October 9, 2008

Lecture
"Las Muertes de Arguedas o la Novela Policial de la Critica"

Fernando Rivera, Tulane University

For more information, contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at 512.471.4936.

October 6, 2008

Lecture
"New Buildings for Old Cities: Three Spanish Cases-Madrid, Bilbao, and Leon"

Dr. de la Rivas Sanz, Universidad de Valladolid

For more info., contact the School of Architecture at 512.471.1922.

October 3, 2008

Lecture
"Globalization, Sexuality, and HIV/AIDS in Cuba"

Cindy Pope, Central Connecticut State University

For more information, call the Department of Geography and the Environment at 512.471.5116.

October 2, 2008

Lecture
"Problems with Development in Rural Mexico"

Alejandro Natal, El Colegio Mexiquense-Toluca

For more information, contact Gail Sanders at 512.232.2423.

September 29, 2008

Film Screening
"Quanto Vale ou e por Quilo"

A loose adaptation of Macado de Assis' short story "Pai Contra Mae," this film draws a parallel between life during the slavery period and modern life in Brazil. Portuguese with optional Portuguese, English, and Spanish subtitles.

For more information, call the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at 512.471.4936.

September 29, 2008

Lecture
"Beyond the Civil Society Agenda: 'Civic Participation' and Practices of Governance, Governability, and Governmentality in Latin America"

Sonia Alvarez, University of Massachusetts, Amerherst

September 29, 2008

Brown Bag Lecture
"Centennial Anniversary: Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis"

Ivan Teixeira, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

September 29, 2008 marks the centennial anniversary of the death of Afro-Brazilian author Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839-1908), hailed by some as the "greatest writer ever produced in Latin America."

For more information, contact the Brazil Center at 512.471.8418.

September 25, 2008

Lecture
"'Sin musica no hay fiesta, no hay nada:' An Anthropology of Indigenous Music in Southern Mexico"

Marina Alonso Bolanos, National Museum of Anthropology and History

Presented as part of the LLILAS Visiting Resource Professor Program.

For more info., contact Paola Bueche at 512.232.2405.

September 23, 2008

Lecture
"Collective Remittances and the State: The 3x1 Program in Mexican Municipalities"

Covadonga Meseguer, CIDE-Mexico

Presented as part of the LLILAS Visiting Resource Professor Program.

For more info., contact Paola Bueche at 512.232.2405.

September 23, 2008

Lecture
"Diversity of Indigenous Musical Expression of Mexico: An Overview"

Marina Alonso Bolanos, National Museum of Anthropology and History

Presented as part of the LLILAS Visiting Resource Professor Program.

For more info., contact Paola Bueche at 512.232.2405.

September 22, 2008

Lecture
"The World Urban Hierarchy: From Top to Bottom"

David Smith, University of California Irvine

For more information, contact Paloma Diaz at 512.232.2409.

September 19, 2008

Lecture
"Africanizing the Early Iberian Atlantic World"

James H. Sweet, University of Wisconsin

Featured as part of the LLILAS Speaker Series. Light refreshments provided.

For more information, contact Paloma Diaz at 512.232.2409.

September 18, 2008

Lecture
"The 'Invention' of Indigenous Music: A Critical History of Studies on Indigenous Music in Mexico"

Marina Alonso Bolanos, National Museum of Anthropology and History

Presented as part of the LLILAS Visiting Resource Professor Program.

For more info., contact Paola Bueche at 512.232.2405.

September 16, 2008

Celebration
"Celebracion de la Independencia"

Join us for live music and free food in celebration of several Latin American countries' independence. Organized by Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Inc. and Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority.

For more information, e-mail Alexis Fernandez.

September 15, 2008

Film Screening
"Erendira"

While Eréndira, a beautiful teenage girl, has a surreal mystical vision, her grandmother's house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Her grandmother holds Erendira responsible and, in order to extract restitution from the girl, forces her into prostitution.

Featured as part of the Spanish and Portuguese Department Film Series.

For more information, call 512.471.4936.

September 15, 2008

Brown Bag Lecture
"Human Rights in Chile"

Elizabeth Lira, Universidad Jesuita Alberto Hurtado

For more information, e-mail Lorena Martinez.

September 12, 2008

Meeting
"Brazil Center and Mexican Center Happy Hour"

A celebration of Dia da Independencia do Brasil (September 7) and Dia de la Independencia de Mexico (September 16). Join us for light appetizers and a free prize raffle. LLILAS alumni and visiting scholars welcome.

For more info., call Gail Sanders at 512.232.2423.

September 12, 2008

Lecture
"LGBT Studies in Mexico: Some Feminist Reflections on LGBT Research and Activism in Mexican Society"

Gloria Careaga, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

September 12, 2008

Panel Discussion
"Pinochet and the Pursuit of Justice: Chile 35 Years Later"

A discussion featuring Joyce Horman, Peter Kornbluh, and Elizabeth Kornfeld. Free and open to the public.

September 11, 2008

Film Screening
"Missing"

A screening and discussion with Joyce Horman and Peter Kornbluh to discuss the events surrounding the coup and the making of the film by Ed Horman. Free and open to the public.

September 10, 2008

Reading
"Mexican Enough: My Life between the Borderlands"

Stephanie Elizondo Griest reads from her latest book, a memoir of her travels in Mexico and the United States in a search for identity. Book signing to follow. A light lunch will be served.

For more information, contact the Mexican Center at 512.232.2423.

September 9, 2008

Lecture
"The Coyolxauhqui Journey: Immigration, Generational Detachment and Getting (Re)membered in Mexico"

Angela Valenzuela, Division of Diversity and Community Engagement

August 16, 2008

Meeting
"Amigos de la Frontera Desayuno en Austin"

A bi-monthly gathering of friends interested in the northern frontier of New Spain will meet to share ideas, information, camaraderie, and breakfast.

For more info., e-mail Bill Doolittle.