoamericanas.” He will be coming to Miami immediately after receiving the XVI “Premio de Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe “Juan Rulfo” 2006” award (XVI Annual “Juan Rulfo” Prize for Latin American Literature and the Caribbean 2006), The lecture will be presented in Spanish. The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, and The Latin American Studies Degree Programs shall be sponsoring this presentation. Open to professors and students. | |
| Friday, September 29, 2006 | |
Flowers for the Earth Lord: Guatemalan Textiles from the Lowe Art Museum 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Storer Auditorium, UM School of Business Lecture presented by Dr. Traci Ardren, UM Assistant Professor of Anthropology | |
| Friday, September 29, 2006 | |
Flowers for the Earth Lord: Guatemalan Textiles from the Lowe Art Museum Reception 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Lowe Art Museum The first major exhibition of the Lowe's extensive Guatemalan textile collection examines its importance as a window into Mayan culture. Admission to the reception is free for museum members and UM students; $10 for non-members; $5 for non-UM students. | |
| Thursday, September 28, 2006 | |
"The Jews of Modern Brazil: What the Brazilian Demographic Census Say" 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125K A social scientist and freelance writer based in São Paulo, Dr René Decol is a specialist on religious change in Brazil. His recent research focuses on the socio-economic demography of Brazilian Jewry. View Attachment | |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2006 | |
Signs of the Inka Khipu 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Lowe Art Museum Conference Room The Lowe Art Museum is privileged to own several rare Inka Khipu, which will be the focus of Dr. Urton’s presentation. He will discuss his unique work on these remarkable notation devices, his methodology and his larger studies on the topic. | |
| Friday, April 14, 2006 | |
30 Years of the Peruvian Retablo A Retrospective Exhibit of the Works of Renowned Folk Artist Nicario Jiménez 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM Gallery and Conference Center, Wesley Foundation Exhibit open to general public View Attachment | |
| Thursday, April 13, 2006 | |
30 Years of the Peruvian Retablo A Retrospective Exhibit of the Works of Renowned Folk Artist Nicario Jiménez 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Gallery and Conference Center, Wesley Foundation The Art of Nicario Jiménez: A Roundtable Discussion Carol Damian, Florida International University Michael LaRosa, Rhodes College Steve Stein, University of Miami *Guided Tour of the exhibit by Nicario Jiménez View Attachment | |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2006 | |
30 Years of the Peruvian Retablo A Retrospective Exhibit of the Works of Renowned Folk Artist Nicario Jiménez 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Gallery and Conference Center, Wesley Foundation Opening Night Reception View Attachment | |
| Thursday, March 30, 2006 | |
FIU/UM Graduate Student Conference 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM FIU * | |
| Friday, March 24, 2006 | |
Reporting Political Change in Latin America 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM School of Communication Courtyard Elections taking place in several countries in Latin America are bringing about significant change in the region’s political landscape. Three journalists will discuss the role the media is playing in the Latin American political process. Ginger Thomson – Mexico correspondent for The New York Times Gustavo Gorriti – Investigative reporter and co-director of the daily La República in Lima, Peru Andres Oppenheimer – Miami Herald foreign affairs columnist, author of several books on Latin America and host of the television program Oppenheimer Presenta | |
| Thursday, March 23, 2006 | |
"South American Wine Revolutions" 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Pearson Residential College 136 Steve Stein, Ana Maria Mateu (Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina) and Alcides Beretta (Universidad de la República, Miontevideo, Uruguay) View Attachment | |
| Wednesday, March 22, 2006 | |
Mexico Briefing 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM Whitten LC, Room 182 Dr. Luis Rubio is director general of the Centro de Investigaciones para el Desarrollo – CIDAC (Center of Research for Development), an independent research institution devoted to the study of economic and political policy issues. He is a prolific writer on political, economic and international subjects. Before joining CIDAC, in the 1970’s he was planning director of Citibank in Mexico and served as an adviser to Mexico’s Secretary of the Treasury. He serves on the board of directors of The Human Rights Commission of Mexico City, writes a weekly column for Reforma and is a frequent contributor to The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times. In 1993 he was given the Dag Hammarskjold award and in 1998 the National Journalism Award for op-ed pieces. He is author and editor of thirty seven books, including Mexico’s Dilemma: The Political Origins of Economic Crisis; Political Reform: Necessary Component to Modernity; and Sovereignty and Free Trade. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from Brandeis University. Registration: By email to bhafemeister@miami.edu by fax at (305) 284-9871; or by phone at (305) 284-3708. Visit our website at www.miami.edu/chp. | |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2006 | |
"Agendas politico-culturales para el Siglo XXI en America Latina". 10:00 AM - 1:30 PM Salón de Conferencias 2nd Floor Merrick Building Dr. Achugar with confirmed participants: Garcia Canclini (UNAM), Elizabeth Jelin (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires), and Sergio Ramirez (Nicaragua)  View Attachment | |
| Monday, March 20, 2006 | |
"CIES/Fulbright Programs for Latin America" 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125 K Carol Robles, Senior Program Officer, Western Hemisphere Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES) | |
| Monday, March 20, 2006 | |
"Agendas politico-culturales para el Siglo XXI en America Latina". 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM Salón de Conferencias 2nd Floor Merrick Building Dr. Achugar with confirmed participants: Garcia Canclini (UNAM), Elizabeth Jelin (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Técnicas de la Universidad de Buenos Aires), and Sergio Ramirez (Nicaragua) View Attachment | |
| Monday, February 27, 2006 | |
Agrarian Reform as a Path to Development in Brazil 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM University Center, Room 241 Daniel Correia, Representative of the National Coordination of the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra in Brazil will present his lecture in Portuguese, with Q&A to follow in English. View Attachment | |
| Thursday, February 23, 2006 | |
'Civilizing Women': Consumption and Production of Female Culture in Nineteenth Century Venezuela 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125K A lecture presented by Teresa Frontado, University of Miami Graduate Student, Department of History. In the 1880s, what made Venezuelan women break the silence of the previous three hundred years of colonial life? View Attachment | |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2006 | |
Eco-physiology of Seeds and Seedlings of Neo-tropical Savanna Trees 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125D Presented by Ana Salazar, University of Miami Biology Graduate Student View Attachment | |
| Thursday, February 16, 2006 | |
"The Largest Default of the Decade" 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM School of Law, Room 109 Heriberto Hocsman, Universidad de Buenos Aires | |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2006 | |
"Failing Haiti" 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM LC184 “Failing Haiti” is a film by Rod Paul. A discussion following the film will be led by Dr. Bruce Bagley, International Studies Department and Dr. Kate Ramsey, History Department. | |
| Friday, January 27, 2006 | |
Transnational Organized Crime and International Criminal Justice: Developments and Debates 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Memorial Building 125K Dr. Andreas Schloenhardt from the School of Law at the University of Queensland in Australia will be giving a lecture entitled Transnational Organized Crime and International Criminal Justice: Developments and Debates. The event will take place at 12pm on January 27 in Memorial 125K. Please RSVP to The Center for Latin American Studies at umclas@miami.edu or (305) 284-1854. View Paper | |
| Thursday, January 26, 2006 | |
"La lengua como estrategia identitaria" 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Memorial Building 125K Dr. Juan Castillo Cocom, Universidad del Carmen, Merida, Mexico | |
| Wednesday, November 9, 2005 | |
Institutional Chaos and Indigenous Integration in Bolivia 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125 D Professor Marten Brienen, Latin American Studies View attachment | |
| Thursday, October 27, 2005 | |
The Largest Default of the Decade: Argentina 2001 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM School of Law, Room 109 Professor Heriberto Hocsman, National University of Buenos Aires School of Law and Universidad Argentina de la Empresa | |
| Wednesday, October 19, 2005 | |
The Rise of Chaos: Indigenous Education and State Power, Bolivia XIX Century 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125D Professor Marten Brienen, Latin American Studies View Flyer | |
| Monday, October 10, 2005 | |
Confronting Collapse in Haiti 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Wesley Foundation Bldg Dr. Robert Maguire, Director of Programs in International Affairs, Trinity University | |
| Tuesday, October 4, 2005 | |
Comparing the Development Models of Latin America and East Asia 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Memorial Building 207 Dr. Jiang Shixue, Deputy Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing | |
| Monday, October 3, 2005 | |
Sino-Latin American Relations 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125D Dr. Jiang Shixue, Deputy Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing | |
| Thursday, September 22, 2005 | |
El PAN y las elecciones mexicanas del 2006: La lucha democrática por la presidencia de México 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library Rogelio Carbajal, Director, Fundación Rafael Preciado Hernández Ciudad de México View Presentation View Attachment | |
| Friday, July 29, 2005 | |
FORO EVALUACIÓN DEL TLC ESTADOS UNIDOS - PAÍSES ANDINOS: RETOS Y POSIBILIDADES 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM University of Miami Please see attached file for schedule and events. View Flyer | |
| Monday, May 2, 2005 | |
Democracy, Civic Self-hood and Public Life in Latin America 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125 K Carlos A. Forment is Director of the Centro de Investigación y Documentación de la Vida Pública in Buenos Aires. His two-volume work, Democracy in Latin America, 1760-1900: Civic Selfhood and Public Life (University of Chicago Press) provides a Tocquevillian account of democracy in Latin America, and a Latin American account of Tocqueville. Volume One (published in 2003) focuses on Mexico and Peru; Volume Two (forthcoming) focuses on Argentina and Cuba. Forment is now studying the emergence of democratic practices in contemporary Argentina. Forment has been a Member of the School for Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and has received postdoctoral grants from the United Nations Development Program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Social Science Research Council, the American Philosophical Society, and other foundations. | |
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 | |
New Puerto/Nuyor Rican Poetry 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM Memorial Building Room 200 Guillermo Rebollo, from the University of Florida, will give a poetry reading and discussion on the connections between emergent Island writers and Mainland writers. | |
| Thursday, April 21, 2005 | |
Chiapas Issues Tour- Women Constructing a Fair Global Economy: Fair Trade, Globalization and Human Rights 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Whitten University Center The Center for Latin American Studies along with the University of Miami Mexican Student Association, Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Hecht Residential College will sponsor a talk by Gabriela Martínez López. Martínez López is a sociologist and researcher whose studies have focused on collective rights of indigenous communities, liberation theology, and fair trade and women's cooperatives. Gabriela is a part of a speaking tour organized by the Mexican Solidarity Network to raise awareness and create an international dialogue on the role of women in constructing altenatives to capitalism. | |
| Wednesday, April 13, 2005 | |
2004 Doctoral Research Grant Presentations 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial 125 D Doctoral Research Grant Recipients, Venetia Briggs and Hugo Romero, will be presenting their 2004 summer research findings. The title of Venetia’s talk will be “Sexual Selection and Larval Performance of Neotropical Frogs of the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Belize.” Hugo will present his study, "Towards an understanding of the role of lianas (woody vines) on the water and nutrient cycles in the Amazon." | |
| Monday, April 4, 2005 | |
Markets, Democracy in Latin America: Challenges and Time Dynamics 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Memorial Building Room 305 Dr. Marcus Kurtz, Professor of Political Science at Ohio State University, and author of Free Market Democracy and the Chilean and Mexican Countryside, will present on the challenges of markets and democracy in Latin America. His research examines the causes and consequences of differing strategies of international economic integration in Latin America, the social and political foundations of state building, the role of economic development, as well as the effects of free market developmental strategies on the problem of democratic consolidation | |
| Thursday, March 31, 2005 | |
3rd Annual Graduate Student Conference on Latin American and Caribbean Studies 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM Wesley Center The conference is open to all disciplines (i.e. History, Political Science, Sociology, Environmental Sciences, etc.). Abstracts due February 15, 2005, and final papers due March 1, 2005. | |
| Wednesday, March 9, 2005 | |
Cruceño Regionalism in a Historical Perspective Professor Marten Brienen will talk about the Cruceño regionalist movement in Bolivia. He will place the movement’s arguments and reasoning in historical perspective. 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial 125 D Bolivia has been hopping from crisis to crisis in recent years, culminating in the rapid growth of popular movements in the Oriente in support of increased autonomy for the tropical lowland states. While Camba regionalism is not a new phenomenon, the circumstances surrounding the movement have changed dramatically since earlier movements of a similar character. Once a sleepy outpost of little interest to the economic and political elites residing in the populous highlands and valleys, Santa Cruz de la Sierra has now surpassed even La Paz as the largest city in the republic. The Oriente has been an important source of revenues, especially since the once dominant mining industries of the highlands have collapsed. Is the call for an autonomous "Cambalandia," as it has derisively been named by those who oppose the movement, the beginning of the end for the Bolivian Republic? | |
| Wednesday, February 23, 2005 | |
“En Busca de la Paz: Las Negociaciones con las Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC)” 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM Convocation Center, Hurricane Rm 100 This symposium will assemble key politicians, academics, NGOs, and journalists to discuss current negotiations between the Colombian government and the AUC. For information on the role of the High Commission in the Colombian peace process, click below: http://www.altocomisionadoparalapaz.gov.co/ For information on the structure of the Colombian State, click below: http://www.presidencia.gov.co/ For information on the role of social organizations in the peace process, click below: http://www.consejerosdepaz.org/ http://www.seguridadydemocracia.org/ http://www.ideaspaz.org/ For articles discussing the peace process, click below: Justice and peace building in Colombia Alfredo Rangel Suárez Vicepresidente dice que recientes reveses Click here for flyer. Click here for the Symposium Program | |
| Friday, February 18, 2005 | |
“Arte y política desde los Andes hasta el barrio” 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM Memorial Building 125 K Nicario Jimenez will present his compositions depicting religious, historical, and everyday events. His work was selected by the Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C. for its "Seeds of Change" Exhibit and was subsequently purchased by the Smithsonian for its permanent collection. | |
| Thursday, February 10, 2005 | |
“From Indigenismo to Chavismo: Fundamentalism Latin American Style?” 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial 125 D Dr. Ariel Segal will discuss the meanings and uses of fundamentalism as a universal phenomenon and the extent to which various Latin American social, intellectual and political movements could be categorized as fundamentalist. | |
| Tuesday, February 8, 2005 | |
“Latinoamerica ante el segundo mandato Bush: dilemas y desafios” 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125 K Dr. Juan Gabriel Tokatlian, professor of International Relations and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Universidad de San Andres in Buenos Aires, Argentina, will examine the foreign policy dilemmas and challenges that Latin American countries will face in dealing with Washington during a second Bush administration. | |
| Wednesday, January 26, 2005 | |
“La búsqueda de la identidad del Uruguay a través del arte plástico” Presenter: Nancy Ramos 12:00 PM - TBA Cuban Heritage Collection, Richter Library, 2nd floor “Retratista,” Nancy Ramos, will present her portraits of indigenous women in Uruguay. View Flyer | |
| Friday, November 12, 2004 | |
“Peru Anthropology and Tourism: Restoring the Great Inca Trail” Presented by: First Lady of Peru, Eliane Karp de Toledo 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lowe Art Museum Stanford-trained Anthropologist, Eliane Karp de Toledo has dedicated herself as First Lady to preserving and creating interest in the legendary achievements of Peru's Inca civilization. Her presentation will be accompanied by an exhibit of vivid photographs of Qhapaq ñan, the Great Inca Trail. Note: Please RSVP to the Center for Latin American Studies, umclas@miami.edu or call (305) 284-1854 (seating is limited) | |
| Friday, October 29, 2004 | |
Showing of the film: “Radiografía de una Mentira” Presented by: Dr. Steve Stein 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM Whitten Learning Center 194 “Radiografía de una Mentira” is a documental analysis of the movie, “la Revolución no será Transmitida (The Revolution will not be televised).” The film suggests that “La Revolución no sera transmitida” is a propaganda film designed to distort the Venezuelan reality. | |
| Thursday, October 21, 2004 | |
Power and Governance in the Americas Presentation by Dr. Nicola Phillips 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Flamingo Ballroom A Nicola Phillips holds a Hallsworth Research Fellowship in GIPP and is an editor of New Political Economy and is co-editor of the Lynne Rienner International Political Economy Yearbook series. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Latin American Studies, and member of the Latin American Trade Network (LATN). Her interest is in the political economy of the Americas and she is currently researching the political economy of trade and security in the Americas. | |
| Tuesday, October 19, 2004 | |
Bush vs. Kerry: The Presidential Campaign and the Future of US Policy Towards Latin America and the Caribbean Roundtable Presented by: Dr. Steve Stein 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Whitten Learning Center 120 Dr. Bruce Bagley, Dr. Bill Smith, and Dr. Steve Stein from the University of Miami will hold a post-presidential debate roundtable discussion on the presidential campaign and its effects on US policy toward Latin American and the Caribbean. | |
| Friday, October 15, 2004 | |
Showing of the film: “The Revolution will not be Televised” 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Whitten Learning Center 194 Two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace on April 11, 2002, when Chavez was forcibly removed from office. They were also present 48 hours later when, remarkably, he returned to power amid cheering aides. This film records what was probably history's shortest-lived coup d'état. | |
| Thursday, October 14, 2004 | |
“Los pintores de Sarhua: historia y memoria en los pueblos andinos” Presented by: Professor Luis Millones 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Memorial Building, Rm 206 Anthropologist/Historian Luis Millones is Professor Emeritus from the Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga, Peru. He has published several works on Andean religion and ethnicity and has taught at Harvard, Princeton and Stanford Universities. | |
| Tuesday, October 12, 2004 | |
“Danza Mestizaje y Carnaval, un fenómeno latinoamericano: el caso de Barranquilla” 12:15 PM - 2:00 PM Memorial Building 125 D Adolfo Gonzalez Henriquez will offer a socio-historical analysis of popular fiesta in the Colombian Caribbean from colonial times to present-day. He will present a typology of carnaval linking it to Spanish Catholicism, the political parties, and the private sector. | |
| Monday, October 11, 2004 | |
"The Science of Nation Building: the construction of the Colombian territory through the production of scientific knowledge, 1808-1934." Presented by: Lina del Castillo 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Memorial Building 125 D Lina del Castillo was sponsored by the Center for Latin American Studies to conduct two months of research towards her dissertation, "The Science of Nation Building," in Bogotá, Colombia. She will return to Colombia to complete her research under the auspices of the National Science Foundation, but will present the work she has done thus far. | |
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