Please join us for the first LACUSL Speakers Series of the 2021-2022 academic year. Sacrificing the Goat in Mario Vargas Llosa’s La fiesta del Chivo Dr. Christopher Schulenburg Professor of Spanish at UW-Platteville Tuesday, October 12th, 3:30 p.m. Via Zoom. … Continue Reading »
Covid and Community in Latin America
Thursday, September 23, 2021 / 4:30-6pm Central Time (via Zoom)
Crises such as the coronavirus pandemic can have enduring effects that limit opportunities for future growth, environmental conservation, and prospects for social inclusion. … Continue Reading »
CLACS Conversations: Protests in Cuba
Wed, August 4, 3:30-4:30pm via Zoom Register in advance for this meeting: https://uwm-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdeqpqj0iHtRg5Tml8DVEjCmzPORegqHD Dr. Manuel Fernández (UW-Eau Claire), Professor of Languages and Program Director of Latin American and Latinx Studies Dr. Raúl Galván (MPTV) Manager of Program Production at Milwaukee PBS Dr. Omar Granados (UW-La Crosse) Associate … Continue Reading »
Telling Stories about the Americas: Bringing Digital Humanities into your Classroom
August 2-4, 2021
10-11:30am Central
Digital Collections (UWM Libraries), in collaboration with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS), UW-Milwaukee, will offer a free, three-session workshop series for educators focused on the open access digital humanities tool: the Knight Lab’s StorymapJS.… Continue Reading »
Latin American Children’s Book Creators
Summer Series
June 24-August 24, 2021
10-11:30am Central)
In collaboration with the International Youth Library (Munich, Germany) and Translation & Interpreting Studies (UW-Milwaukee), CLACS offers a summer series of six acclaimed Latin American children’s and young adult writers and illustrators, moderated by international children’s book specialists who know their work well. Countries represented in this year’s series include Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. … Continue Reading »
2021 CLACS Summer Teacher Institute
June 28-30, 2021
9am-12noon CDT
Please join Pulitzer Center and the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for an engaging webinar and workshop series, Underreported News Stories from Latin America.… Continue Reading »
Eddie Avila, Director of Rising Voices
April 29
11am Central
“Rising Voices, the outreach initiative of Global Voices, aims to help bring new voices from new communities and speaking endangered or indigenous languages to the global conversation by… Continue Reading »
Spring 2021 Brazil Initiative
CLACS has two days of virtual events for our Spring 2021 Brazil Initiative. The events were graciously put together by our colleagues at Marquette University, Dr. Michelle Medeiros (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) and Dr. Jessica Rich (Political Science). April 23, … Continue Reading »
42nd Annual Latin American Film Series Lineup Announced
We are pleased to announce that the schedule for the 42nd annual Latin American Film Series at UW-Milwaukee is now available! Our thanks to E.J. Basa (LAFS programmer), Lin Haggerty (LAFS co-programmer), and to our many cosponsors, listed on the … Continue Reading »
The Sidewalk School
March 2, 2021
4:30-5:30pm Central
The Sidewalk School exists to provide quality education to migrant children who would go without as they experience displacement at the U.S.-Mexico border. Initially developed for the Matamoros Tent City, The Sidewalk School now operates in six Mexican cities. … Continue Reading »