Additional Events & Programs
PLAS Colloquia, Symposia, Seminars, and Workshops
PLAS invites leading scholars from both the United States and Latin America to participate in its events. PLAS events are venues for the sharing and discussion of cutting-edge scholarship related to Latin American and Latino Studies.
Spring Conference
PLAS sponsors a small, thematically-focused annual conference organized by graduate students. Scholars from universities across the United States join the graduate students and faculty of the Johns Hopkins University to present and discuss research related to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Cultural Activities and Outreach
PLAS strives to promote the arts and cultures of Latin America and Latinos in the United States by sponsoring a range of cultural activities on the Homewood campus. Examples of recent initiatives include a photography exhibit, a film series, a concert, and a series of readings by prominent Latino and Latin American novelists. In addition, PLAS strives to connect with the wider Baltimore community. Most of its events are open to the public.
The Johns Hopkins University Portuguese Program presents the Fall 2019 Speaker Series:
September 23, 2019
1:30pm-2:45pm
Hodson Hall 305
“Professor A.J.R. Russell Wood and the Study of History”
Dr. Franklin Knight, Leonard and Helen L. Stulman Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
Watch via webcast.
October 7, 2019
1:00pm-2:30pm
Levering – Great Hall
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvelho Veiga, Cape Verde’s Ambassador to the United States
October 14, 2019
1:00pm-2:30pm
Levering – Great Hall
Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Morgan State University
Join us for an information session to learn more about 2020 Intersession study abroad in Brazil: Health, Politics, and Cultural Studies in Bahia. Students will earn 3 credits as they study in Brazil from Jan. 4-24.
Applications to study abroad are due Oct. 1. Apply on the Study Abroad website.
Book Talk: Dr. Alan McPherson
Professor of History, Temple University
“Ghosts of Sheridan Circle: How a Washington Assassination Brought Pinochet’s Terror State to Justice” (UNC Press, 2019)
With interviews from three continents, never-before-used documents, and recently declassified sources that conclude that Pinochet himself ordered the hit and then covered it up, Alan McPherson has produced the definitive history of one of the Cold War’s most consequential assassinations. The Letelier car bomb forever changed counterterrorism, human rights, and democracy. This page-turning real-life political thriller combines a police investigation, diplomatic intrigue, courtroom drama, and survivors’ tales of sorrow and tenacity.
October 3, 12pm
Gilman 308
The Johns Hopkins University Portuguese Program presents the Fall 2019 Speaker Series:
September 23, 2019
1:30pm-2:45pm
Hodson Hall 305
“Professor A.J.R. Russell Wood and the Study of History”
Dr. Franklin Knight, Leonard and Helen L. Stulman Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
October 7, 2019
1:00pm-2:30pm
Levering – Great Hall
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvelho Veiga, Cape Verde’s Ambassador to the United States
October 14, 2019
1:00pm-2:30pm
Levering – Great Hall
Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Morgan State University
The Johns Hopkins University Portuguese Program presents the Fall 2019 Speaker Series:
September 23, 2019
1:30pm-2:45pm
Hodson Hall 305
“Professor A.J.R. Russell Wood and the Study of History”
Dr. Franklin Knight, Leonard and Helen L. Stulman Professor of History, Johns Hopkins University
October 7, 2019
1:00pm-2:30pm
Levering – Great Hall
Carlos Alberto Wahnon de Carvelho Veiga, Cape Verde’s Ambassador to the United States
October 14, 2019
1:00pm-2:30pm
Levering – Great Hall
Dr. M’bare N’gom, Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Morgan State University