"A talk on the larger social movement in Brazil and their transformative work with teachers and students." Based on several years of participatory research, Tarlau's recent book explores how MST ( landless workers' movement) activists engage the state and have pressured the government to implement their educational institutions in helping sustain movements, to increase knowledge, […]
The Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies invites you to a talk by Jourdy James Heredia (Economic Scientist, Researcher, and Professor). Friday, October 11th 12:30 pm Machmer Hall W25 This talk is brought to you by the Center for Latin American, Caribbean & Latino Studies (CLACLS), the Political Economy Institute (PERI), Social Thought […]
Join us for October 17 5:30 PM Thompson Hall Rm 420 for talk by Prof. Marlise Matos on Necropolitics in Brazil. The talk will also launch a reading group on Bolsonaro and the Global Far-Right Light refreshments will be served.
Join us Thursday Nov. 7th 12:30 - 2 pm at Machmer Hall Room W26 for a talk on "Anti-Gender Politics and Violence Against Women In Politics: The Case of The Latin American President Bachelet, Rousseff and Kirchner", by Fulbright Scholar Marlise Miriam De Matos Almeida - Associate Professor of Political Science Department (UFMG,Brazil), Fulbright Chair of Brazilian Studies […]
On Nov.1st beginning at 11:30 am in Draper 227 CLACLS will be hosting its Summer 2019 Pre-Dissertation Grant Award Panel. The Panel will be comprised of students that were awarded summer grants via CLACLS to assist students in continuing their research. Panelists will be present findings and take Q & A once presentations are over, […]
Please join us November 21st 5 pm Machmer W-32 for a conversation on the current situation in Chile. Chile: El Baile de los que sobran. Speakers: Dayana Olavarria, Lilian Araya, Manuel Garcia, Nicolas Bohme Light food and refreshments will provided.
Join us Monday December 2nd at 5 pm (Machmer E-32) for a panel on Bolivia: The Quest for Democracy in Times of Crisis. The panel will consist of Luz Maria Sanchez Duque (Polisci-UMass), Kevin Young (History-UMass), Martin Mendoza-Botelho (Polisci-East. Conn. State University) and Adriana Guzman Arroyo and will be moderated by Angelica Bernal (UMass-Polisci) & […]
The Center for Latin American Caribbean and Latino Studies is pleased to present Prof. Ângela Figueiredo, one of the leading scholars on Afro-Brazilian and Decolonial Feminism, will give a talk on "Black Feminism against the Far-Right: Perspectives from Brazil"! Please join us next Monday, December 9, 5 pm (Du Bois Library, room 2601). Please, […]
Please join us in Furcolo-W007, Friday Feb., 14 at 12 noon for a talk with Dr. Enrique (Henry) Suarez, UMass Assistant Professor of Science Education, as he shares his ideas about designing learning environments that create opportunities for elementary emerging multilingual students to maximize their opportunities in using their conceptual resources and translanguaging practices for learning […]
