Ever since the drop of oil prices in the international market, four years ago, Venezuela has been undergoing a global and deep crisis. There are few examples of such a crisis in Latin America throughout history. This talk will address the global…
Dr. Paul Hoffman, Louisiana State University’s Paul W. & Nancy W. Murrill Porfessor of History, will lecture on the Louisiana State Museum’s newest exhibit opening to the public on April 5, 2018 at the Cabildo. Recovered Memories: Spain, New…
Marielle presente e futuro: In Memory of Marielle Franco
An English-language round-table on the state of race, police violence, and human rights in Brazil with discussants:
Mauro Porto
Chris Dunn
Rosanne Adderley
Maisoon Fillo
Idelber Avelar
Lerin…
Loyola University is excited to welcome acclaimed activist-intellectual Ward Churchill, author of the new book “Wielding Words like Weapons: Selected Essays in Indigenism, 1995‘2005 and 30 Year Anniversary edition of Pacifism as Pathology:…
lease join us for a work-in-progress talk titled, “Nueva cronología del modelo primario-exportador de Honduras, 1880-1930/A New Chronology of the Primary Commodity Exports Model in Honduras, 1880-1930” by Rafael Ledezma, the 2017-2018 Richard E.…
Join us for paintings and installations by Mexican artist Belinda Flores-Shinshillas in collaboration with the New Orleans Hispanic Heritage Foundation and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies this March.
The Webster’s dictionary defines…
Join us at the Newcomb Art Museum in welcoming Mexican artists María José de la Macorra and Eric Peréz for a noontime gallery talk as they discuss the current exhibition Clay in Transit: Contemporary Mexican Ceramics (which features works by María…
What is the opposite of freedom? Dr. Neil Roberts answers this question with definitive force: slavery, and from there he unveils powerful new insights on the human condition as it has been understood between these poles. Crucial to his…
“New Worlds, Indigenous Technologies and European Cabinets of Curiosities”
Lecture by Dr. Surekha Davies
In the early modern period, European perceptions of distant peoples shifted from curiosity and admiration to a growing conviction that Europe…
Naná Vasconcelos: Afro-Brazilian Percussion in Paris and New York City
Dan Sharp is currently conducting research for a book that revolves around the 1980 album Saudades by Afro-Brazilian Naná Vasconcelos. The book will situate Naná’s reimagining of…
