Oct 2, 2018
Daina Sanchez – The Children of Solaga: Ritual, Identity, and Transnationalism Among the Children of Indigenous Mexican Immigrants
12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Kim Koo Library
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Brown University facilitates the study of this dynamic region from a multidisciplinary perspective. CLACS organizes academic conferences, lectures, and cultural programming, and supports our over 100 faculty affiliates as well as graduate and undergraduates interested in the region. The undergraduate concentration was first approved in 1973 and was later incorporated into the Center for Latin American Studies (eventually renamed CLACS) after its establishment in November of 1984.
Sep 26, 2018
Sep 24, 2018
Nicaragua Solidarity Caravan Panel Discussion
1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Joukowsky Forum
Sep 19, 2018
Sep 12, 2018
Patricio Simonetto – Revolution and Queer Politics in Argentina, 1967-71
7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Digital Scholarship Lab, Rockefeller Library, 10 Prospect Street, Providence, RI
Sep 12, 2018
Sep 7, 2018
CLACS Music Showcase and Sawyer Seminar Launch
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Simmons Quadrangle (Rain location: Sayles Hall Auditorium)
Sep 7, 2018
CLACS Fall Reception and Art Exhibit
3 p.m. – 5 p.m. North Common Room
May 7, 2018
LACA Undergraduate Research Presentations
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Birkelund Board Room
Student Events
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
May 2, 2018
José Carlos de la Puente – Calendars in Knots and Cords: New Evidence on How Khipus Captured Time in the Andes
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Apr 26, 2018
Ana Rosas – A Lasting Document: The Enduring Resonance of Emotive Immigration History
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Apr 25, 2018
Nathalie Bouzaglo – Copyright Rivalries and the Passions of Plagiarism
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Apr 19, 2018
Luis Espinoza – The Invisibility of Afro-Mexicans in Costa Chica (Guerrero and Oaxaca)
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Apr 18, 2018
Puerto Rican Resilience and Resistance in the Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Joukowsky Forum
Apr 12, 2018
Hugo Lucitante '19 and Mariaelena Huambachano – The Right to Food Security/Sovereignty as Seen Through an Indigenous Lens
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Apr 9, 2018
Re-thinking the Wall: Greek and Chilean Street Art at Brown
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Joukowsky Forum
Arts and Culture
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Apr 5, 2018
Stefanie Gänger – A Singular Remedy. Cinchona, Medicine, and the 'Four Corners of the Earth,' 1751-1820
5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. Rochambeau House, 84 Prospect Street
Apr 5, 2018
Lucas González – The Impact of Oil Windfalls on Subnational Living Standards: Evidence from Argentina
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Kim Koo Library
Apr 4, 2018
José Carlos Orihuela ─ One Blueprint, Three Translations: Development Corporations in Chile, Colombia and Peru
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Development Seminar
Mar 22, 2018
Latinoamérica Hoy: Los Desafíos de Narrar el Presente
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Mar 19, 2018
Katie Naeve and Michael McCreless – High-Impact Investing in Latin American Coffee Cooperatives
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Mar 15, 2018
Caribe Negro Performance
7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Grant Recital Hall
Arts and Culture
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Mar 15, 2018
Christina Ewig – Gender, Race and Substantive Representation in Latin America: Different Paths to Political Influence in Peru
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Mar 12, 2018
CANCELED - Angel Alvarez – Venezuela: The Paradox of a Fragile Petrostate
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Mar 8, 2018
Marcos Cueto – Lost in Translation: Brazil, AIDS, Antiretrovirals and Global Health
12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. McKinney Conference Room
Brazil Initiative
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies