Agriculture and Arboriculture in Maya Art and Writing

The result of decades of work—including the arduous mapping of Maya cities and landscapes, the meticulous cataloging of plant and tree species around settlements, and the truly transformative imagery of ancient fields and towns recently revealed by lidar—it is now increasingly clear that Maya agriculture and arboriculture comprised a complex, sustainable set of practices often taking place directly within and beside ancient settlements.

TerTUlia

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. Snacks and coffee will also be provided for those who attend! 

TUdo bem!

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 mousse desserts will also be provided every week. If you have any questions, please reach out to portuguese@tulane.edu. 

The Color of Asylum: The Racial Politics of Safe Haven in Brazil. A Book Talk with Katherine Jensen

Brazil has been widely lauded as the best place in the world for refugees. Yet its celebrated policies veil how racism shapes the everyday politics of asylum. The Color of Asylum follows asylum seekers as they navigate the refugee regime—from how they arrive in Brazil, through the steps of applying for asylum and seeking assistance, to their lives after refugee status. Racialized hierarchies are produced through bureaucratic practices and encounters, as the state variably incorporates refugees into a deeply unequal racial political order.

Juan Pablo Gomez-Lacayo

Juan Pablo Gomez-Lacayo

Research & Instruction Librarian, Latin American Library

Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies

Research

Latin American Literary and Cultural Studies, Memory Studies

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Ohio State University, Latin American Cultural and Literary Studies, 2014
  • M.A. Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLASCO), Social Sciences, 2008
  • B.A. Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), Law, 2005

Academic Experience

Academic Experience
  • Lecturer, University of Oklahoma, 2022-2023
  • Researcher & Professor, Interdisciplinary Institute of Social Sciences (IICS-UCA), Universidad Centroamericana (UCA), 2018-2022
  • Researcher & Professor, The Institute of Nicaraguan and Central American History (IHNCA-UCA), 2011-2017
  • Graduate Teaching Associate, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, Ohio State University, 2012-2014
  • Researcher, The Association for the Advancement of Social Sciences in Guatemala (AVANCSO), 2007-2010

Distinctions

  • Maria Sibylla Merian Center for Advanced Latin American Studies, Fellow, 2019-2021
  • Latin American Council of Social Sciences, 2014
  • Tinker Foundation, 2014

Languages

  • Spanish

Overseas Experience

  • Nicaragua
  • Guatemala

Selected Publications

  • 2023. “Memories and Critical History: Documenting the Past in Nicaragua and El Salvador.”The Rise of Central American Film in the Twenty-First Century. Eds Mauricio Espinoza and Jared List, University Press of Florida.
  • 2022. “Politica, afectos y memoria. El diario de Vidaluz Meneses durante la guerra de los ochenta en Nicaragua.” Escrituras en femenino en las literaturaas centroamericanas, Una cuenstion de genero? Eds. W. Makenbach & M. Perkowska
  • 2021. “Olvidar, usar, disputar. Reflexiones sobre los procesos de memoria en/sobre Nicaragua.” with Barbeyto, A; Martinez, R; Jaen, M; D’Leon, W; Martinez, E. Revista de Estudios Psicosociales Latinoamericanos, 4: 135-157.
  • 2021. “Como hablas de los años 80? Sujeto, memoria y tiempo pasado en Vidaluz Meneses” Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies /Revue canadienne des etudes latino-americaines el caraibes, 24,: 3 470-487
  • 2020. “Autoritarismo, violencia y elites en Nicaragua. Reflexiones sobre la crisis (2018-2019) .” with Monte, Antonio, Anuario de estudios Centroamericanos, University de Costa Rica, 46: 1-29
  • 2015. Autoridad/Cuerpo/Nación: Batallas Culturales en Nicaragua (1930-1943). Managua: Instituto de Historia de Nicaragua y Centroamerica, Universidad Centroamericana (IHNCA-UCA)

TerTUlia

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

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