Events
A talk by Laura Paz Rescala, Università Ca' Foscari di Venezia / Tulane University Marie S. Curie Fellow.
This talk examines the commercial ventures that, from the mid-sixteenth century, enabled the rise of professional theater in Spain…
In 1853, young Mexican exile Benito Juárez spent 18 months in New Orleans. Herrera imagines that time and how it prepared him to become the first indigenous head of state in the postcolonial Americas.
New Orleans, 1853. A young exile…
Join A Studio in the Woods on Monday, December 4, at 6 pm with Self as Universe Residents Sarah Fouts and Fernando López as they discuss their work, Fruit for Thought: Journeys Between New Orleans and Honduras. Fruit for Thought is a…
This ensemble focuses on the intersections of Brazilian music with jazz. Bossa nova, samba jazz, baião, choro, ijexá, and many other traditional Brazilian rhythms integrate our repertoire as we explore compositions by Jobim, Hermeto Pascoal,…
In recent decades, countries across the globe have substantially expanded the nature and scope of government social welfare programs, especially those targeted at the poor. In fact, lower and middle-income democracies today promise more social…
Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Portuguese language meet-up! All language levels are welcome and participants will have the opportunity to engage in informal conversation. New homemade desserts will also be provided…
Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Spanish language meet-up!
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in Spanish conversation with other individuals. Cookies and coffee will also be provided for those who attend!…
Join the Spanish and Portuguese Department for a weekly Spanish language meet-up!
Participants will have the opportunity to engage in Spanish conversation with other individuals. Cookies and coffee will also be provided for those who attend!
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The 2023-24 Center for Inter-American Policy and Research Speaker Series: Violence, Inequality and Democracy in the Americas, explores challenges to democratic politics and effective governance in the region. Speakers will present cutting-edge…
This talk delves into the intricate construction of Blackness in eighteenth-century Brazil, with a particular focus on the perceptions of the multiplicity of African origins and its relation to body markings. It engages with a diverse array of…
