Prof. Angela Alonso draws on her latest book, “Treze: a política de ruas de Lula a Dilma” (Companhia das Letras, 2023) to address two critical aspects within social movement literature: the dynamics between the state and social movements, and the contentious issues that tend to trigger street demonstrations. Both subjects are examined through a case study on the 2013 Brazilian protests, the largest demonstrations in Brazil since the 1980s re-democratization and standing out as a significant event in contemporary democracies.  

Join us for an Awards Ceremony on May 3rd, 2024, to celebrate our students who have earned distinctions for their engagement with Latin American Studies at Tulane.

The following awards will be presented:

The Stone Center for Latin American Studies Prize for the best campus-wide Latin Americanist Graduate Paper.


The Richard E. Greenleaf Prize for the best social science paper written by a student in the interdisciplinary graduate program in Latin American Studies.

After the wars of conquest in Mesoamerica during the sixteenth century, a complex process of reorganization of the Indigenous population started, with social, political, and economic implications. The Indigenous nobility, some of whom fought alongside the Spaniards, quickly adapted to the new political regime through various legal strategies to keep their privileges as principal lords. One of these involved elaborating manuscripts and visual stories similar to the European legal documents known as probanzas de méritos.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Awards give opportunities to U.S. citizens to teach, research and carry out professional projects around the world. Join us for an interactive session to explore Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program opportunities available to scholars in Brazil. Join us to hear directly from the Fulbright Commission in Brazil about their awards and program alumni who will share about their experience. Fulbright staff at IIE will also share details about the program and the application process while answering your questions live.

On April 30, 2024, in celebration of Día del Libro (Children’s Book Day), Colombian musician Gaita Loop will visit the Main Library branch of the New Orleans Public Library. Gaita Loop is a young artist from Barranquilla, Colombia who loops the traditional gaita (indigenous wind instrument of the Colombian Caribbean) with electronic beats. This event is being produced in collaboration with NOPL and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.