Category: Events

  • Book Launch: The Return of Cultural Heritage to Latin America by Pierre Losson 

    Join the CLACLS and the Political Science Program in celebrating the publication of “The Return of Cultural Heritage to Latin America” by Pierre Losson Where: Skylight Room, The Graduate Center, CUNY 365 Fifth Av. New York, NY 10016When: 6-8pm This event is free and open to the public. All attendees must register prior to the event. RSVP: bit.ly/3TVKQMn  About…

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  • Documentary Film Screening & Discussion: “Seeds: Black Women in Power”

    In person film screening of “Seeds: Black Women in Power” (1h 45m) followed by a discussion with the film’s co-directors Éthel Oliveira and Júlia Mariano (joining virtually) and Clélia Prestes, Ph.D., Director of Mátria -Psychology, Racial and Gender Relations Watch the recording of the discussion that followed the film screening here: youtu.be/I7kyKTxqJXw.  This original documentary…

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  • Critical Grassroot Efforts in the Time of Covid-19/ Esfuerzos Críticos de Organizaciones de Base en Tiempos de Covid-19

    As the pandemic unfolded across the world, front line workers in New York City bore the brunt of keeping things in motion while millions adhered to the quarantine guidelines. They comprised a critical workforce in the circulation of food, goods and services that helped New Yorkers survive the pandemic. Many of these workers labored for…

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  • Feminicidios en Latinoamérica: Contando lo que los Estados ocultan/ Feminicide in Latin America: Counting what the States Hide

    La falta de datos actualizados, interseccionales y con perspectiva de género se ha convertido en un verdadero obstáculo para el diseño e implementación de políticas públicas que tengan en la mira el goce efectivo de los derechos humanos de la mitad de la población mundial: las mujeres. La falta de información estadística actualizada y con perspectiva…

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  • Book Talk: The Hispanic Republican: The Shaping of an American Political Identity, from Nixon to Trump.

    In The Hispanic Republican, historian and political commentator Geraldo Cadava illuminates the history of the millions of Hispanic Republicans who, since the 1960s, have had a significant impact on national politics. Intertwining the little understood history of Hispanic Americans with a cultural study of how post–World War II Republican politicians actively courted the Hispanic vote…

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