LAGW Seminar: Progressivism, Reaction, and the Politics of Local Capital in Neoliberal Brazil, 1996-2016

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Gilman Hall 308 The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Lucas Azambuja, Sociology, JHU, to present: Can Latin American capitalist classes take part in progressive projects against neoliberal austerity? Through the case of the Brazilian local bourgeoisie, this paper builds on dependency theory to develop an understanding of […]

LAGW Seminar: Crafting Dominicanidad: Citizenship and Education During the US Occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924

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Gilman Hall 308 The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Professor Alexa Rodríguez, Education, University of Virginia, to present: Crafting Dominicanidad: Citizenship and Education During the US Occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1916-1924 In 1919, a father in Santiago, Dominican Republic wrote to the regional superintendent declaring, “A […]

American Mirror: The United States and Brazil in the Age of Emancipation

Gilman Hall 308

Gilman Hall 308 The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies and the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship are pleased to welcome Professor Roberto Saba (History, Wesleyan University) for a conversation about his recent book, American Mirror: The United States and Brazil in the Age of Emancipation Following a brief presentation, Prof. Saba […]

Afro-atlantic Religions: Brazil/u.s. Connections 

PORTUGUESE PROGRAM AND PROGRAM IN LATIN AMERICAN, CARIBBEAN, AND LATINX STUDIES PresentXAVIER VATIN (Professor of Anthropology, Center for Arts, Humanities, and Languages. Federal University of Recôncavo da Bahia) AFRO-ATLANTIC RELIGIONS: BRAZIL/U.S. CONNECTIONS  Wednesday, March 15th - 12:00- 1:15PM  Hodson 305 or  https://zoom.us/j/99984675782 - Meeting ID: 999 8467 5782

LAGW Seminar: The Origins of State Authority: Evidence from Chile

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Gilman Hall 308 The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Maximiliano Vejares, Political Science (JHU), to present: The Origins of State Authority: Evidence from Chile This paper examines the conditions under which national states successfully centralize political authority. Contrary to “bellicist” theories where centralization occurs in response to […]

Latin America in the Antebellum Black Press

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Gilman Hall 308 The History Department Seminar is pleased to welcome Professor Yesenia Barragan, History, Rutgers University, to present Latin America in the Antebellum Black Press This paper reveals how Latin America figured prominently in the antebellum African American press. Through an exploration of twenty-four antebellum Black newspapers, it focuses on three core themes circulating […]

Science, Technology, and Development in Argentina: Opportunities and Challenges. Talk by Argentina Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation

Bloomberg 272 The Program in Latin America, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, in co-sponsorship with the International Studies Program, is pleased to welcome Daniel Filmus, Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation from Argentina, to present: Science, Technology, and Development in Argentina: Opportunities and Challenges

LAGW Seminar: Digging the Nation: Archaeology, Anthropology, and History in Twentieth-Century Mexico

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Gilman Hall 308 The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Professor Karin Rosemblatt, History, University of Maryland, to present: Digging the Nation: Archaeology, Anthropology, and History in Twentieth-Century Mexico Professor Rosemblatt will discuss her book project which examines three controversies in mid-twentieth century Mexican anthropology and archaeology to […]

Betwixt and Between: Questions of the Liminal Conference

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For venues and panels information visit the Full Schedule in this link: https://tinyurl.com/2p8dbs8n Graduate Conference of the Spanish Program, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Johns Hopkins University Betwixt and Between: Questions of the Liminal How does the liminal manifest in the Spanish-speaking world? To what does it respond in various contexts, spaces, and artistic […]

LAGW Seminar: Neo-Roman Republicanism at the ‘Genesis’ of a Transatlantic World: Good Government in Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala through John Milton

Gilman Hall 308 The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Alexis Hernando, Spanish Program, Modern Languages and Literatures, Johsn Hopkins University, to present: Neo-Roman Republicanism at the ‘Genesis’ of a Transatlantic World: Good Government in Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala through John Milton The following paper discusses the […]

LAGW Seminar: How the Weak Still Win: Middle Class Maneuvers for the Post-Colonial State

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Gilman Hall 308 The Johns Hopkins Latin America in a Globalizing World works in progress seminar welcomes Professor Zophia Edwards, Sociology, JHU, to present: How the Weak Still Win: Middle Class Maneuvers for the Post-Colonial State Scholars seeking to explain post-colonial state-building across the formerly colonized world typically turn to Antonio Gramsci’s concept of the […]