Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

A panel discussion on the crucial upcoming presidential elections in Brazil. Featuring: André PagliariniAssistant Professor of History, Hampden-Sydney College Gladys Mitchell-WalthourDan Blue Endowed Chair of Political Science, North Carolina Central University

Gilman Hall 308  Prof. Joshua Simon (Johns Hopkins University) will be discussing his recent book on imperialism, constitutionalism, and independence in Latin American political thought.  Reading: Joshua Simon, The Ideology of Creole Revolution: Imperialism and Independence in American and Latin American Political Thought (University of Cambridge Press, 2017).  Other readings: Simón Bolívar, “Jamaica Letter,” “Angostura […]

Co-sponsored by LACLxS and the Black World SeminarDanielle Terrazas Williams Lecturer in History, University of Leeds  Presenting her book The Capital of Free Women: Race, Legitimacy, and Liberty in Colonial Mexico (Yale University Press, 2022)

The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies presents The Dope: The Real History of the Mexican Drug Trade A lecture by Dr. Benjamin Smith, Professor of History, University of Warwick followed by a Q&A with Laura Wadsten & Christy Thornton Come hear Dr . Smith talk about his new book, a myth-busting, 100-year […]

co-sponsored by LACLxS and the Black World Seminar Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa Writer & artist, 2021 Mellon Foundation Letras Boricuas Fellow  Presenting her novel A Woman of Endurance (Amistad, 2022)

Gilman Hall 219 The Portuguese Program Fall 2022 Speaker Series Presents Dr. Keisha-Khan PerryPresidential Penn Compact Associate Professor of Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Keisha-Khan Perry, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and part of the Presidential Penn Compact, will speak about the fight for racial justice in Brazil as […]