Symposium Program
8:30-8:50 a.m. Coffee & Snacks
8:50-9:00 a.m. Introduction: Kris Lane & Jason Nesbitt
9:00-10:15 a.m.: Session I: Setting, Speciation, Human ‘Invasion’
David Campbell — Jordan Karubian — Nicole Katin — Karina Yager
10:15-10:30 a.m. Coffee Break
10:30-noon: Session II: Cultural Forests/Terra-Forming/Pre-Columbian ‘Extraction’
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
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, Pixinguinha, Gilberto Gil, and many other giants of Brazilian popular music.
Strings of the Past: Revisiting the Lapidary Industry of Poverty Point | Shannon Torrens
Uptown Campus
Cassat Courtyard (Jones Hall Patio)
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 every week.
Rain location: Language Learning Center, Newcomb 408
If you have any questions, please reach out to portuguese@tulane.edu.
Dew Drop
2836 LaSalle Street
¡A bailar! Get ready to twist, shimmy, and shake your cintura with a Cuban dance party jam session hosted by Cuba Nola Arts Collective, Victor Campbell, and Clandestina.
We will be joined by Yusa, Jafet Perez, David Navarro, Anier Alonso, and many other local and visiting Cuban and Caribbean musicians. You don't want to miss this party.
Clandestina, a Cuban sustainable fashion brand, will have a pop-up shop onsite.
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.
Main Library
New Orleans Public Library
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.
Political violence, Criminal violence, Political behavior, Democratic erosion, Research ethics
