Speakers: Joyelle McSweeney, author of TOXICON Urayoán Noel, author of BUZZING HEMISPHERE/RUMOR HEMISFÉRICO Ronald V. Wilson, author of POEMS OF THE BLACK OBJECT
A reading by three of the most dynamic and provocative performers in the genre: Joyelle McSweeney (author of TOXICON), Urayoán Noel (author of BUZZING HEMISPHERE/RUMOR HEMISFÉRICO), and Ronald V. Wilson (author of POEMS OF THE BLACK OBJECT).
Speaker: Eduardo Montero, Academy Scholar, The Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies; Assistant Professor, Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan Moderator: Fernando Bizzarro, PhD student, Department of Government; Graduate Student Associate, DRCLAS
Senior Common Room (Standish Hall), Winthrop House
Speaker: Marcos Ramírez (ERRE), Artist
Moderators: Doris Sommer, Ira and Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies; José Falconi, Lecturer in Fine Arts, Brandeis University
Artist Marcos Ramírez (ERRE) in conversation with Professor Doris Sommer, Ira and Jewell Williams Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures and of African and African American Studies and José Falconi (Lecturer in Fine Arts, Brandeis University)
Speaker: Rebecca Tarlau, Assistant Professor of Education and of Labor and Employment Relations, Pennsylvania State University Moderator: Sidney Chalhoub, Professor of History and of African and African American Studies, affiliated with Romance Languages and Literatures
Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall, Harvard Graduate School of Education; 13 Appian Way Cambridge, MA
Opening Remarks by Sarah Whiting, Dean, Harvard Graduate School of Design
Speakers: Loreta Castro Reguera, Professor, UNAM Mexico; Design Director, Taller Capital, Mexico; Visiting Scholar in Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design John Fernandez, Professor, MIT; Director, MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative; Director, Urban Metabolism Group Jim Matheson, Founder and principal, Flybridge Ventures; Chairman and CEO, Oasys Water; Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Harvard Business School Joyce Coffee Founder...
Speaker: Emily Sellars, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University Moderator: Fernando Bizzarro, PhD student, Department of Government; Graduate Student Associate, DRCLAS
Does emigration undermine pressure for agrarian change? I examine how the...
Interested in spending January in Latin America? Come to the DRCLAS Info Session to learn how you can get involved in the region over casual refreshments. Gain internship experience, study, or participate in experiential learning through immersive programs offered this January.
Library Theater in McKinlock Hall (Leverett House) 25 Mill Street, Cambridge MA 02138
Síntesis is one of the emblematic ensembles of contemporary Cuban music, due to the richness, variety and conceptual structure of their sonic style. Sintesis music pioneered the fusion of Afro-Cuban musical traditions with contemporary jazz and rock in the late 1970s. They are among the most recognized and popular...
Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall Gund 112 Stubbins
The Sacred Groves and Secret Parks colloquium and exhibition will bring together insights on the materiality and spatiality of Afro-religious diasporic practices, decentering Western canons of knowledge and leading to new design possibilities for Brazilian and West African cities.
Landscapes of orisha devotion are often manifested as sacred groves, where devotees cultivate orishas—deities, or energies of nature, in Yoruba tradition that enable all forms of life—using combinations of botanical manipulation, animal sacrifice, music, and dance. In the process, Afro-diasporic memories...
Speaker: Jared Abbott, PhD candidate, Department of Government Moderator: Fernando Bizzarro, PhD student, Department of Government; Graduate Student Associate, DRCLAS
Why are local-level participatory institutions implemented nationally in some countries but...
Speakers: Rachel Brule, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy, Boston University Bruno Carvalho, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University Patrick Heller, Professor of Sociology and International and Public Affairs, Brown University
Around the world, numerous nations have witnessed a resurgence of strongman politics — and with it, many governments are bypassing democratic norms and embracing populist ideals. Focusing on President Bolsonaro of Brazil and Prime Minister Modi of India, the speakers on this panel will...
Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center
LA CAMARISTA (THE CHAMBERMAID) Narrative, 102 mins, Lila Avilés, Mexico, 2018
Eve (Gabriela Cartol) works long hours as a maid at a luxurious hotel in Mexico City. A young, single mother who travels far to get to her place of work, Eve has aspirations for the future and hopes that her diligence will get her a coveted spot as the cleaner on an executive floor. She enrolls in the hotel's adult education program in her quest for a better life but quickly discovers that it's not necessarily the most hard-working who get noticed for advancement. Q&A with producer ...
Bright Family Screening Room at the Emerson Paramount Center
Caballerango (Horse Wrangler) Documentary, 61 mins, Juan Pablo González, Mexico, 2018 A family reflects on a young man’s disappearance in a Mexican village under the watchful eyes of the horse who saw him last. • Official Selection, 2018 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) • Official Selection, 2019 True/False Film Festival • Official Selection, 2019 Ambulante • Official Selection, 2019 Festival Internacional de Guadalajara (FICG) • Official Selection, 2019 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010), 1730 Cambridge Street
Speakers: Jocelyn Viterna, Professor of Sociology, Harvard University Oscar Martinez, Award winning Salvadoran journalist and author of The Beast Elizabeth Oglesby, Associate Professor of Geography and Development, University of Arizona Ieva Jusionyte, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Social Studies, Harvard University Deborah Anker, Clinical Professor of Law; Founder and Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic Sabrineh Ardalan, Assistant Clinical Professor of Law; Assistant Director, Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic ...
Interested in spending January in Puerto Rico? Come to the DRCLAS Info Session to learn how you can get involved in our annual Winter Institute for Harvard and University of Puerto Rico Students.
PRWI is a 10-day graduate seminar in collaboration between DRCLAS and the College of...
Speaker: Julie Weaver, PhD candidate, Department of Government Moderator: Fernando Bizzarro, PhD student, Department of Government; Graduate Student Associate, DRCLAS
Conventional academic wisdom holds that the carrot and stick of...
Join us at the information session for the term-time DRCLAS Study Abroad Programsand learn about opportunities available for Harvard undergraduates to study at top universitiesin Argentina for transfer credit.
Does emigration undermine pressure for agrarian change? I examine how the...
Why are local-level participatory institutions implemented nationally in some countries but...
Conventional academic wisdom holds that the carrot and stick of...
Cuban Artist José Toirac and Art Curator Octavio Zaya will discuss the exhibition "OPIUM: Works by José Toirac", as...