Author: Elizabeth Amrien

Latinx Voters: A Misunderstood Demographic (10.27.22)

Join us on Thursday, October 27, at 4:30 PM for a BU Faculty Roundtable exploring Latinx electoral politics. Questions for discussion will include recent voting patterns, shifting demographics, generational divides, and diverging concerns among Latinx voters of different backgrounds. Speakers: Taylor Boas, Associate Professor of Political Science Susan Eckstein, Professor of International Relations & Sociology […]

Latin American Art Songs Concert & Fall Welcome Reception (09.28.22)

Join us at Marsh Chapel on Wednesday, September 28, at 5 PM for a musical program of Latin American Art Songs curated by Dr. David Guzman, Assistant Professor of Music and Voice at BU’s College of Fine Arts. Performers include CFA students Addison Pattillo (Soprano), Helena Losada (Soprano), Cortney Towns (Soprano), Margaret Matejcek (Soprano), and […]

Event Highlights: The Challenges Facing Colombia Today

This conversation with Colombian Congresswoman-elect Karmen Ramírez Boscán, a Geneva-based indigenous Wayúu woman who was selected to represent overseas Colombians in the Congress, took place on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies. Karmen Ramírez Boscán is founder of Fuerza Mujeres Wayuu and a member of the coalition Pacto Histórico.

LASA2023: Latin America and the Caribbean

The international congress LASA2023 Latin America and the Caribbean: Think, Represent and Fight for Rights will take place in Vancouver, Canada, from May 24 to 27, 2023. If your LASA membership is active you can already submit a proposal. For more information, visit https://lasaweb.org/es/lasa2023/.

Call for Proposals: III Congresso Internacional de Literatura Brasileira

O Centro de Estudos Brasileiros da Universidade de Salamanca (Espanha) organiza o III Congresso Internacional de Literatura Brasileira, “João Ubaldo Ribeiro, a ficção e a história”, entre os dias 12 e 16 de dezembro de 2022, como um espaço multidisciplinar para debater sobre a vida e a obra do escritor e acadêmico brasileiro, assim como […]

Living in Las Americas: Remembrance, Resilience, and Hope

The New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS) invites you to participate in our annual meeting at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT, on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5, 2022. This year, we seek to explore how Latin American societies and Latinx communities in the United States have dealt with […]

Stand Up Against Oil Extraction: Solidarity with Indigenous-led Labor Struggles in Colombia (06.28.22)

Join us at the Pardee School (121 Bay State Road) or via Facebook Live (https://www.facebook.com/laspbu) on Tuesday, June 28, at 4:30 PM, for a conversation with human rights activist Sonia Milena and union organizer Luis Hernández. Learn more about the negative impacts of oil companies, including Sierracol Energy, on indigenous communities, peasants, trade unionists, and […]

Congratulations to Dr. Célia Bianconi!

We are delighted to announce that our colleague, Dr. Célia Bianconi, was awarded the 2022 Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching in the College of Arts & Sciences. The award was announced on May 4, 2022. The award is given annually to “members of the CAS faculty who exemplify deep and broad […]

The Challenges Facing Colombia Today (06.08.22)

Join us on Wednesday, June 8, at 4:30 PM, for a meeting with Colombian Congresswoman-elect Karmen Ramírez Boscán, a Geneva-based indigenous Wayúu woman who was elected to represent Overseas Colombians in the Congress. Karmen Ramírez Boscán is founder of Fuerza Mujeres Wayuu and a member of the coalition Pacto Histórico.  RSVP: edamrien@bu.edu.

Gran marcha hacia el abismo

We are happy to announce that Carlos Blanco, a Visiting Researcher at the Center for Latin American Studies since 2016, has published a novel fictionalizing the populism of the 21st century as he has observed it in his native Venezuela.  Bolivian writer Juan Claudio Lechin describes the book, Gran marcha hacia el abismo, as follows: […]