Fall Pachanga
Join us for music, food, drink, and community on the Jones Hall Patio. The Fall Pachanga is a time to reconnect with fellow Latin American Studies students, faculty, and staff and unwind midway through an intense semester.
The history of sixteenth-century Mexico, beyond the “Spanish conquest”
Federico Navarrete: The history of sixteenth-century Mexico, beyond the “Spanish conquest” | Inaugural Holt Lecture | Thursday, October 19, 6pm | Stone Auditorium
Corrupt State or Corrupt Society? Strategic Contexts of Corruption and Political Culture Outcomes
Professor Calvert Jones of the University of Maryland will speak as part of the Political Science/Murphy/CIPR joint lecture series.
Part 1: Understanding Representation in the Historical Canon
This panel event is the first in the 3-part series Invisible Influencers: Examining Absence in Popular Narratives
Inspired by the absence of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint Georges from the musical and military history canons, this series examines presence and absence in popular historical narratives as well as how they are sustained or disrupted.
Exploring Mixed Latinx and Indigenous Identities of the American Southwest: A Conversation with Author Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Kali Fajardo-Anstine is the bestselling author of Woman of Light and Sabrina & Corina, a finalist for the National Book Award, the PEN/Bingham Prize, The Story Prize, and winner of an American Book Award. She is the 2021 recipient of the Metcalf Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Her work has been honored with the Denver Mayor’s Award for Global Impact in the Arts and the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Reading the West Award.
Tulane Maya Symposium Keynote Address and Reception
Join us for the keynote event of the 18th annual Tulane Maya Symposium, Mapping Inequality: Lessons from Central Mexico with Barbara E. Mundy, Robertson Chair in Latin American Art, Tulane University. A reception for all attendees will follow the lecture.
Dominican Dembow: Community, Roots, Resistance. A Talk by Jennifer Mota
Join us for an evening with Jennifer Mota, a Dominican-American multimedia creative and columnist from Philadelphia whose journalism focuses on Caribbean and (Afro)Latinx contemporary popular culture, identity, and fashion.
Centering the experiences of the African diaspora, her writing amplifies the work of Black and Latinx transnational communities to create and revolutionize globalized pop music and culture. Her articles have been published in vehicles including Rolling Stone, Remezcla, and PopSugar.
Exploring the Garifuna Through Film in the K-16 Classroom
New Orleans has the fourth largest stateside Garífuna community in the United States. This historical, economic, and geographical connection to Central America is vital to better understanding the local New Orleans community as well as to better understand the diversity of Latin America. This K-16 educator workshop will feature perspectives from local Garifuna leaders, Teresa Rochez and Soad Martinez-Rochez and explore the unique history and culture using the film, Anichugu: Our Garifuna Story. This film is the latest from Banda Ancha Productions.
Natalie Diaz - Keynote Speaker International Education Week
Keynote Speaker - International Education Week
Natalie Diaz was born and raised in the Fort Mojave Indian Village (California), on the banks of the Colorado River and is an enrolled member of the Gila River Indian Tribe. She identifies herself as Indigenous, Latinx, and Queer.
