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From Tulane News: Tulane anthropologist John Verano's work at child sacrifice site published in major journal
This story originally appeared in Tulane News entitled Tulane professor’s work at “unthinkable sacrifice” site published in major journal on…
From National Geographic: Tulane anthropologist John Verano shares insight on child sacrifices from the north coast of Peru
Dr. John Verano, professor of anthropology at Tulane University, was recently featured for his biological anthropology research in National Geographic.…
From Tulane News: Lessons from Peru
This story originally appeared in Tulane New titled Lessons from Peru, on October 25, 2018. Story by contributing reporter Barri…
SLA annual magazine Reflections features discoveries in Guatemala and Peru by Tulane archaeologists
Reflections is published annually to hallmark events at Tulane’s School of Liberal Arts. In the fifth annual publication, Tulane archaeologists…
From Tulane New Wave: Tulane anthropologist makes major discovery of ancient mass sacrifice in Peru
A team led by Tulane University professor of anthropology John Verano and Gabriel Prieto of the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo…
Tulane Sociologist David Smilde comments on Venezuela and Summit of the Americas in the New York Times
Dr. David Smilde, the Charles A. and Leo M. Favrot Professor of Human Relations and Senior Associate Fellow at the…
From Tulane New Wave: Graduate student Rachel Johnson studies obsidian flakes from prehistoric Peru
This story originally appeared in Tulane New Wave entitled Shear Study, on March 27, 2018. Photo by New Wave staff…
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Schools across New Orleans
On Thursday, November 2, Denise Woltering and Rachel Witt of the Latin American Resource Center at the Stone Center for…
From Tulane New Wave: 1,700-year-old mummy faces future with new look
This story originally appeared on the Tulane New Wave News website titled 1,700-year-old mummy faces future with new look on…
From the Tulane Liberal Arts Newsletter: Peruvian Archaeology Brings Scholars to Japan
By Jason Nesbitt Assistant Professor of Anthropology “During the recent spring break, Elizabeth Boone (Art), John Verano, Tatsuya Murakami, and…
From the SLA newsletter: Urbanism in Highland Peru
By Jason Nesbitt from the School of Liberal Arts Newsletter My current research focuses on the development of urbanism in…
Summer Field Research in Peru featured in New Wave
The New Wave published a story “Anthropology students excavate ancient site in Peru” about Professor of Anthropology and Stone Center…
John Verano's Book on Trepanation Featured in National News Media
John Verano, Professor of Anthropology and affiliate of the Stone Center, was featured in two recent national news articles about…
Focus on Richard E Greenleaf Visiting Scholars for Spring 2016: Kenneth Roberts
Kenneth M. Roberts is Professor of Government at Cornell University. His teaching and research interests are focused on Latin American…
From the New Wave "Verano returns to burial site 'before it's gone forever'"
By Carol J. Schlueter “John Verano cringed when he heard the news: Bulldozers were threatening to destroy the site in…
Rise & Fall of an Ancient Civilization: An Article by Jason Nesbitt
From the School of Liberal Arts newsletter by Jason Nesbitt. “Situated high in the Andes Mountains lies Chavín de Huántar,…
Latin American Library Welcomes Richard E. Greenleaf Fellows for 2011-2012
from Hortensia Calvo, The Doris Stone Latin American Librarian It is my pleasure to announce the Richard E. Greenleaf Fellows…
Latin American Economies Roundtable Summary
The summary from the Latin American Economies Roundtable meeting on May 23, 2011 entitled “Impact of Debt Crisis in Europe…
LAL Greenleaf Fellow Elizabeth Kuon Arrives Friday, April 1st
Art historian Elizabeth Kuon, the third and last Richard E. Greenleaf Fellow at the Latin American Library will arive this…
Tulane Anthropologist John Verano in the News
John Verano was recently honored by National Geographic and highlighted in the Times-Picayune’s Higher Education Notes for his work in…

Latin American Writers Series: Gabriela Wiener
Tulane Visiting Scholar and Ecuadorian authorÂ Gabriela Aleman interviews Peruvian writer Gabriela Wiener about her life, interests, and influences. Their discussion…
Tulane Anthropology Colloquium Series to host Tiffiny A. Tung for talk on the bioarchaeology of Peru
The 2018-2019 Tulane Anthropology colloquium series An Exploration of Power Through Practice, will continue on Friday, March 29, 3:30 PM.…
Art History Graduate Association to host Aaron M. Hyman for talk on Colonial Cuzco's Aesthetic of Sameness
Join the Art History Graduate Association at Tulane University in welcoming Aaron M. Hyman who will present his research in…
In the Kitchen: A Day of the Dead K-12 Educator Workshop using Food
The end of October and beginning of November marks an important time for many in Latin America. It marks the…
Bioanthropologist John Verano to give a talk about his research in Peru
Join the Anthropology Student Union of Tulane (ASUT) and the Tulane Anthropology Club to hear a talk by Dr. John…
Lecture by Kent Eaton: Territory and Ideology in Latin America
Join Dr. Kent Eaton from the Political Science Department at University of California at Santa Cruz as he gives a…
Political Seminar Series: "The Durability of Revolutionary Regimes"
Steven Levitsky is Professor of Government at Harvard University. His research interests include political parties, authoritarianism and democratization, and weak…
MARI Brown Bag Series to host John Verano for talk on Sacrifice in Pre-Columbian Peru
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the seventh talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Dr.…
MARI Brown Bag Series to Host Talk by Jason Nesbitt on the Archaeology of Chavín de Huantar
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the fourth talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Dr.…
Tulane to host MET Curator Dr. Joanne Pillsbury for talk on Luxury Arts in the Ancient Americas
Dr. Joanne Pillsbury, the Andrall E. Pearson Curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas at the The Metropolitan Museum…
Latin America at the Crossroads: Peru
Join CIPR for the third talk in the “Latin America at the Crossroads” series, this talk focuses on Peru. Voters…
Peruvian Jazz Band Visits New Orleans
Jazz Groove Peruvian Big Band is visiting New Orleans for the annual Jazz Education Network conference. They will play a…
Poéticas de la ciudad- El lenguaje urbano en la poesía peruana del siglo XX a talk by Carlos Villacorta
Â¿How poets represent the city, which they live in? Â¿How are the languages of urban cultures? Â¿What is known and…
MARI Brown Bag: Patricia Alexander Lagarde "Contagious Chavin: How Restricted Access and a Hidden Image Inspired the Rise of the Chavin Horizon"
Patricia Alexander Lagarde, a Ph.D. student in the joint Latin American Studies and Art History program at Tulane University, will…
Celebrating the Dead in Peru: A Teacher Workshop
This workshop examines traditions of Dia de los Difuntos, as Day of the Dead is called in Peru, and the…
Los monumentos al general José de San Martín y la nueva ciudad de Lima (fines del XIX e inicios del XX)/ The Monuments to General José de San Martín and the New City of Lima (late 19th-early 20th Centuries)
Please join us for a Work-in-progress talk by Rodolfo Monteverde Sotil, Richard E. Greenleaf Fellow, The Latin American Library. The…
MARI Brown Bag: Jason Nesbitt and Yuichi Matsumoto "New Insights on Ritual Practices from Campanayuq Rumi, Peru"
In the 10th M.A.R.I. Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year, Dr. Jason Nesbitt, Assisstant Professor of Anthropology at Tulane…
La espada de Kafka: A public talk by Carlos Yushimito
Carlos Yushimito is a Peruvian writer, considered one the most prominent literary young figures of Latin America. He has published…
The Arts of Truth-Telling: The Peruvian and Brazilian Truth Commissions from a Comparative Perspective
The Arts of Truth-Telling: The Peruvian and Brazilian Truth Commissions from a Comparative Perspective is a symposium featuring panel discussions…
Geoglyphs and Landscape in the Pampas of Nasca, South Coast of Peru
Masato Sakai, an Associate Professor at Yamagata University in Japan, will present a talk entitled “Geoglyphs and Landscape in the…
MARI Brown Bag: "Examining Wari Influence in the Callejón de Huaylas."- A Talk by Rachel Witt
M.A.R.I is happy to present the sixteenth talk of the 2014-15 Brown Bag talk Series. Rachel Witt, Anthropology Graduate student,…
Guilty as Charged: The Trial of Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori for Human Rights Violations
Dr. Jo-Marie Burt, Associate Professor of Politics and Director of Latin American Studies at George Mason University, will give a…
MARI Brown Bag: Jason Nesbitt "Sourcing Obsidian at Campanayuq Rumi: New Perspectives for Understanding Chavín Interaction (1100-500 BC)"
Jason Nesbitt, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk concerning his recent investigations at the Chavín…
Human Sacrifice on the North Coast of Peru: Recent Discoveries Pose New Questions
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. John Verano, Professor of Anthropology, entitled “Human Sacrifice on…
Noon-Time Talk on Behind Closed Doors, Art in the Spanish American Home, 1492-1898 with Lucia Abramovic
Join Lucia Abramovich, NOMA‘s curatorial fellow for Spanish colonial art for a Noontime Talk on the exhibition Behind Closed Doors,…
Mining, Privilege, and Artistic Production in the Colonial Andes: Short Film and Roundtable Discussion
This program includes a screening of Harun Farocki‘s film The Silver and the Cross (20 min), which examines a 1758…
Photographs of Indigenous People: Standardized Fictions or Depicted Identities? A Comparative Study between Argentina and Peru
Latin American Library Greenleaf Fellow Geraldine Gluzman will give a talk entitled “Photographs of Indigenous People: Standardized Fictions or Depicted…
Talk by LAL Greenleaf Fellow Elizabeth Kuon: "Lo Inca" en el arte cuzqueÃ±o del siglo XX
Please join us for a work-in-progress talk by Elizabeth Kuon, 2010-2011 Richard E. Greenleaf Fellow at the Latin American Library.…

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Latin American Library Open House

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The annual Open House at the Latin American Library is an opportunity for the Tulane and greater New Orleans community to come together and celebrate the collections and services at the Latin American Library. For this event, LAL has prepared an exhibit of some recent acquisitions.

Along the side gallery wall to the right of the main entrance, photos by Colombian photo journalist Viki Ospina are featured. During her 44-year career working for news outlets and on documentary films, Ospina has captured candid shots of collective experiences, throughout Colombia. The images on display here offer a window into the 400 images recently acquired by the Latin American Library.

Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour

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A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome!

The theme for this semester will be Passion Fruit. So bring your sweet tooth to try this week’s homemade delicacy: Pão de maracujá.

2019 CLASP Américas Award Ceremony & Workshop

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Friday, September 27, 2019
11am-12pm
Author reading with Francie Latour
Location: Hispanic Reading Room

1-1:45pm
Workshop with Duncan Tonatiuh ‘” Maya Codices
Location: Library of Congress, LJ-119
Livestream with classrooms across the U.S.
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5-7:30pm
Américas Award Ceremony
Livestream with classrooms across the U.S.
www.youtube.com/user/LibraryOfCongress

Bate papo!: Portuguese Conversation Hour

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A weekly hour of Portuguese conversation and tasty treats hosted by Prof. Megwen Loveless. All levels are welcome!

The theme for this semester will be Passion Fruit. So bring your sweet tooth to try this week’s homemade delicacy: Suco de maracujá.

Latin American Writers Series: Luis Negron

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Ecuadorian writer and Tulane Visiting Scholar Gabriela Aleman interviews Puerto Rican writer Luis Negron about his life, interests, and influences. Their discussion will be followed by an open Q&A and an informal reception. Note: This event will be held in Spanish.

About the Latin American Writers Series

This series brings together Latin America’s most representative creative voices and the editorial entrepreneurs that publish them. By way of interviews conducted by renowned Ecuadorian writer Gabriela Alemán and presentations of various editorial missions, the guests will shed light on a literary world shaped by the contemporary issues of the continent. Moving forward, their conversations will comprise the centerpiece of a digital archive that introduces their ideas to a global audience.

Este serie reúne a los autores más representativos de la escritura continental y los editores que los publican. A través de entrevistas con la reconocida escritora ecuatoriana Gabriela Alemán y presentaciones de proyectos editoriales, los invitados explorarán los vínculos entre el mundo literario y la realidad continental. Sus conversaciones se convertirán después en el eje de un archivo digital que busca llevar estas ideas a un público global.

About the author

Luis Negron was born in Puerto Rico and is a writer, film critic, and bookseller. The English translation of his short-story collection Mundo Cruel, a work originally published in Spanish in 2010, won the 2014 Lambda Literary Award. Negron has also written a brief collection of chronicles, Los tres golpes (2016), and served as the editor of Los otros cuerpos: Antología de temática gay, lésbica, y queer desde Puerto Rico y su diáspora (2007). His film reviews have appeared in periodicals like Boston’s La semana (Boston) and Puerto Rico’s Claridad and El poeta.