This fall, join the Portuguese program for three movies: The Man from the Future on Sept. 20, Back & Forth on Oct. 25, and Aquarius on Nov. 15. All movies will be shown in Gilman 479 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
The Man from the Future
Sept. 20
Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experiment causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to his own time to find it totally changed.
Back & Forth
Oct. 25
Four call center agents embark on a road trip through São Paulo’s south coast together and end up crossing paths with a man who is taking his child to meet his estranged mother along the way.
Aquarius
Nov. 15
Clara, a 65-year-old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class seaside Boa Viagem Av., Recife. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past, and her future.
Department of History Professor Alvaro Caso Bello will be discussing “A Global Government in Miniature: New Bureaucrats and the Governance of Empire in Eighteenth-Century Spain.”
Professor Elaine Carey of Purdue University Northwest will be presenting on “Mexico, 1968” as part of the LAGW seminar series.
This fall, join the Portuguese program for three movies: The Man from the Future on Sept. 20, Back & Forth on Oct. 25, and Aquarius on Nov. 15. All movies will be shown in Gilman 479 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
The Man from the Future
Sept. 20
Zero is a brilliant scientist. However, 20 years ago, he was publicly humiliated when he lost Helena, the love of his life. One day, an accidental experiment causes him to travel back in time to 1991. Having taken the opportunity to change history, Zero returns to his own time to find it totally changed.
Back & Forth
Oct. 25
Four call center agents embark on a road trip through São Paulo’s south coast together and end up crossing paths with a man who is taking his child to meet his estranged mother along the way.
Aquarius
Nov. 15
Clara, a 65-year-old widow and retired music critic, was born into a wealthy and traditional family in Recife, Brazil. She is the last resident of the Aquarius, an original two-story building, built in the 1940s, in the upper-class seaside Boa Viagem Av., Recife. Clara has pledged to only leave her place upon her death and will engage in a cold war of sorts with the company. This tension both disturbs Clara and gives her that edge on her daily routine. It also gets her thinking about her loved ones, her past, and her future.
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.