Lecture: Rosana Pinheiro Machado
Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
“From Hope to Hate: The Rise of Conservative Subjectivity in Brazil”
Lecture: Daniel Aldana Cohen
University of Pennsylvania
“Follow the Carbon: Housing Movements and Carbon Emissions in the 21st Century City”
(co-sponsored with the Department of Sociology)
Seminar: Alejo Perez-Stable Husni
Johns Hopkins University
“Behind Revolution, Beyond Reform: José M. Aricó and the Search for a Democratic Marxism”
Lecture: Régine Michelle Jean-Charles
Boston College
“Ti fi at the Center: Narratives of Haitian Girlhood”
(co-sponsored with the Sex and Slavery Lab)
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.