Past Events
- Frick Fine Arts Auditorium (125)
Using Jamaica as its focus this award-winning documentary examines the impact of the International Monetary Fund's global economic policies on a developing nation's economy. It takes an unapologetic look at the new world order from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers and government officials.
- Adriano Mafra
- 4217 Posvar/Zoom
Adriano Mafra holds a PhD in Translation Studies from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2015) and translation science from Universiteit Antwerpen (2015), a Master's degree in Translation Studies from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (2010), Specialization in Language Teaching Methodology (FACISA-2008) and graduated in letras from the University of Vale do Itajaí (2005). He is a member of the Creative Process Study Center (NUPROC) and the Educational Processes Research Group (IFC). He is currently visiting professor at the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh and Professor of Basic, Technical and Technological Education at the Federal Institute of Santa Catarina (IFC).
- 5904 Bryant St, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Casa Brasil & Addverse present a free screening of Mars One, a film by Gabriel Martins. Synopsis: "The Martins family are optimistic dreamers, quietly leading their lives in the margins of a major Brazilian city following the disappointing inauguration of a far-right extremist president. A lower-middle-class Black family, they feel the strain of their new reality as the political dust settles" (letterboxd.com).
- 4200 Posvar Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260
- Charmaine Mccall, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at School of Law
- 4130 Posvar Hall
- Matthew Singer - University of Connecticut, and Amy Erica Smith - Iowa State University
- Zoom
- Fernando Tormos-Aponte
- 4217 Posvar/Zoom
Emerging scholarship assesses the electoral consequences of climate disasters. This study contributes to this literature by evaluating the extent to which communities underserved by disaster recovery efforts punish political incumbents. Using power restoration in the US territory of Puerto Rico after Hurricane María in 2017 as a measure of government responsiveness, the study examines how government responsiveness to disasters affects subnational electoral outcomes during the 2020 elections in Puerto Rico. Fernando Tormos-Aponte is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Pittsburgh and a Kendall Fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists. He earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from Purdue University and a BA from the Universidad de Puerto Rico—Río Piedras. Dr. Tormos-Aponte specializes in social movements, environmental and racial justice, intersectional solidarity, identity politics, social policy, and transnational politics. Dr. Tormos-Aponte’s research on social movements focuses on how social movements cope with internal divisions and gain political influence. Tormos-Aponte also investigates civil society claims about the uneven government response across communities. His work in this area examines the causes and consequences of government neglect of socially vulnerable communities during disaster recoveries.
- 4217 Posvar
The purpose of the Student Club Coalition is to give clubs related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the diasporas, an opportunity to be officially related to and involved with CLAS, providing mutual support for student engagement. The Student Club Coalition is designed to help students develop a voice for what's important to them, to assist them in that endeavor, and to help them acquire funding for those projects and goals. The member clubs work together to support each other and their goals, and to build friendships and community along the way. Lunch provided!
- Barbara Weinstein
- History Lounge Posvar 3703
Barbara Weinstein is the Silver Professor of History at New York University and Past President of the American Historical Association. Her publications include The Amazon Rubber Boom, 1850-1920 (1983), For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking of the Working Class in São Paulo (1996), and The Color of Modernity: São Paulo and the Making of Race and Nation in Brazil (2015). Her research has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
- Barbara Weinstein
- Connolly Ballroom, Alumni Hall
Barbara Weinstein is the Silver Professor of History at New York University and Past President of the American Historical Association. Her publications include The Amazon Rubber Boom, 1850-1920 (1983), For Social Peace in Brazil: Industrialists and the Remaking of the Working Class in São Paulo (1996), and The Color of Modernity: São Paulo and the Making of Race and Nation in Brazil (2015). Her research has received support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
- 4217 Posvar Hall
- NRIEP & CLAS Staff
- Pitt Global Hub Wesley W. Posvar Hall | 230 S. Bouquet Street | Pittsburgh, PA 15260
During this information session, the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs (NRIEP) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) will share details about funding opportunities available to UG students to study and conduct research in Latin America. Registration Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfK4
- Pitt Global Hub, 1st Floor Posvar Hall
- Global Hub
Make your own papel picado! Papel picado, loosely translated as “perforated paper,” is a folk art technique practiced in Mexico. Color-ful pieces of cut paper are strung to flutter in the wind during many holiday celebrations, including Día de los Muertos, Christmas, Easter, and personal ceremonies such as weddings and christenings. Specific color schemes are tied to each of these holidays.
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