Friday, Oct 21 2022
3:30 pm
Sabin Hall G28 (3413 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee)
Professor Jerome Camal (Dept of Anthropology, UW-Madison) will speaker in the Anthropology Colloquium Series. His research focuses on music, dance, and postcoloniality across the French Atlantic world. … Continue Reading »
International Career Bootcamp: Oct 13
Join us for an event focusing on alumni internship experiences and post-graduation careers! 4:30-6pm | LEC 107 | Oct 13, 2022 With special guest Jake Gill, CEO of Skritter & UWM Alum Learn about internship opportunities, boost your resume and … Continue Reading »
The 2022 Brazilian General Election
October 6, 2022
4pm
On October 2, Brazilians voted in the high stakes presidential election, featuring two frontrunners: incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and former president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Learn why this election matters so profoundly for the future of democracy in Brazil.… Continue Reading »
Assuming the Podium: a Symposium on Luisa Capetillo
Friday, October 28th, 2022
10am-2pm
(via zoom)… Continue Reading »
Telling Stories about the Americas: More Digital Humanities Tools for your Classroom
August 1-2, 2022
10-11:30am Central
The landscape of digital humanities tools continues to grow, with the addition of more and more cloud-based and open-source tools. Join us to learn how to use one of the newest additions, Juncture, an open-source framework to build multimedia exhibits.… Continue Reading »
NCCLA 2022: Call for Papers
November 3-5, 2022
Valparaiso University
NCCLA is excited to invite papers for our first in-person conference in three years, with remote presentation options. The organization invites proposals for panels, round tables, and papers from all disciplines that highlight salient topics in Latin American History, Politics, Anthropology, Art, Music, Economics, Literature, and more.… Continue Reading »
Japanese Latin Americans and WWII
Spring Virtual Series
March 14-May 11, 2022
To complement the February 18-May 29, 2022 exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Milwaukee, “Then They Came for Me: Incarceration of Japanese Americans during WWII and the Demise of Civil Liberties,” CLACS has organized parallel programming to tell the stories of Japanese Latin American populations during the same time period.… Continue Reading »
Report from the Field: UWM Freshwater Sciences Student Research (Laguna Bacalar, Mexico)
April 27, 2022
9-11am
Laguna Bacalar is on the cusp of becoming one of the most threatened lakes in the world. An international research experience through UW-Milwaukee with funding from the National Science Foundation is providing students the opportunity to researc… Continue Reading »
Access to Global Public Health
April 19, 2022
10am Central
Dr. Paul Farmer, a founder of Partners in Health (PIH), died earlier this spring. To honor his impact and vision, this event highlights one of many global health professionals who carry forward that same commitment of public health for poor and underserved communities around the world.… Continue Reading »
Reinventing Community in Hualcayán, Peru: Ancient and contemporary transformations of landscape, ritual, and heritage
April 14, 2022
1:30pm Central
This talk traces Bria’s archaeological reconstruction of ancient community life in Hualcayán, Peru, a place Andean people inhabited, reimagined, and transformed over nearly four thousand years (2400 BC–AD 1450). It also reflects upon how Hualcayán’s ruins, infrastructure, and other material legacies continue to impact contemporary villagers… Continue Reading »