Fall 2009 Events

Fall 2009 Events Calendar

CLACS Events Fall 2009
Ongoing Events
CLACS Artist-in-Residence: Marela Zacarias; Mural Project –www.marela.org
Tertulias: CLACS affiliated faculty and graduate student lunch time talks
HACHAS: Monthly informal CLACS affiliated graduate student and faculty gatherings

September 2009

HACHA: Hora Alternativa para una Comunidad Hospitalaria de Académicos alambristas (Alternative Hour for a Hospitable Community of Border-crossing Academics)
Monthly informal CLACS affiliated graduate student and faculty gatherings to share research and experiences across disciplines.
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: CLACS lounge

Lecture: Indigenous women in Chiapas and Immigration Issues.
Dr. Carlos Buitrago Ortiz, Distinguish Professor, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Department of Sociology and Anthropology.
Time: 4-5:30pm
Location: Library Class of 1947 Room
Contact: Marisol.ramos@uconn.edu
Co-Sponsor: HRI, PRLSI, PRLACC

Tertulia: Waorani Life Histories Project: Pre-contact Warfare and Post-contact Change
Pamela Erickson Professor, Department of Anthropology
Light lunch served
Time: 12-1pm
Location: Wood Hall, Basement Conference Room 4B
Details contact: LatinAmerica@uconn.edu or 486-4406

October 2009

Conference: New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS)
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Details: http://www.neclas.org/

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Lecture and Performance: “Mexican Mask Performance” - Títeres y Máscaras Exhibit (Puppets and Masks)
Dr. John Emigh, Department of Theatre, Brown University
Time: 4-6:30pm (includes reception)
Location: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Details contact: LatinAmerica@uconn.edu or 486-4406
Co-Sponsor: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry - www.bimp.uconn.edu/events.html

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Conference: Human Rights in the USA
UConn Human Rights Institute Conference Storrs Campus and School of Law
http://web2.uconn.edu/hri/conferences/2009.php

November 2009

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Lecture: Robert G. Mead, Jr. Endowed Lecture
Dr. Frances Hagopian (Political Science) Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of Notre Dame http://kellogg.nd.edu/faculty/fellows/hagopian.shtml
Time: 4-6pm
Location: Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, Konover Auditorium Details contact: LatinAmerica@uconn.edu or 486-4406

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Discussion: Graduate Students and Mead Lecturer
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Chuck and Auggies Restaurant Details
Contact: LatinAmerica@uconn.edu or 486-4406

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Lecture/Performance: Giving Thanks to Condor and Eagle: A Native American Heritage Month Event
Jay Lev, Cultural Coordinator for the Mohegan Tribe
Time: 6pm
Location: Women’s Center Program Room, Student Union Building
Details contact: Theodore.van-alst@uconn.edu

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Monthly informal CLACS affiliated graduate student and faculty gatherings to share research and experiences across disciplines.
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: CLACS lounge

December 2009

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Conference: Connecticut Latin Americanists Partnership (ConnLAP) Conference
Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean: Democracy, Race, and Citizenship
University of Connecticut – Greater Hartford Branch, West Hartford, CT
Keynote address by Dr. Gil Joseph, Yale University
Details contact: LatinAmerica@uconn.edu or 486-4406; http://www.clacs.uconn.edu/ConnLAP.html
Co-Sponsor: Yale University, Central Connecticut State University

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HACHA: Hora Alternativa para una Comunidad Hospitalaria de Académicos alambristas (Alternative Hour for a Hospitable Community of Border-crossing Academics)
Monthly informal CLACS affiliated graduate student and faculty gatherings to share research and experiences across disciplines.
Time: 4:30-6:00pm
Location: CLACS lounge