Rountable discussion about Colombian films Carta a una sombra (2015), dirs. Daniela Abad and Miguel Salazar and La sirga (2012), dir. William Vega with participants Daniela Abad, Mai Hunt, Professor Juliana Martinez, and Manuel Moscoso.
4pm – 5:30pm Virtual via Zoom - Register Here
Film screening followed by a rountable discussion.
6pm – 8pm Martinos Auditorium, Granoff Center (154 Angell Street)
Please join the Brazil Initiative for lunch talk “A poética da inquietude” with author and critic Paulo Dutra. The talk will be in Portuguese, and a light lunch will be served.
1pm – 2:30pm Kim Koo Library in the Watson Institute at 111 Thayer Street (328)
Join us for this webinar with Lawrence Waldron (City University of New York) as part of the New Directions in Caribbean Archaeology Series. Organized by John Cherry and Miriam Rothenberg.
3pm – 4:15pm Webinar
José Capriles (Penn State) will present "Mummified Macaws, Relational Wealth, and Interregional Interaction between the Atacama Desert and Amazonia in Precolumbian Times” as part of the Fall 2021 Anthropology Colloquium.
12pm – 1:30pm Hybrid. All events in this series will be held from noon-1:30pm, and will be conducted hybrid or virtual - Hybrid events will take place at the Anthropology Department or otherwise noted.
Book Launch from Andrea Flores (Department of Education): The Succeeders: How Immigrant Youth Are Transforming What It Means to Belong in America. Register to attend in person. Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge (Room 201), 75 Waterman Street, Providence RI 02912. Register to attend virtually: Zoom link provided upon registration.
5pm – 6:15pm Hybrid event: In-person and virtual attendance options are available. Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center, Petteruti Lounge (Room 201), 75 Waterman Street, Providence RI 02912.
Join us for this event hosted by the Development and Governance Seminar
9am – 3:30pm Joukousky Forum - 111 Thayer Street
On October 18th, migrant farmworkers and organizers from Vermont-based org Migrant Justice will be leading a presentation on Brown's campus as part of the Milk with Dignity campaign.
6pm – 7:30pm Event will take place in Petteruti Lounge, Faunce House
Louise Lamphere Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Gender Studies Sarah Williams presents “Bad Pelvises”: Mexican Obstetrics and the Re-affirmation of Race in Labor and Delivery” in CSREA's “What I Am Thinking About Now” series
12pm – 1pm Virtual event, register here.
Rountable discussion with Prof. Michael Lazzara, Mateo Díaz Choza, and Regina Pieck about Chilean films Cordillera de los sueños (2019), dir. Patricio Guzmán and Haydee y el pez volador (2019), dir. Pachi Bustos.
4pm – 5:30pm Petteruti Lounge, Faunce House
Join us to discuss Slavery and Freedom with Crystal Eddins and Jessica Marie Johnson as part of The Haitians Book Club series.
2pm – 4pm Event is online via Zoom. Register here.
5pm – 6:30pm McKinney Conference Room, 111 Thayer Street, 3rd floor
Join us for a roundtable discussion with contemporary Brazilian writers about contemporary Afro-Brazilian literature (and culture more generally) as a site of resistance.
3pm – 4:30pm Virtual
Please join the Andean Project at Brown University for a talk by Grace Alexandrino Ocaña, a Ph.D. Candidate at Stanford University -- "Rights to a Heritage City: Working-class Citizens, Urban Heritage, and Conservation in Lima, Peru." Sponsored by the Cogut Center for the Humanities
4pm – 5:30pm Online Event
A virtual presentation by Solsiré Cusicanqui Marsano, Sponsored by the Cogut Center for the Humanities.
4pm – 5:30pm Virtual
How does Cuba’s history shape the country today? What do Cubans want for their future? Join us to explore the revised (Winter 2021) History, Revolution, and Reform: New Directions for Cuba curriculum unit. We’ll examine the newly revised lessons and readings, and experience an activity or two that use a variety of primary and secondary sources, data sets, images, and more.
7pm – 8:15pm Virtual
The Brazil Initiative invites the Brown U community & beyond to join us for the final screening and discussion of CineBrasil Spring Documentary Film Series 2021 -online special edition.
5:30pm – 6:30pm Virtual
Join us as Nathaniel shares learning Portuguese at Brown not only equipped him with a unique competitive set of skills in his career as a social entrepreneur and academic researcher but also allowed him to discover his calling and a world much more exciting than he would have ever found within the walls of a chemistry lab.
4:30pm – 6pm Virtual
5pm – 7pm Virtual Event