Associate Professor of the History of Christianity and former director of the Center for Latin American Studies Rady Roldán-Figueroa was recently appointed to the Robert Randall Distinguished Professorship in Christian Culture at Providence College for the fall 2023 semester. In this role, Prof. Roldán-Figueroa will direct student research, deliver public lectures, and contribute to undergraduate learning in […]
Join us for a lecture by Rosalva Aída Hernández-Castillo, Professor and Senior Researcher at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), Mexico and the current Perrin Moorhead Grayson and Bruns Grayson Fellow at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute (2023-24). In this presentation, Rosalva Aída Hernández will share her experience as a legal feminist […]
Join us for a book talk by Wilfred Labiosa, PhD (CGS ’91, CAS ’93). The LGBT Cuban Revolution offers a comprehensive chronology of the LGBT rights movement in Cuba, highlighting the significant milestones, setbacks, and triumphs of this long and arduous journey. It also provides a detailed analysis of the social, cultural, and political factors […]
Ready to research or travel to Latin America? Each year the Center for Latin American Studies awards small research grants to graduate and undergraduate students. The awards are intended to cover expenses pertaining to research projects on Latin America including travel to Latin America or to conferences. Projects on Latinos in the US will also […]
The Center for Latin American Studies celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) with a concert of Latin American art songs and solo piano repertoire with Colombia’s celebrated classical music star, virtuoso pianist Eduardo Rojas and BU School of Music Voice Department students: Grace Christensen, Stella Fitzgerald, Mirah Johnston, and Anna Ruggiero. […]
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Celia Bianconi (Romance Studies) has won the 2022-2023 AOTP – American Organization of Teachers of Portuguese Award in the category of Leadership. This is a distinction awarded by Portuguese instructors in the United States, and Dr. Bianconi’s work has been singled out as a model. The nominations cited […]
This poetry reading & conversation with José Olivarez took place via Zoom on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. The event, moderated by Saraí García, celebrated the release of Olivarez’s second poetry collection, Promises of Gold (Promesas de Oro) this February. Saraí García is a PhD candidate in Boston University’s Department of Romance Studies. Below are her […]
This week long series of talks by indigenous artists, writers, activists, and educators was co-sponsored by the Department of Romance Studies and the Center for Latin American Studies and funded by the Boston University Center for Humanities, the Boston University Arts Initiative, and Boston University Diversity and Inclusion. The aim of the events, featuring indigenous […]
The first annual Crossroads in Latin American Studies lecture at BU’s Center for Latin American Studies – Political Reactions to Changing Societies in Latin America – was given by Maria Victoria Murillo, Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs and Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at Columbia University, on Monday, […]
This lecture by Peter Taylor Klein, Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental and Urban Studies and Chair of the Environmental and Urban Studies Program at Bard College, took place on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Klein’s research focuses on public participation, urban and environmental change, and collective action in Amazonia and Rio de Janeiro. The subject […]