Join us for a conversation with MIGUEL FERNÁNDEZ, peasant and labor leader representing the Committee for the Integration of the Colombian Massif (CIMA), and FRANCISCO RAMIREZ CUELLAR, labor lawyer, about the human rights situation, the environmental effects of multinational interventions, and the impact of the armed conflict on the communities of the region. Tuesday, October […]
Join us for a talk by Ryan Centner, Associate Professor of Human Geography & Urban Studies at the London School of Economics: Gay Expats in Buenos Aires, Dubai, and London: The Intersection of Privileged Migration and Marginalized Sexualities across Socio-legal Contexts Wednesday, October 25, 2023 2:30 to 3:20 PM Pardee School of Global Studies, 121 […]
Please join us for a panel discussion – Ecuador after The Elections: Its Politics and Society – with Ana María Trujillo Lemos, PhD candidate in Economics, Boston University, and Miguel Herrera, Professor of Political Science at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (Flacso-Ecuador) and San Francisco University in Ecuador (USFQ). Tuesday, October 31, 2023 […]
Join the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the Center for Latin American Studies for a special lecture by Leonel Fernández titled “Globalization & Geopolitics in the Digital Age.” The talk will take place on Thursday, October 26, 2023 from 4:00-5:30 pm ET on the 2nd floor of the BU Hillel […]
Join us for a reading & conversation with Héctor Celis, author of Mar es la Tierra. Published by Alfaguara this summer, Mar es la Tierra approaches themes such as violence, social disintegration and environmental ruins in Latin America. Mar es la Tierra’s narrative, according to the awarded Chilean writer Diamela Eltit, “muestra una imaginación desbordante, […]
Join us for a lecture by Rosalva Aída Hernández-Castillo, Professor and Senior Researcher at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), Mexico and the current Perrin Moorhead Grayson and Bruns Grayson Fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute (2023-24). In this presentation, Rosalva Aída Hernández will share her experience as a legal feminist […]
Join us for a book talk by Wilfred Labiosa, PhD (CGS ’91, CAS ’93). The LGBT Cuban Revolution offers a comprehensive chronology of the LGBT rights movement in Cuba, highlighting the significant milestones, setbacks, and triumphs of this long and arduous journey. It also provides a detailed analysis of the social, cultural, and political factors […]
Ready to research or travel to Latin America? Each year the Center for Latin American Studies awards small research grants to graduate and undergraduate students. The awards are intended to cover expenses pertaining to research projects on Latin America including travel to Latin America or to conferences. Projects on Latinos in the US will also […]
The Center for Latin American Studies celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with a concert of Latin American art songs and solo piano repertoire with Colombia’s celebrated classical music star, virtuoso pianist Eduardo Rojas and BU School of Music Voice Department students: Grace Christensen, Stella Fitzgerald, Mirah Johnston, and Anna Ruggiero. […]
We are delighted to welcome Brazilian poet and performer Ricardo Aleixo to Boston University. The week of activities will include a live poetic performance, a screening of his audiovisual work, and a meeting with students. Aleixo is currently considered one of the most important living artists in the country, integrating avant-garde poetry with Afro-Brazilian culture. […]