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Somos Cumbia, somos Familia: talk and workshop by Cumbia dancer, choreographer, and teacher Karla Flórez.
FEBRUARY 13, 2025 6:00-8:30 PM | SKYLIGHT ROOM, GRADUATE CENTER CUNY In times of crisis and upheaval, join us for a special talk and workshop with Karla Flórez, a renowned dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Barranquilla, Colombia, with over 45 years of experience in cumbia—a genre born from the cultural fusion of Indigenous, African, and…
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Book launch and Panel “Mapping Cuba’s Literary-Cultural History: The Cambridge History of Cuban Literature, edited by Vicky Unruh and Jacqueline Loss”
JANUARY 30, 2024 6:00-8:30 PM | ROOM 9206/07, GRADUATE CENTER CUNY A book conversation with editors and authors: Vicky Unruh, University of KansasJacqueline Loss, University of ConnecticutEsther Allen, CUNY Graduate Center and Baruch CollegeOdette Casamayor-Cisneros, University of PenssylvaniaCamilla Stevens, Rutgers UniversityIraida H López, Ramapo College Extending from the seventeenth to the twenty-first century, The Cambridge…
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Book Launch: Jardin en Tierra Fría by Fátima Vélez
NOVEMBER 21, 2024 6:30-8:30 PM | ROOM 9206/07, GRADUATE CENTER CUNY This novel narrates twenty-four hours in the life of Primera V, the caretaker of the garden in Tierra Fría (Cold Land), which for years Papá V has built with plants brought from distant places and ruins of colonial palaces. She suspects that her father…
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34 & 5 Podcast – Spirals of the Caribbean, interviewing Sophie Maríñez (En Español)
In this interview (in Spanish) CLACLS Fellow and PhD Student in History, Diomelca Rivas talks with Sophie Maríñez, professor of modern languages, cultures, and literature at the Borough of Manhattan Community College about the cycles of violence in the relationship between Dominicans and Haitians. Through a historical review, the author establishes a dialog with the studies…
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Why do the Republicans seem to be attracting more Latino voters than the Democrats despite their anti-immigrant rhetoric (and what Latino voters increase means in crucial states)
Pierina Pighi Bel PhD Student LAILAC Summary: Between the 2016 US presidential election and the 2020 one, there was an evident growth in the Republican vote in counties with large Latino populations. At the same time, Latino voters have increased in crucial states like Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. What do these changes mean for the…
Author: Juan P Acevedo
