“Mexican Literature, Culture, and Film across Borders: Translation, Migration and Frontiers,” a two-day conference organized by the Center of Latin American Studies at Boston University, will take place on October 26 and 27, 2018, from 9 AM– to 6 pm at the Pardee School of Global Studies. The central aim of the conference is to bring prominent scholars who […]
Excerpt: President Trump’s decision to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of lawfully- present migrants poses a threat. It will separate families and devastate communities where we have put down deep roots. And it threatens unknown consequences for our home countries of El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, and Sudan. But the crisis also […]
Click here to view and download the poster promoting this opportunity Click here to view and download the volunteer classroom teacher description Excerpt: Bilingual Education for Central America (BECA) is a 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2002. BECA partners with three Honduran communities to collaboratively run bilingual schools that are serving more than 600 students every day. […]
In an analysis of political, economic, and social development in Peru in the years between 1980 and 2016, this book explores the failure of the socialist Left to realize its project of revolutionary social transformation. Based on extensive interviews with leading cadres in the struggle for revolutionary change and a profound review of documents from the […]
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Mariam K. Chamberlain Award ICRW is now accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Mariam K. Chamberlain Award, which honors the legacy of Dr. Mariam K. Chamberlain, a visionary who founded Re:Gender – formerly the National Council for Research on Women – in 1981. Under her leadership, Re:Gender grew to become one of the […]
Professor David Carballo and graduate student, Daniela Hernandez Sarinana, were in San Pedro Tlajinga, Teotihuacan, working with the community of San Pedro Tlajinga, south of the tourist zone of the site where Carballo has been digging, on issues relating to education, conservation, and community engagement. The Boston University Initiative on Cities provided the funding. https://mobile.twitter.com/BU_Archaeology/status/1026831065393102848 […]
The Latin American Studies Association invites you to submit nominations for the LASA 2019 grants, elections and awards. LASA Research Grants This new program aims to support LASA student members who are enrolled in doctoral programs focused on Latin American Studies in all disciplines. Details about available funds, eligibility criteria and the application procedure can […]
She has never held elected office. She is still paying off her student loans. She is 28 years old. “Women like me aren’t supposed to run for office,” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said in a viral campaign video released last month. They certainly weren’t supposed to win. […]
Célia R. P. Bianconi – PhD From Boston University’s Department of Romance Studies recently submitted a very interesting and extremely detailed article titled “Portuguese Is In!”, Here is the abstract: Abstract: This article describes how Portuguese Foreign Language evolved to World Language, concomitant to being classified critical language in United States. By presenting the K-12 […]
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