Category: Updates

  • 34 & 5 Podcast: Colombia, a Wound that Won’t Heal

    Welcome to 34th & 5th from the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies at the Graduate Center CUNY. In this episode, our staff member Fátima Vélez had a conversation with Sara Tufano, a Colombian feminist sociologist on her book ‘Colombia: A Wound That Won’t Heal.’ She presented it at our center last week.…

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  • Co-Sponsored Event: Desiguales, A Small History of Inequality in Mexico

    Book talk and discussion with Diego Castañeda Garza. A Peguin Random House (Debate) forthcoming book.   BOOK DESCRIPTION Inequality is one of the great challenges Mexico faces. Although historically high, Mexico has enjoyed brief moments of equalization in which a more fair society seemed possible. Exploring its history makes it possible to grasp some lessons…

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  • Co-Sponsored Event: “The Way Back to the Maloca”

    A Short Documentary by Oscar Aponte and Juan David Cortés. In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, the Murui-Muina people of Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, defend their culture and traditions after surviving the genocide perpetrated by rubber company Casa Arana. In a sound and visual journey through the rivers and jungles of Amazonia, the documentary The Way…

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  • Book Launch: Vista Chinesa, with author Tatiana Salem Levy

    It is 2014. There is euphoria in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. The World Cup is about to take place and the Olympics are in sight. It is a time of hope and frenzied construction. Júlia is a partner with an architectural firm working on the future Olympic village. During a break from a…

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  • LIVE@365: Gilberto Gil’s Expresso 2222 Turns 50

    Brazilian singer-songwriter Gilberto Gil, known for his musical innovations and political activism, has moved audiences and influenced artists and thinkers around the world. His seminal 1972 album Expresso 2222, his first release after returning to Brazil from exile, turns 50 this year. In celebration, writers and musicians will discuss this groundbreaking work and publication of…

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