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Latin American and Latino Studies

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West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Fall 2010

October 28, 2010
Forum on Immigration: Economy and Politics

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7:00-9:00 p.m., Stewart Center, Room 206
Presented by Brigitte Waldorf (Professor of Agricultural Economics), Stacey Connaughton (Associate Professor of Communication), Bert Rockman (Professor and Head of Political Science), and Esmeralda Cruz (Purdue Extension Office).

 

Fall 2009

Lecture: Dr. Helena Maria Viramontes
October 8
4:00-6:00 P.M.
Stewart Center room 218 C&D

Public Reading Presented by Dr. Helena Maria Viramontes
October 9
12:00-1:30 P.M.
Anniversary Drawing Room (Union)

"Los motivos de una novela. Sobre Baroni: un viaje"
(In Spanish)
Presented by Sergio Chejfec
Thursday, November 19
3:30 p.m., Stanley Coulter, Room G039
Sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program, the Latin American & Latino Studies Program and the School of Languages and Cultures.

Spring 2009

January 22

"Cuba and Her Revolution: 50 Years in Review"
3:00 p.m., Black Cultural Center

Panel Discussion:
Panel Chair, Professor Antonio D. Tillis, Director of LALS

Panelists:
Professor Dawn Stinchcomb - "Their 'Rightful Share': Measures of Equality in Cuban Literature"
Professor Joseph Dorsey - "Race, Class, and Gender through Cuban Films: 1959 to the Present"
Professor Harry Targ - "A New Century, A New U.S. Administration, a New U.S. Policy Toward Cuba?"

January 28-30

LALS Mini-film Series
All sessions will be held at 5:00 p.m. in Recitation Hall, Room 226

January 28
"Suite Havana"
Discussion by Professor Dawn Stinchcomb

January 29
"Cecilia"
Discussion by Professor Joseph Dorsey

January 30
"Fidel: The Untold Story" (directed by Estala Bravo)
Discussion by Professor Harry Targ

March 5

LALS will co-sponsor a speaker with Creative Writing

April 16

"From Text to Screen and Back: Race and Gender in Brazilian Literature and Film"
Dr. Leda Martins, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Co-sponsored with the School of Languages and Cultures, Women's Studies, African American Studies and Film/Video Studies
4:00 p.m., Black Cultural Center, Multipurpose Room

April 22

Dr. Mark Sawyer, University of California, Los Angeles
Co-sponsored with African American Studies
3:30-5:00 p.m., Stewart Center, Room 313

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