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From Tulane News: Tulane anthropologist William Balée awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to study Amazon rainforests
This story originally appeared in Tulane Today entitled Tulane anthropologist awarded Guggenheim Fellowship to study Amazon rainforests on April 10,…
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.…
Call for papers: Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies (RMCLAS)
The 66th Annual Conference of the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies will be held in Santa Fe, New…
From Tulane News: PhD student Melina Calmon researches migrant deaths at Mexican'"U.S. border
This story originally appeared in the Tulane News titled Of missing persons, unidentified remains and cold cases, on October 31,…
From Talyor Hub: Changemaker Catalyst Award recipient Ryan Hechler provides archaeological training to Ecuadorian students
This story originally appeared in :Taylor Hub”:https://tuchangemakers.tulane.edu/about-us/ entitled “Digging into the Past and Preparing for the Future ‘” Student Involvement…
Call for papers: The 2019 Mesoamerica Meetings
The 2019 Mesoamerica Meetings will be held at the University of Texas, Austin, from January 15 though January 19, 2019.…
Tulane Latin Americanists come together for Gran Fiesta celebration
On Friday, September 7, Latin Americanist faculty, staff, graduate students and undergraduates across disciplines enjoyed a reception hosted by the…
Call for Abstracts: 59th annual Institute of Andean Studies conference
The University of California, Berkeley, is proud to announce the dates and call for abstracts for the 59th annual meeting…
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…
Spring 2018: Courses on Brazil
Check out the following courses for the Spring 2018 semester featuring Brazil! AFRS 4400: AfroBrazilians Prof. Christopher Dunn TR 2:00-3:15…
From Tulane New Wave: Conference on Mesoamerica Draws Scholars to Tulane
This story originally appeared on the Tulane New Wave News website titled Conference on Mesoamerica draws scholars to Tulane on…
Stone Center for Latin American Studies joins together to welcome Professor Hoopes
On Friday, September 8, 2017, faculty from the Stone Center welcomed John Hoopes, professor of Anthropology at the University of…
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…
Dr. Arachu Castro named President-Elect of the Society for Medical Anthropology of the AAA
Congratulations to Dr. Arachu Castro, a faculty fellow at CIPR, who has been named President-Elect of the Society for Medical…
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…
Marcello Canuto and Francisco Estrada-Belli Featured in National Geographic Story
A story about governance among the ancient Maya, In Search of the Lost Empire of the Maya, published in the…
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…
John Verano Publishes Book on Trepanation in the Ancient Americas
Story from the New Wave New textbook explores ancient cranial procedure By Barri Bronston “For a textbook, Tulane University anthropology…
John Verano quoted in Smithsonian News Story
Dr. John Verano, Professor of Anthropology and Affiliate of the Stone Center, was quoted in a Smithsonian News Article “Human…
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…
Local Students Exposed to Maya Culture
The Latin American Resource Center (LARC) organized visits to local schools by Ixnal Cuma Chávez and Baldomero Cuma Chávez, teachers…
5th Annual South Central Conference on Mesoamerica Call for Papers
The 5th Annual South Central Conference on Mesoamerica will be held October 24-26, 2014 at Tulane University. This multi-disciplinary conference…

Fake News has a Mode of Truth: Computational Propaganda and Digital Populism in Brazil
Dr. Meg Stalcup, a visual and media anthropologist, and Assistant Professor in the School of Sociology and Anthropological studies at…
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.…
Dr. Erika Robb Larkins to present research in talk on Brazil's Private Security Sector
Join the Stone Center for Latin American Studies in welcoming Dr. Erika Robb Larkins for a talk titled Mall Cops…
CANCELED K-12 Educator Workshop at the Audubon Zoo: Rescuing the Rainforests
Tulane University‘s Stone Center for Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Audubon Nature Institute will be hosting a K-12…
Tulane Ph.D. student Diego Matadamas Gomora to present on the history of the Aztecs at the Mexican Cultural Institute
The New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the Mexican Cultural Institute in New Orleans will be hosting a presentation titled…
City, Community, and Culture Symposium VOICES
The City, Culture, and Community (CCC) Annual Graduate Symposium will be held on February 15, 2019. The 2019 symposium, VOICES:…
16th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium: The Ancient Maya and Collapse
The Middle American Research Institute, in collaboration with Tulane’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies, New Orleans Museum of Art,…
Tulane Anthropology Colloquium Series to host Walter E. Little for talk on Maya clothing consumption
The 2018-2019 Tulane Anthropology Student Association‘s colloquium series An Exploration of Power Through Practice, will continue on Friday, November 30,…
Medical anthropologist Dr. Torres-Velez to present research on responses to environmental and public health changes in Puerto Rico
Join the Office of Research at Tulane University in welcoming Dr. Víctor M. Torres-Velez, who will be presenting in his…
MARI Brown Bag Series to host talk on Ancient Lowland Maya Complexity as Revealed by Airborne Laser Scanning of Northern Guatemala
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the second talk of the 2018-2019 Brown Bag talk series. Director…
Louisiana Archaeological Society to host talk by PhD Candidate Evan Parker on the Ancient Maya
The Louisiana Archaeological Society/Delta Chapter guest speaker series will be hosting Even Parker, PhD candidate at the Tulane University Department…
MARI Brown Bag series to host talk by Cordelia Frewen on artifacts, heritage, and identity in Honduras
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the final talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Cordelia…
MARI Brown Bag series to host talk by Ryan Hechler on the archaeology of Ecuador
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the twelfth talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Ryan…
Congreso de Jornaleros: Experiences and Perspectives from Immigrant Workers in New Orleans
The Congress of Day Laborers, an organization of immigrant workers and families founded by the day laborers who helped rebuild…
Anthropology Student Association to host Carolina Boe for talk on Prison Experiences of Undocumented Migrants
The 2017-2018 Tulane Anthropology Student Association’s colloquium series Migration: Perspectives Across Fields, will continue on Thursday, March 15, 2:00 PM.…
The 2018 Maya Symposium Examines How the Maya Waged War
Professors, graduate students, and scholars, join us at the 15th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium beginning March 8, through March 11,…
MARI Brown Bag Series to host Jessica J. Price for a talk on Indigenous Mexican Protests
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the eight talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Dr.…
John Hoopes to Give Talk on Migration in the Americas for Anthropology Colloquium Series
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association and the Graduate Studies Student Association are proud to present a talk by Dr. John…
MARI Brown Bag Series to Host Talk by Mark Zender on Writing in Mesoamerica
The Middle American Research Institute is happy to announce the third talk of the 2017-2018 Brown Bag talk series. Dr.…
Tulane University to Host South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica
The 8th annual South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica will be hosted by Tulane University in New Orleans from Friday, October 13th…
MARI Brown Bag Talk Series: Dr. Eduardo Góes Neves "Recent Findings in Amazonian Archaeology"
Dr. Eduardo Góes Neves, CAPES Distinguished Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Harvard University and Professor of Brazilian Archaeology at the…
MARI Brown Bag: John W. Hoopes "The Lost City of the Monkey God in Context: A Critical Appraisal of an Archaeological Quest in Eastern Honduras"
Dr. John W. Hoopes, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kansas, will present on his recent research in eastern…
MARI Brown Bag: Michelle Pigott "Third Time's a Charm? Tristan de Luna's Florida Colony, 1559-1561"
Michelle Pigott, Graduate Student in the Department of Anthropology, will present a talk titled “Third Time’s a Charm? Tristan de…
Diasporic Auralities: Jazz and Gwoka across the Abyss
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association and the Africana Studies department present a talk by Dr. Jermoe Camal, Assistant Professor in…
MARI Brown Bag: Olivia Navarro-Farr "Statecraft and Sorcery: Lady K'abel; Princess of Kan and Queen of Wak'"
Dr. Olivia Navarro-Farr, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the College of Wooster, will present a talk “Statecraft…
MARI Brown Bag: Nathan J. Meissner "Exploring the Role of Ethnopolities and Postclassic Maya Lithic Technology"
Dr. Nathan J. Meissner, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Mississippi will present a talk on his…
"Ixtz'unun: Making Stories from Maya History" Opening Reception
Join the Consulate of Mexico in New Orleans and the Middle American Research Institute for an opening reception for the…
MARI Brown Bag: Rachel Horowitz "Understanding Ancient Maya Economic Variability: Lithic Technological Organization in the Mopan Valley, Belize"
Rachel Horowitz, Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Anthropology at Tulane University, will present a talk on her recent research…
MARI Brown Bag: Christopher Rodning "Spanish Contact and Colonialism in the Native American South"
Dr. Christopher B. Rodning, Associate Professor and Graduate Studies Coordinator of the Department of Anthropology, Tulane University, will present a…
MARI Brown Bag: Jayur Mehta "Native American Earthworks in the Mississippi River Delta of Southeastern Louisiana"
Dr. Jayur Mehta, Instructor and Archaeologist at the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, will present a talk on his…
MARI Brown Bag: William Balee "Applied Historical Ecology in the Rio Iriri Basin, eastern Amazon"
Dr. William Balee, Professor of Anthropology and Stone Center affiliate faculty, presents a talk on his recent research in the…
Ancient Maya Landscapes: K-16 Educator Workshop
In conjunction with the Middle American Research Institute’s 14th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium “Monumental Landscapes: How the Maya Shaped Their…
14th Annual Tulane Maya Symposium Monumental Landscapes: How the Maya Shaped Their World
The Middle American Research Institute, the Alphawood Foundation, and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies are proud to present…
MARI Brown Bag: Jeb Card "The Haunted History of the Middle American Research Institute: Maya Archaeology at Tulane, Lost Continents, and the Secret Origins of Ancient Aliens"
Dr. Jeb Card, Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Miami and a Tulane Ph.D., will present a talk on…
Vodú Chic: Cuba's Haitian Heritage, the Folkloric Imaginary, and the State
The Department of Anthropology and Tulane Anthropology Student Association present a lecture by Dr. Grete Viddal, Zemurray-Stone Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "Investigations on Classic Maya Dynastic Relations. An Update from Holmul"
Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present on talk on his recent research in…
MARI Brown Bag: Eugenia Robinson "Utatlan, A Late Postclassic Guatemalan Highland Capital: MARI Collections Research"
Dr. Eugenia Robinson, Professor of Anthropology at Montgomery College and a Research Affiliate of the Middle American Research Institute, will…
Ixcanul Screening and Educator Reception
The Latin American Resource Center and the Broad Theater are hosting a screening of Ixcanul, an educator reception, and discussion…
MARI Brown Bag: Stefan Gandler "Cultural mestizaje: tradition and modernity in Mexico"
MARI is pleased to announce the 17th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Dr. Stefan Gandler, Professor, Sociology and…
MARI Brown Bag - Erin Patterson "Mobility in the Central Maya Lowlands: Strontium, Oxygen, and Carbon Isotope Values from La Corona and El Perú-Waka'"
MARI is pleased to announce the 16th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Erin Patterson, Ph.D. Candidate in the…
Third Wave Coffee and Maya Farmers in Guatemala
Join us for a talk by Edward (Ted) Fischer, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Center for Latin American…
New Knowledge: Findings from the Catalogue of Endangered Languages
The Tulane University Center for Scholars, the Linguistics Department, and the Department of Anthropology present a talk by Lyle Campbell,…
MARI Brown Bag: Ted Fischer "German Eggs, Guatemalan Coffee, and the Anthropology of Wellbeing"
MARI is pleased to announce the 15th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Ted Fischer, Professor and Director of…
MARI Brown Bag: Erlend Johnson "Excavations at Sesalapa:exploring unresolved questions from an enigmatic, Late Classic residential site in the Sensenti valley of Western Honduras"
MARI is pleased to announce the 14th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Erlend Johnson, Ph.D. Candidate in the…
Devotional Dances in Religious Feasts in Post-Indigenous Central Mexico and the Horcasitas Papers
David Robichaux Haydel, the Richard E. Greenleaf Fellow at the Latin American Library will present a work-in-progress talk entitled “Devotional…
MARI Brown Bag: Caroline Parris "Lunching with the Maya: A Discussion of Maya Feasting and Special Deposits from La Corona, Guatemala"
MARI is pleased to announce the 12th Brown Bag of the 2015-2016 academic year. Caroline Parris, graduate student in 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…
Society for the Anthropology of Lowland South America (SALSA) Sesiquiannual Conference
The SALSA 2016 meetings will be held in New Orleans, USA, from January 7th-10th, 2016. The Society for the Anthropology…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "History, Archaeology, and Remote Sensing at Holmul 2015"
In the 7th talk of the 2015-2016 MARI Brown Bag talk series, Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Research Assistant Professor in the…
Dietary Transitions and Food Security: Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Research in Brazil and Nicaragua
Dr. Barbara Piperata, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University, will be giving a talk on Tuesday, September 29th,…
MARI Brown Bag: Elena Daniele "Italian Explorers of the New World, 1492-1522"
Elena Daniele, Visiting Assistant Professor in French and Italian at Tulane University, will present a talk entitled “Italian Explorers of…
Pre-Columbian Heritage and Indigenous Communities in Central America: The Role of Archaeology in the 21st Century
Dr. Tomas Barrientos Q., Director of the Archaeology Department at the Universidad del Valle, Guatemala and co-director of the Proyecto…
A Tale of Two Cities: Recent Investigations at Xunantunich, Belize
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. M. Kathryn Brown, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at…
MARI Brown Bag: Kathryn Sampeck "Violence, Money, and Piracy in the Homeland of Chocolate: Colonial Guatemala's Bittersweet Legacy"
Dr. Kathryn Sampeck, Associate Professor at Illinois State University, will give a talk entitled “Violence, Money, and Piracy in the…
Reading Early Maya Cities: Interpreting the Role of Writing in Urbanization
The Tulane Anthropology Student ASsociation (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. Danny Law of the University of Texas at Austin…
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,…
Fresh Fruit, Broken Bodies: Migrant Workers in the United States
Dr. Seth M. Holmes, Martin Sisters Assistant Professor, Health and Social Behavior at the University of California, Berkeley, will present…
Darwin Day New Orleans
Darwin Day New Orleans is part of a global celebration of Darwin’s life and work held on or around his…
A Talk by Dr. Timothy J. Smith:"(Dis)lodging Development: Indigenous Praxis and Community Tourism in Amazonian Ecuador."
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) will present a talk Friday, February 6, at 4 PM in Dinwiddie 103 by…
MARI Brown Bag: Marcello Canuto "A Multi-scalar Approach to the Collapse of the Classic Maya Political System: New Data, New Paradigm?"
Dr. Marcello A. Canuto, Director of the Middle-American Research Institute, will present on his recent research in a talk titled:…
Opening Reception "Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens and Catherwood Project"
The opening reception for the exhibit “Maya Ruins and the Passage of Time: The Stephens and Catherwood Project” by Jay…
MARI Brown Bag: Christopher Rodning "Joara, Cuenca, and Fort San Juan: The Northern Borderlands of La Florida, 1566-1568"
Dr. Christopher Rodning, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will present on his research on Spanish contact with Native…
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…
Native American Chiefdoms and Spanish Conquistadors in Western North Carolina 1540-1568
Dr. Chris Rodning, Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology, will give a talk entitled “Native American Chiefdoms and Spanish…
Death in Paradise: Archaeology and the Atlantic Slave Trade on St. Helena Island
Dr. Andy Pearson, a contract archaeologist in the U.K. with an academic affiliation with the University of Bristol, in England,…
Geometry, gigantism, and lacquerware, or, the origins of social hierarchy
The Tulane Anthropology Student Association (TASA) presents a talk by Dr. William Balée, Professor of Anthropology at Tulane University. The…
MARI Brown Bag: Francisco Estrada-Belli "New Revelations on the Holmul Frieze and the Rise of the 'Kingdom of the North'"
Dr. Francisco Estrada-Belli, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department, will present new findings about his recent excavations at the…
Dr. Clyde Snow Visiting Lecture on Forensic Anthropology in Guatemala
Forensic anthropologist Dr. Clyde Snow is visiting New Orleans this week, and has kindly offered to give a talk at…
Lecture by the Field Museum's Dr. Jonathan Haas
Dr. Jonathan Haas of the Field Museum will be giving a talk entitled “The Agricultural Foundations of Andean Civilization” on…

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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.
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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.