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| Title | Date & Time | Location | Description | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture ''Globalization, Sexuality, and HIV/AIDS in Cuba'' | October 3, 2008 4:00 PM | GRG 102 | Cindy Pope, Central Connecticut State University For more information, call the Department of Geography and the Environment at 512.471.5116. | Department of Geography and the Environment, LLILAS, CWGS, PRC |
| Lecture ''Problems with Development in Rural Mexico'' | October 2, 2008 12:15 PM-1:15 PM | Hackett Room, SRH 1.313 | Alejandro Natal, El Colegio Mexiquense-Toluca For more information, contact Gail Sanders at 512.232.2423. | Mexican Center, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community Service, LLILAS |
| Lecture ''New Buildings for Old Cities: Three Spanish Cases-Madrid, Bilbao, and Leon'' | October 6, 2008 5:00 PM | GOL 3.120 | Dr. de la Rivas Sanz, Universidad de Valladolid For more info., contact the School of Architecture at 512.471.1922. | School of Architecture, LLILAS |
| Conference ''1968: A Global Perspective'' | October 7-12, 2008 | Various Locations, UT Campus | 1968 has become a central myth for the twentieth century, the purported moment of origin for "the present" for current politics, culture, and academics. This conference aims to create interdisciplinary discussions of the many different 1968 experiences and projects that can be recovered in global, national, and international frameworks. For a complete schedule with times and locations, visit the 1968 conference website. | |
| Lecture ''Las Muertes de Arguedas o la Novela Policial de la Critica'' | October 9, 2008 4:00 PM | BEN 2.104 | Fernando Rivera, Tulane University For more information, contact the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at 512.471.4936. | Department of Spanish and Portuguese |
| Lecture ''Deportations of Latin American Migrants: Impacts of the U.S. Policy of Massive Removals'' | October 10, 2008 12:00 PM-2:00 PM | Hackett Room, SRH 1.313 | Nestor Rodriguez, Department of Sociology Featured as part of the LLILAS Speaker Series. Light refreshments provided. For more information, contact Paloma Diaz at 512.232.2409. | LLILAS |
| Keynote Address ''Law, Violence, and the Politics of Passion: Tlatelolco 1968 in a Comparative Perspective'' | October 10, 2008 12:30 PM-2:00 PM | Sinclair Suite, Texas Union 3.128 | Diana Sorensen, Harvard University Featured as part of the conference "1968: A Global Perspective." For more information on this Keynote Address and the conference, visit the 1968 conference website. | |
| Lecture ''1491: Landscapes of the Americas before Columbus'' | October 17, 2008 4:00 PM | UTC 2.112A | Charles C. Mann, author of "1491" For more information, call 512.471.5116. | Department of Geography and the Environment |
| Symposium ''The African Presence in Mexico'' | October 22-23, 2008 | Texas A and M University, College Station, TX | Featuring Jean-Philibert Mobwa Mobwa N'Djoli, Arturo Motta, Fr. Glyn Jemmot Nelson, Juan Manuel de la Serna, Maria Elisa Velazquez, Herman L. Bennett, Joan Bristol, Patrick J. Carroll, and others. | Texas A and M University, Johns Hopkins University |