A panorama of 19th century and 20th century connections between Latin America and New Orleans through two major figures that lived in the city: Benito Juárez, future president of Mexico (Yuri Herrera published a book in 2022 about the time Juárez spent in the Crescent City)  and George Febres, founder of the Jules Lafourge Art Gallery in the French Quarter in the 1980s and a staple of the New Orleans art scene in the 70s, 80s and 90s (Gabriela Aleman is writing a novel about him after extensive research in the Historic New Orleans Collection

Visit the Latin American Resource Center at Family Day at the New Orleans Book Festival! We will be featuring award-winning bilingual YA and children’s books and hosting a book raffle! Family Day includes a diverse selection of local and national authors who will do live readings and sign books throughout the day. Children will find something that appeals to all reading levels, backgrounds, and reading interests.

The Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO) will be hosting a movie night. They will show Favela Frontlines, a Brazilian film chronicling the police and drug trafficking within the country. The movie will be followed by a Q&A session headed by Ph.D. Candidate Ana Carolina de Paula Silva. 

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!

Spring 2024 Wednesday meetings:

January 17 | January 24 | January 31

February 7 | February 14 | February 21 | February 28

March 6 | March 13 | March 20

April 3 | April 10 | April 17 | April 24

May 1 

The Tequila region of Jalisco, Mexico followed a unique trajectory of cultural development that challenges traditional models of social complexity. For many decades, it was forced into unsuitable categories, inadequate for explaining the richness and diverse material culture manifested in the archaeological record. Advances in anthropological theory and fieldwork research in the area have enhanced our understanding of the nature of political organization through time.