Category: Event Highlights

Highlights from The 350+ Year Evolution of Salsa

The event combined a class visit, followed by a lunch with BU Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology, Dr. Michael Birenbaum Quintero. In the afternoon, there was a musical presentation introduced by Dr. John Thornton, Director, African American Studies Program with opening remarks by Dr. Michael Birenbaum Quintero. Online registrations through Evite totaled 43 with 4 email […]

Latin American Studies Hosts Fall Reception

The Latin American Studies Program, an affiliated regional center of the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, held its Fall Reception on September 13, 2016. Nearly 100 students, faculty, and friends of the Latin American Studies program filled the Pardee School to enjoy Latin American food as well as musical entertainment by […]

LASP Hosts Mexico’s Consul General

The Latin American Studies Program (LASP), an affiliated program of the The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, hosted Emilio Rabasa Gamboa, Mexico’s new Consul General in Boston, for a conversation on the Colectivo Comunitario de Fotografia of San Pablo del Monte. The group of young women in the south of Tlaxcala, Mexico, ranging in age from 13 to 23, are learning […]

BU Profs from Various Fields Discuss Cuba’s Healthcare System

On April 7, 2016, Boston University’s Latin American Studies Program held a panel discussion entitled “Cuba in the Global Health Landscape.” The panelists included Edward Jones Lopez, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Frank Feeley, Associate Professor of Global Health, Mary Jane Doherty, a documentary filmmaker and Associate Professor of Film and Television, and Adela Pineda, Associate […]

Keller Wins Honorable Mention for McGann Book Prize

Renata Keller, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was awarded honorable mention for the Thomas McGann Book Prize in Modern Latin American History for her book Mexico’s Cold War: Cuba, The United States and the Legacy of the Mexican Revolution. The award is given by the Rocky Mountain Council […]

LASP: Analyzing Coverage of Brazil’s Crises

The Latin American Studies Program, an affiliated program of the The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, hosted Fabiano Maisonnave, senior reporter and editorial writer for Folha de S.Paulo, for a conversation on the narratives in the Brazilian media on the country’s simultaneous crises including the Zika virus, economic recession and the impeachment process of President Dilma Rousseff. Maisonnave said […]

Pardee Students Take Academic Trip to Cuba

Students from the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, along with BU students from other schools, took a recent academic trip to Cuba to learn about the cultural and historical aspects of Cuba’s foreign policy, with a particular emphasis on Cuba-Africa and Cuba-China relations. The trip included a visit to Casa de Africa for musical performances, […]

LASP Hosts Ladino Voices Symposium and Concert

The Latin American Studies Program, an affiliated program of the The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, held a symposium and concert on March 14, 2016 focusing on contemporary use of Ladino, a language derived from medieval Spanish, with influences from such languages as Aragonese, Astur-Leonese, Catalan, Galician-Portuguese, and Mozarabic. The symposium was attended by about 50 people and started with […]

DRS Makes Moral Case for Saving Planet

At an event held on Nov. 16, academics from the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University came together with colleagues and the community to discuss the ethical implications of taking action to combat climate change. “The Moral Case for Saving the Planet: Regional Perspectives” was a joint effort by BU Global Programs […]