Maps and maritime journals are essential instruments while navigating uncharted waters. However, these sources can also provide other forms to understand landscapes and communities. When French direct trade took the coasts of Peru by storm during the first decades of the eighteenth century, the King of France commissioned sailors to survey the coasts and provide detailed maps and descriptions that could help the French understand the territory better. Nonetheless, these journals were even further than providing navigational information.

Both Cuba and Venezuela sought to be a different nation, to be a better society. In Cuba, under Fidel Castro and Raúl Castro, they strove to be a communist, egalitarian society across social class and races. In Venezuela, under Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, they strove to achieve the socialism of the 21st century—a socialism without poverty. They also developed a formidable alliance—trading doctors for oil. But in the 21st century their societies have been riddled by deep seated crises—economic and political both.

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  

Change the Subject (2019) is a 54-minute documentary film about a group of Dartmouth students who challenged anti-immigrant language in the Library of Congress subject headings. 

The screening of CHANGE THE SUBJECT will be followed by a discussion with Jill Baron, one of the film's directors.

The event is sponsored by Tulane University Libraries (TUL), the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, the Spanish and Portuguese Department, Cuban and Caribbean Studies Institute, and the Latin American Library at TUL.

The TU annual Black History Month poetry reading of Navio Negreiro by Castro Alves will return this year as a Global Café event. Navio Negreiro by Castro Alves is a classic piece by Brazilian abolitionist Castro Alves describing the middle passage. The reading will be done in English, Spanish, and Portuguese and will be followed by an activity and discussion conducted in English.

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. 

Spring 2024 Friday meetings:

January 19, 1:00 p.m. | January 26, 4:00 p.m.

Presenting yourself on the job market can be a daunting task. Come hone your resume, cover letter, and interview skills with professionals from the Stone Center Staff. Aimed at advanced undergraduate students or MA students entering the professional job market, this workshop prepares you to craft stand-out job materials and make an impression with hiring managers virtually and in-person.

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 

Brazil's experience in fighting corruption over the past generation offers a case study of tremendous value to anticorruption reformers the world over. At different moments, the country has followed distinct strategies, including an incrementalist approach to reform during the decades of the 1990s and 2000s, and a big-push court-led campaign against corruption in the 2010s.