Upcoming Events
Lecture by Charles Hale
Thursday April 10, 2008
3:30-5:00 pm McKenzie Hall, Room 229
“Take the Money and Run? NGOs, Afro-Indigenous Politics, and the Return of the Left in Latin America” Public lecture by Prof. Charles Hale, of the University of Texas. Co-sponsored by CLLAS, Latin American Studies, and the Association of Anthropology Graduate Students.
Grant Reception
Friday May 2, 2008
3:00-4:30pm McKenzie Hall, Room 375
Reception to publicly announce the projects and research funded by CLLAS Faculty/Community Seed Grants and Graduate Student Research Grants.
Conference on Gender, Families, and Latin American Immigration in Oregon.
Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23, 2008
School of Law, Room 175
Sponsors of the conference include the Center for the Study of Women in Society, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, the School of Law, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Office of the Provost, and the Vice-Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity. The conference is free and open to the public.
Registration information, a detailed program and schedule, and speaker information can be found at http://csws.uoregon.edu/Immigration
Recent Events
October 26, 2007. Reception to introduce new faculty and grad students in Latino/a and Latin American Studies.
CLLAS co-sponsored a reception with the Latin American Studies program (LAS) for new faculty and grad students. The proposed center was announced along with the seed grants program for Faculty/community/student projects and for grad students.
November 6, 2007 Speaker: Javier Gómez Chávez: Autonomy, Human Rights, and Resistance: Chiapas Communities Confronting Globalization.
A bilingual dinner and public forum featuring Professor Javier Gámez Chávez of Latin American Studies from the National University of Mexico (UNAM). The event also featured an indigenous-produced film on issues of autonomy and human rights. Co-sponsored by CLLAS, LAS and the Law School.
November 29, 2007. Speaker: Enrique Morones: Border Angels.
A presentation by internationally acclaimed human rights activist Enrique Morones on Border Angels, an all-volunteer group that places water, blankets and food in the desert in border areas to save migrant lives.
Co-sponsored by CLLAS, Teacher Education, ASUO Multicultural Center, MEChA, Amigos Multicultural Services, CAUSA, Ethnic Studies Program, and CSWS.
January 31st through February 2, 2008. Conference on Violence and Reconciliation in Latin America: Human Rights, Memory, and Democracy.
An international conference co-sponsored by CLLAS, the Latin American Studies Program, the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, The Savage Endowment for International Relations and Peace, and the College of Arts and Science. All panels, in addition to the keynote speeches by Arturo Arias, Arturo Escobar and Greg Grandin, are free and open to the public. For more information, see: http://las.uoregon.edu/events/conference.htm
January 16th to March 12, 2008—Wednesdays. Films of Cuba’s Special Period
All films will be screened at 7PM in McKenzie 129. Click here to download a detailed list of the films.
Wednesday, January 16: Fresa y chocolate/Strawberry and Chocolate (1994)
Discussant: Ernesto Martínez (Women’s and Gender Studies and Ethnic Studies)
Wednesday, January 30: Guantanamera (1995)
Discussant: Gabriela Martínez (Journalism)
Wednesday, February 13: La vida es silbar/Life is to Whistle (1998)
Discussant: Priscilla Peña Ovalle (English)
Wednesday, February 27: Lista de espera/Waiting List (2000)
Discussant: Sangita Gopal (English)
Wednesday, March 12: Suite Habana (2003)
Discussant: Gina Herrman (Romance Languages)