Author: Juan P Acevedo

Juan P Acevedo

  • Offshore Attachments: Oil and Intimacy in the Caribbean

    MARCH 19 | 6:00-8:00 PM SKYLIGHT ROOM CUNY, GRADUATE CENTER 365 FIFTH AVENUE Offshore Attachments reveals how the contested management of sex and race transformed the Caribbean into a crucial site in the global oil economy. By the mid-twentieth century, the Dutch islands of Curaçao and Aruba housed the world’s largest oil refineries. To bolster…

  • Ñai’ũpo Rape: a dialogue of ancestral ethnoknowledge, with author Celeste Escobar

    MAR 11 2024 – 6:30 PM SOCIOLOGY LOUNGE (ROOM 6112) CUNY GRADUATE CENTER 365 FIFTH AVE, NEW YORK

  • 34 & 5 Podcast: How Can We Solve the Border Crisis?

    In this episode of 34&5, we present a stellar group of panelists who discuss the whys and whereabouts of the migratory crisis in the Southern border of the United States, its effects and potential solutions. Fernanda Santos leads the panel of Elizabeth F. Cohen, Julia Preston, Cinthya Santos-Briones, and Van Tran on this urgent topic.…

  • Paco de Lucía and the Americas an International Symposium

    Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023. 10:00am-6:00pm The Segal Theater Join musicians and scholars from around the world to honor and celebrate the remarkable artistry of Paco de Lucía. Marking the 10th anniversary of de Lucía’s death, this conference explores the influence of the flamenco guitar virtuoso, composer, and producer on the Americas, as well as the…

  • Declining Puerto Rican Population in New York City: Study

    A new study conducted by Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center has unveiled notable changes in the demographics of New York City’s Puerto Rican and Dominican populations that reflect a significant decrease in the Puerto Rican population in New York City, particularly after 2017. This decline is attributed…