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CLAS ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
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03/03/2021
5:30 p.m. EST
by
Manuel A. Roman-Lacayo
Associate Director
Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS)
University of Pittsburgh
To register, click "HERE"
Earn myPittGlobal and OCC credit and a certificate of participation by attending!
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03/05/2021
3:15 p.m,
UNA MESA REDONDA CONJUNTA CON ESTUDIANTES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE Y LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PITTSBURGH
Pitt: (Abby Neiser, Isabel Morales) y UNO (Rodríguez Garay Carlos Enrique, Cano Llanes Diana Berenice, Hoil Rodríguez Diana Guadalupe)
Debido a su belleza natural e historia y cultura ricas, el turismo es uno de los sectores más importantes para la economía de Yucatán.
To register, click "HERE"
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Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Education and Anti-Blackness
March 5, 2021, 1-2:30 PM
Virtual - Register here!
Join us for the final installment of the webinar series – Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad – that seeks to expand transnational, transregional, and interdisciplinary exchange on contemporary and historical issues in Afro-Latin American and Afro-Latinx Studies. This webinar focuses on education and anti-blackness, particularly involving experiences in Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Scholars working at the intersections of Education, History, Latinx, Latin American, and cultural studies will explore the ways that these issues overlap and impact Afro-Latin Americans and their diasporic communities in the U.S.
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Deadline: March 5, 2021
CLAS Faculty Research Grants Application--Summer 2021, click “HERE”
CLAS Graduate Student Field Research Grants Application--Summer 2021, click “HERE”
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NEW DISCUSSION SERIES on Afro-Latin American Culture will begin in March
Cultura Negra no Atlantico
This initiative brings together discussion groups based at Universidade Federal Fluminense, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, in Brazil, and CLAS at the University of Pittsburgh.
The first meeting, on March 11th, will be a discussion of the book Diasporas Imaginadas (Imagined Diasporas), by Kim Butler (Rutgers) and Petronio Domingues (Universidade Federal do Sergipe). Both with be present at the discussion, alongside the event organizers.
This series will be in Portuguese--To register, click "HERE"
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In Zoom, 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
For information on upcoming meeting and how to join click "HERE"
With the support of the Center for Latin American Studies, we explore 1) the problems Latinos in small yet rapidly growing populations face, and 2) how to solve those problems. We hope to get new writing and research collaborations going! Open to all interested: students, faculty, staff, and practitioners from Pitt and beyond. If you want to get extra network time, we will be there 30 minutes before and after the meeting time.
Next meetings in 2021: Mar. 12, Apr. 16
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The twelfth Charlemos event will take place on March 15, 2021 at 3:00 pm EST. The topic of discussion will be "Progressing Backwards? Elections and Democracy in Ecuador." Andrés Mejía Acosta (King's College London) will moderate a conversation between John Polga Hecimovich (U.S. Naval Academy) y Diana Dávila Gordillo (University of Leiden).
John Polga Hecimovich will discuss his forthcoming article, "Old Habits Die Hard: Ecuador's Return to Political Instablity, " (co-written with Francisco Sánchez) which will be published in June in the Journal of Democracy. Diana Dávila Gordillo will discuss her article (forthcoming).
To Register, click "HERE"
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
It all Starts with Human Milk: Normalizing Nature for a Lifetime of Health, February 25 at 4:00 p.m.
Breastfeeding Experiences: Clinical, Cultural, and Parent Perspectives, March 25 at 4:00 p.m.
Breastfeeding Experiences: Clinical, Cultural, and Parent Perspectives, April 15 at 4:00 p.m.
A Tour of the Mid-Atlantic Mother's Milk Bank, September 23 from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
For more information, contact: mcl38@pitt.edu
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The 24th Latin American Social and Public Policy (LASPP) Conference on March 25-27, 2021.
In order to become ever more inclusive and lower barriers for scientific exchange, papers may be presented in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
For registration, program information and updates, click "HERE".
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04/01/201
6:00 p.m.
Fiction / Venezuela / 2013
A nine year old boy's preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming of age tale.
Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/y5ws7urf
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SAVE THE DATES
VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES ON EVENTS COMING UP DURING THIS DATES!
April 8-10, 2021
As we had originally targeted April 10, 2021 for our Latin American and Caribbean Festival, and we must move cautiously through COVID-19 risk mitigation, we aim to hold a hybrid virtual event, with various live performances over two days.
However, we are also, optimistically planning for a live, in-person Festival on October 2, 2021, if University and City of Pittsburgh guidelines allow us to have a safe event. For more information, program , Click "HERE"
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This event is part of the Fall 2021 Latin American and Caribbean Festival Preview
Friday, April 9, 2021
1:00 P.M.
The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, and Mexico Lindo, are proud to present a live, virtual carving demonstration and painting workshop with renowned Oaxacan artist, woodcarver Armando Jimenez and his wife, painter Antonia Jimenez Carillo. The workshop will be co-facilitated by Mexico Lindo’s owner, Mexican Folk-Art dealer Lisa DiGioia Nutini.
Each registered participant will receive a small, unfinished, hand carved animal kit, including paints to follow along as we watch Armando and Antonia at work. Armando will discuss the origins of his art form, family history, and answer your questions.
To register, click "HERE"
Free and open to the public
Limited supplies
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The aim of the internship is to involve CLAS certificate student(s) in organizations that work in and with the Latinx community in Southwestern Pennsylvania and leverage the skills and language acquired during their course of studies at the University of Pittsburgh.
Students and Organizations interested in finding opportunities for internships,
click "HERE"
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Luis Van Fossen Bravo is the Academic Advisor for the Center for Latin American Studies, and would be happy to meet with you to discuss your academic aspirations and career goals.
To schedule a meeting, click "HERE"
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