Interested in Haitian Literature and Film? The Department of French and Italian is hosting a book club this fall! All are welcome and texts can be read in French or in English. No grades, no stress, just an opportunity to get together a few times over the course of the semester and exchange ideas.

We will discussing the book Amour, Colère, Folie (Love, Anger, Madness) from the author Marie Vieux Chauvet.

A lecture on the life and writings of Ambrosio Echemendía, an enslaved Cuban writer in the 1850s. The talk is in charge of Víctor Goldgel from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Join the French Market District for Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration at the French Market! This year’s celebration will feature a full day of live music curated by Ecos Latinos, food booths, community organizations, and free dance lessons! Latin American Studies PhD candidate, Geovane Santos, will be performing with his Orkestra Maria Fumaça. Join the celebration and listen to some Afro Brazilian Jazz Fusion.

Are you ready for the return of Fiesta Latina at the Broadside? Estamos listos! A free fest celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with amazing music, food, and drink—line up: Cuba Heat, Victor Campbell Trio, DJ Carol C. 

To commemorate National Latine Heritage month, join us at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies for Café y Pastelitos: a speaker series that highlights Latine professors at Tulane University whose work centers on/in the Latinx community. Our guests will not only share their work but also their professional trajectory as professors.  These informal gatherings will take place over coffee and pastelitos (small pastries) in the Greenleaf Conference Room, Jones Hall 100A. Hope to see you there!

Here are all of our event speakers:

To commemorate National Latine Heritage month, join us at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies for Café y Pastelitos: a speaker series that highlights Latine professors at Tulane University whose work centers on/in the Latinx community. Our guests will not only share their work but also their professional trajectory as professors.  These informal gatherings will take place over coffee and pastelitos (small pastries) in the Greenleaf Conference Room, Jones Hall 100A. Hope to see you there!

Here are all of our event speakers:

To commemorate National Latine Heritage month, join us at the Stone Center for Latin American Studies for Café y Pastelitos: a speaker series that highlights Latine professors at Tulane University whose work centers on/in the Latinx community. Our guests will not only share their work but also their professional trajectory as professors.  These informal gatherings will take place over coffee and pastelitos (small pastries) in the Greenleaf Conference Room, Jones Hall 100A. Hope to see you there!

Bilingual and Spanish-speaking families engage in this recurring free evening of activities for the whole family. Each date will feature a unique activity or game, snacks, and book giveaway door prizes. In addition, Americas Award books will be featured. The Americas Award celebrates YA and Children’s literature that portrays Latin America, The Caribbean, and Latinx culture in the United States with an authentic lens. This program is planned for families with children ages 6 - 12 and their siblings. 

We will be presenting the award to this year’s winners of the  2024 Américas Award, Pedro Martín and Ari Tison.