This lecture by human rights activist Sergio Aguayo took place on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies. Sergio Aguayo is a Professor at the Centro de Estudios Internacionales, El Colegio de México, where he coordinates the Seminar on Violence and Peace and recently published a report investigating two mass killings […]
This presentation by Latin American Studies Visiting Researcher Jaime Puig took place on Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at BU’s Pardee School of Global Studies. Jaime Puig is a PhD candidate in the Department of Spanish and Hispano-American Literature at the University of Seville.
Please join us on MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, at 5 PM for a lecture by Laureate Colombian journalist Jineth Bedoya (Unesco World Press Freedom Prize 2020). Bedoya has been a critical voice in the search for justice for women victims of sexual violence in conflict in Colombia and worldwide. The Inter-American Court of Human Rights recently […]
Please join us at the Pardee School (121 Bay State Road) on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, at 1 PM for a lecture by human rights activist Sergio Aguayo. Aguayo is a Professor at the Centro de Estudios Internacionales, El Colegio de México where he coordinates the Seminar on Violence and Peace and recently published a report investigating […]
This virtual conversation about literature and translation with Alicia Borinsky, Gloria Gervitz, and Mark Schafer centered around Schafer’s translation of Gloria Gervitz’s epic work, Migrations, out this month from New York Review of Books. Forty-four years in the making, Migrations is considered by critics to be a masterpiece of modern Mexican literature. Gloria Gervitz’s book […]
On Monday, November 15, the Center for Latin American Studies hosted the former Ambassador of Italy to the Dominican Republic, Andrea Canepari, to discuss his new book, The Italian Legacy in the Dominican Republic: History, Architecture, Economics, Society. The virtual interview was conducted over Zoom by CLAS Director Rady Roldán Figueroa. Among the topics discussed […]
Congratulations to Celia Bianconi, Master Lecturer in Portuguese, and María Datel, Senior Lecturer in Spanish, on their award from the Boston University Arts Initiative for their project entitled “Celebrating Language Diversity in South America.” The aim of the project is to showcase the indigenous languages and cultures of South America and the role of the […]
This conversation about literature and translation between Alicia Borinsky, Professor of Spanish at Boston University and Robert Croll – centered around Croll’s recently published translation of Hebe Uhart’s Animales (Animals) for Archipelago Books – took place on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. Hebe Uhart (1936-2018) is one of Argentina’s most celebrated contemporary writers. Robert Croll is a […]
Join us for a group visit to the exhibit: Mariano: Variations on a Theme on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2 at 2 PM. The first major exhibition on Cuban artist Mariano Rodríguez (1912–90) in the United States, this retrospective features over 140 oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings from leading museum and private collections, including the artist’s estate, […]