Jose Obando will lead an immersive experience on the development and evolution of Salsa. Taking us back 350 years, Obando will discuss the formation of Spanish-Caribbean cultural and musical identity and how the mixing of European and African elements lead to the creation of Salsa. The Spanish-Caribbean’s folklores are heavily influenced by various “African cocktails” […]
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The Latin American and Caribbean Studies program at Rollins College is seeking an Alfred J. Hanna Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship in Latin American and Caribbean Studies for a two-year fellowship. Eligible scholars are those who have earned a doctorate within the last three (3) years in any academic discipline and with a geographical focus on Latin America and/or […]
True Story presents video and photographic work by the Brooklyn-based performance artist Martine Gutierrez. Using various media idioms such as classic Hollywood film, fashion photography, and music videos, Gutierrez’s hauntingly seductive imagery explores the construction of gender and self. In each of her projects Gutierrez casts herself in different roles—from pop star, to Italian heiress, to […]
September 23-December 4 Dead Treez showcases the artist’s mixed-media installations and jacquard-woven photo tapestries that explore class, gender, and race through the lens of popular culture, social media, dress, and personal adornment. Patterson’s highly embellished, illuminated imagery is intended to captivate the viewer in order to look beyond her mesmerizing surfaces for deeper meanings. Influenced by […]
Kevin Gallagher, Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, recently had his book, “Ruling Capital,” reviewed in Economic and Political Weekly. You can read the full review, entitled “Governing Capital Flows,” here. “Ruling Capital” was released in 2015. In the book, Gallagher demonstrates how several emerging market and […]
William Keylor, Professor of International Relations and History at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was recently interviewed on the first commercial flight from the United States to Cuba following a half-century hiatus. Keylor was quoted in a September 1, 2016 article in the Boston Herald entitled “U.S. Flight to Cuba is Historic.” Read […]
Amb. Paul Webster Hare, Senior Lecturer at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University published a recent Op-Ed on the marginalization of Havana historian Eusebio Leal by the military-run business empire Grupo de Administración Empresarial (GAESA). Amb. Hare’s Op-Ed, entitled “More Bad News For New Ideas in Cuba,” was published by the Miami Herald on August 29, 2016. […]
Dear Students, Faculty, and LASP Friends, I am writing to invite you to the 2016 Latin American Studies Program Fall Welcome Reception. Tuesday, September 13, from 5:00 to 6:30 PM Pardee School of Global Studies at 121 Bay State Road The LASP Welcome Reception is a great opportunity catch up with colleagues and to meet […]
Please note the following changes which take effect as of Fall 2015: ** Stipulations regarding travel versus non-travel expenses have been lifted ** ** Centers receiving $10,000 grants must distribute a minimum of six awards ** ** At least nine awards must be made at the $15,000 level ** Tinker Field Research Grants are awarded to university Centers or Institutes of […]