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"Charla" Seminar Series
Wednesdays (academic year)
3:00-4:30
201 International Center
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The "Charla" provides weekly lectures by Latin American and Caribbean scholars on a range of current interdisciplinary topics. The seminar series is open to the public and also serves as the GLAS-LA capstone course for the specialization program. Seminars are held in 201 International Center from 3:00-4:30 each Wednesday during the academic year.
Spring Semester 2008
January 16 - Introduction (SSC 490 students only), Dr. Laurie Medina, Dr. Manuel Chavez and Kristin Janka Millar, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Michigan State University
January 23 - "Spatial patterns in a coffee agroecosystem and its consequences for biological control," Dr. Ivette Perfecto, Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
January 30 - "Opportunities and Challenges for a U.S. - Mexico Transnational Dialogue," Professor Silvia Nuñez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
February 6 - "Cultural agency or cultural imperialism? Garifuna and the consumption of 'Black America' in Honduras," Dr. Mark Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Santa Cruz
February 13 - "A few lessons for linguistic theory from lowland South America," Dr. Andres Salanova, Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Ottawa
February 20 - " Brujos y cimarrones/witches and maroons: Racializing performances in Cuban popular religion and folklore, " Dr. Kristina Wirtz, Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University
March 5 - Spring Break, no Charla
March 12 - "On the politics of globalizing Latin America cinema, from Like Water for Chocolate to Babel," Dr. Joseba Gabilondo, Assistant Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Michigan State University
March 19 - "The language of Black Magic: Palo Monte and Afro-Cuban ritual tongues" Dr. Armin Schwegler, Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, University of California-Irvine
March 26 - "Women poets of Portugal and Brazil ," Dr. Antonio Ladeira, Assistant Professor, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, Texas Tech University
April 2 - "The origin(ality) of Latin American transculturation: A carnivalesque r/evolution," Dr. Song No, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, Purdue University
April 9 - "Democracy and Citizenship in Latin America: Examining the Role of the Media," Dr. Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
April 16-18 - 5 th Annual CLACS Undergraduate Conference, 3 rd floor International Center
April 23 - Summary (SSC 490 students only)
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