Join us for a lecture by Natália Alves da Silva, PhD candidate in Urban and Regional Planning at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Afrodiasporic Cities: Spacial Histories of Race and City in Belo Horizonte / Cidades afrodiaspóricas: histórias espaciais de raça e cidade em Belo Horizonte Friday, April 21, 2023 • 2 […]
The Center for Latin American Studies presents a concert of new music from Latin America by Low Frequency Trio. Friday, April 14, 2023 • 7 to 9 PM Marsh Chapel at Boston University • 735 Commonwealth Avenue Concert is free & open to the public • To register, click here. Low Frequency Trio is a […]
Join us for our first annual Crossroads in Latin American Studies lecture by Maria Victoria Murillo: Political Reactions to Changing Societies in Latin America. Monday, April 10, 2023 • 5 PM Center for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering • 610 Commonwealth Avenue • Boston, MA Maria Victoria Murillo is Professor of Political Science and International […]
Join us for a book talk by Janice K. Gallagher, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University. The subject of discussion will be Gallagher’s 2022 book, Bootstrap Justice: The Search for Mexico’s Disappeared (Oxford University Press). Tuesday, April 4, 2023 • 3:30 – 4:45 PM Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, 610 Commonwealth Avenue […]
Voces Hispánicas and the Department of Romance Studies present a talk by Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez. Dalmau is a Puerto Rican politician, attorney and a former candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence Party. He was previously a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico. Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin […]
MIRIAM LIES (MIRIAM MIENTE) NATALIA CABRAL, ORIOL ESTRADA / SPAIN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / 2018 / 90 MIN Film Discussion: Thursday, March 23, 2023 • 5 to 6:15 PM Register in advance for this virtual discussion: https://bostonu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqd-CtqTkpGdZTxavP1Q9EuINfMxYuTMhi Miriam Miente Streaming Dates: Friday, March 17 – Friday, March 31 Streaming Access: https://pragda.com/sfc-event/boston-university Username: SFC@BostonUniversity Password: BUPragda2023 Discussion will […]
This event has been cancelled. We hope to reschedule it during the fall of 2023. Please join us for the first in a series of lectures on “Mapping Social Science Debates in Latin American Studies.” Danilo Antonio Contreras, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, will discuss his current book project: Ethno-Nationalism Without Ethno-Racial […]
Our faculty lunch talks have returned! Please join us on Tuesday, February 14 at noon for a talk by our colleague Taylor Boas, Associate Professor of Political Science. Prof. Boas will be discussing his new book, Evangelicals and Electoral Politics in Latin America: A Kingdom of This World. Event is open to BU community (faculty, staff, students) […]
Our colleague, María Datel, Master Lecturer in Spanish and Overall Coordinator of the Spanish Language Program in BU’s Department of Romance Studies, has just won an ACTFL Nelson Brooks Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Culture. The Nelson Brooks Award recognizes a language educator who has made significant impact through the teaching of culture […]
We were delighted this October to have joined with BU’s School of Music to welcome Trios Palos y Cuerdas Hermanos Saboya to our campus. Trios Palos y Cuerdas Hermanos Saboya are one of the most versatile and prominent ensembles of the Colombian Andean music scene. Brothers Diego, Daniel, and Lucas are experienced composers and performers […]