Events
September 2009
| September 15 (Tuesday) 12–1 pm 216 Burr Hall |
Latin American Studies Freshman Open House |
| September 20 (Sunday) 2–5 pm Fields Center, 58 Prospect |
Unity Reggae Fest Featuring live reggae band Jah Guid Co-sponsors: Fields Center and Community House |
| September 23 (Wednesday) 12 pm 216 Burr Hall |
PLAS Work-in-Progress Faculty Lunch Seminar Pulled Out of the Closet?: International Women’s Year and the Event of the Mexican Lesbian Jocelyn Olcott (Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies) |
| September 26 (Saturday) 8 pm Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall |
PLAS Music of Latin America Series Latin American Baroque Música Ficta in Concert Dos estrellas le siguen: Xácaras, chaconas, and folías from 17th–century Latin America and Spain Co-sponsor: Princeton University Concerts |
| September 30 (Wednesday) 3–6 pm 219 Burr Hall |
To Count and be Counted: Latinos and the 2010 U.S. Census Sponsors: Center for Migration and Development, Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, Program in Latin American Studies, Program in Latino Studies, University Center for Human Values |
October 2009
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October 2 (Friday) |
Latino Heritage Month Platanos and Collard Greens An off-Broadway romantic comedy about a Latina and an African American man who fall in love at college, and the stereotypes they have to face. This event is free. Co-sponsored by the Latino Heritage Month Committee, the Program in American Studies, the Program in Latin American Studies, the Carl A. Fields Center, and the Graduate School. |
| October 2–4 (Friday–Sunday) | Princeton Tango Festival Co-sponsor: Program in Latin American Studies |
| October 5 (Monday) 4:30 pm 213 Burr Hall |
Studying Abroad in Latin America Information Session Hosted by the Office of International Programs |
| October 6 (Tuesday) 4:30 pm Robertson Hall, Bowl 016 |
Woodrow Wilson School Lecture The Travails of Democratic Governance in Central America Kevin Casas-Zamora (former Vice President of Costa Rica; Brookings Institute Latin America Initiative) |
| October 7 (Wednesday) 12 pm 216 Burr Hall |
PLAS Work-in-Progress Faculty Lunch Seminar Community Development and Colombia’s Cold War, 1960–1966 Robert Karl (Department of History) |
| October 7 (Wednesday) 4:30 pm 219 Burr Hall |
PLAS Fall 2009 Lecture Series El fondo de los fondos (lecture in Spanish) Alan Pauls, Visiting Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures (Princeton University) Hosted by Ricardo Piglia (Princeton University) |
| October 7 (Wednesday) 8 pm Carl A. Fields Center |
Latino Heritage Month Art Exhibition Mingle as you take in the artwork of Joseph A. Burgos, an up and coming Puerto Rican artist from Brooklyn, New York. Burgos will be there to answer any questions about his art and to discuss the inspiration for his pieces. Food and refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies. |
| October 8 (Thursday) 12 pm 216 Burr Hall |
Students Report on Summer Internships in Latin America Co-sponsors: Program in Latin American Studies and the International Internship Program. |
| October 8 (Thursday) 7 pm The Acting Studio, Lewis Center for the Arts |
Latina Moves: New Adventures in Performance Marga Gómez, Carmelita Tropicana, and Nicolas Dumit Estévez Tropicana, a pioneer of New York solo performance, emcees and delivers her latest piece, ¡Ole! Dumit Estévez performs his I Swam with a Mermaid. Marga Gómez presents Long Island Iced Latina, a hilarious tale of suburban survival. Co-sponsors: Lewis Center for the Arts, Center for African American Studies, Program in Latin American Studies, Program in American Studies, and the LGBT Center. |
| October 8–10 (Thursday–Saturday) 010 East Pyne |
Princeton Documentary Festival 2009 The Other, the Same: The Subject of Documentary Sponsored by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures, Program in Latin American Studies, Council of Humanities, University Center for Human Values, and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies. |
| October 9 (Friday) 4:30 pm LGBT Center |
Latino Heritage Month Chica Busca Chica Hailed as Spain’s version of the L word, Chica Busca Chica is a series that tells the story of a group of twenty-something lesbian friends, as they look for love, discover their hopes and fears, and get into trouble. This fast-paced show with a snappy soundtrack is a must see. Sponsored by the Fields Center, Latino Heritage Month Committee, LGBT Center, Program in Latin American Studies and Women’s Center. |
| October 9 (Friday) 9 pm Dod Basement |
Latino Heritage Month Movie and Desserts A night screening of a Latin American film will take place in a cozy environment. Comfort foods such as hot chocolate, Morir Soñando (to die dreaming) a traditional Dominican drink, flan and Tres Leches cake will be served. Co-sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies. |
| October 10 (Saturday) | Latino Heritage Month Spanish Harlem Tour A unique visit to New York's most ignored neighborhood, led by Jose Obando, a salsa musicologist. The tourists' visiting sites include the former residences of Tito Puente and Machito, as well as La Marqueta, botanicas, former nightclub sites, social clubs, and corner hang-outs of past and present salsa musicians who are still residing in El Barrio. For more information contact Latino Heritage Month Coordinator Natalia O’Neill-Vega ’11 (noneill@princeton.edu) Co-sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies |
| October 12 (Monday) 7 pm Community Room Princeton Public Library |
Princeton Public Library Lecture-Demonstration Music of the Andes John Burkhalter (musician and independent scholar) |
| October 14 (Wednesday) 5:30 pm 101 McCormick |
Distinguished Lecture Series in honor of Latino Heritage Month A Cultural Psychology of Latino Immigration in the Age of Global Vertigo Dr. Marcelo Suárez-Orozco (School of Social Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton and the Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at New York University) Presented by the Princeton University Graduate School Office of Academic Affairs and Diversity in partnership with the Latino Graduate Association. |
| October 22 (Thursday) 4:30 pm 010 East Pyne |
PLAS Fall 2009 Lecture Series Linea de sombra: Un grafismo dominante (lecture in Spanish) Regina Silveira, Artist, Professor at the Universidade de São Paulo |
| October 22-24 (Thursday-Saturday) |
A Princeton University Conference The Global 1989: A New Generation A three day conference marking the 20th anniversary of the interrelated events that took place around the world – in China, in Eastern Europe, in Latin America, in South America – during the year 1989. For more information, times, and venues visit http://www.princeton.edu/cch/events/conferences/ Sponsored by the Department of History; Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies; Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs; University Center for Human Values, sponsorship provided by a gift in honor of James A. Moffett ’29; Program in Law and Public Affairs; and Shelby Cullom Davis Center for Historical Studies. |
| October 26 (Monday) 12 pm 210 Dickinson |
Workshop in American Studies Musical Recourses, Mystical Qualities: Cuba Linda Lifts the Studies Protocol Alexandra Vazquez (Princeton University) Email mkilleen@princeton.edu for reservations. Copies of the paper will be available outside 42 McCosh Hall for one week before the workshop. |
November 2009
| November 11 (Wednesday) 12 pm 216 Burr Hall |
PLAS Work-in-Progress Faculty Lunch Seminar Latin American Literature Looking East Gustavo Guerrero (Program in Latin American Studies & Université de Picardie Jules Verne) |
| November 11 (Wednesday) 4:30 pm 219 Burr Hall |
PLAS Fall 2009 Lecture Series Some Historical Thoughts Regarding the Yale-Peru Dispute Over the Machu Picchu Collections: Through the Looking Glass Richard Burger, Professor of Anthropology (Yale University) Co-sponsored by the Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies |
| November 12 (Thursday) 4:30 pm 101 McCormick |
Reggaetón: Critical Perspectives A special roundtable event that will bring together artists, scholars, and fans to discuss one of the top-selling genres in the history of U.S. Latino/a and Latin American music. Participants include: Raquel Rivera, Wayne Marshall, Marisol LeBron, Miguel Luciano, Ines “Deevani” Rooney, and DJ El Niño. Reception to follow in the Upper Hyphen of East Pyne. Sponsored by the Program in Latin American Studies and the Center for African American Studies |
| November 13 (Friday) 12 pm Carl A. Fields Center, 58 Prospect Ave. |
Development as a Complex Process: The Case of Bolivia Come and hear Professor Bruno Bosacchi as he discusses the new science of complexity and the problem with the development in regards to the case of Bolivia. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by the Carl A. Fields Center. |
| November 16 (Monday) 4:30pm 105 Chancellor Green |
The Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Presents Photographing the Mexican Revolution: Icons and Commitment John Mraz(Graphic historian and researcher, Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico) |
| November 19 (Thursday) 12 pm 165 Wallace Hall |
Legacies of Empire: States and Nations in the Metropole Elaine Enriquez and Miguel A. Centeno, Princeton University Sponsored by the Center for Migration and Development |
| November 20 (Friday) 5-7pm Wu Café, Butler College |
Opening Reception of Piñas de Paz,Installation The Piñas de Paz Installation shares the experiences of a ceramic studio for at-risk gang youth in the El Chorrillo slum of Panama. The onslaught of media represented in the installation was partly produced by the youth, resulting in a semi-chaotic attack upon the viewer, reminiscent of the summer experience, their day-to-day lives, and a dark historical past. Sponsored by: USG Projects Board, Butler Gallery, and the United World Colleges Club of Princeton. The installation will be open from November 20–22, 2009 in Wu Café. |
| November 23 (Monday) 4:30 pm 010 East Pyne |
Department of Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Cultures Lecture Alejandra Pizarnik, el ultimo hombre Daniel Link (Argentine writer and critic, Professor at the Universidad de Buenos Aires) |
December 2009
| December 2 (Wednesday) 4:30 pm 219 Burr Hall |
PLAS Fall 2009 Lecture Series Archiving One's History Susan Meiselas, Photographer |
| December 3 (Thursday) 12 pm 165 Wallace Hall |
The Illusion of Civil Society in Latin America Jon Shefner, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Sponsored by the Center for Migration and Development |
| December 3 (Thursday) 4:30 pm Bowl 016, Robertson Hall |
Woodrow Wilson School Lecture Cuba in the Twenty First Century Julia Sweig (Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations) A book signing of her new book “Cuba: What Everyone Needs to Know” will take place after the talk. This lecture is sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Program in Latin American Studies. It is free and open to the public. |
| December 9 (Wednesday) 12 pm 216 Burr Hall |
PLAS Work-in-Progress Faculty Lunch Seminar Memories of the Future: Images, Narratives, Monuments and the Aesthetics of Memory in Brazil and Argentina Beatriz Jaguaribe de Mattos (Program in Latin American Studies & Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro) |
April 2010
| April 10 (Saturday) 8 pm Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall |
PLAS Music of Latin America Series Edmar Castaneda Quartet: Jazz from Colombia to the World Co-sponsor: Princeton University Concerts |
