Maxwell School Events Calendar

Program on Latin America & the Caribbean Events

• Protectionism Unchained: Determinants and Consequences of Discretionary Trade Policy in Argentina

  October 03, 2022, 3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs' Trade, Development and Political Economy Series presents Joaquin Blaum

• Diamantina Rosa Performance

  April 13, 2022, 4 p.m.-6:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  This is a performance on Latin American women’s struggles for gender equality.

• Spanish Culture and Conversation Table

  April 08, 2022, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 341

  This is a wonderful opportunity to practice your Spanish conversation and learn about the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain.

• Uprising and Change in Chile: From Social Protest to Institutional Transformation

  April 04, 2022, 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This talk will discuss the protests and social uprising in Chile.

• Reclaiming our Roots: Indigenous Philosophies of Well-being and Foodways

  March 30, 2022, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT

  Eggers Hall, 220

  This talk will discuss the role of Indigenous peoples’ philosophies of well-being in driving the restoration of Indigenous lands and foodways.

• The Two Amigos? What to Expect on U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation

  March 28, 2022, 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  This talk provides an overview of the current state of bilateral U.S.-Mexico security cooperation and examines several risk scenarios for the coming years.

• Spotlight on Latin America and the Caribbean: Graduate Student Panel

  March 25, 2022, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. EDT

  Virtual

  Please join Program on Latin America and the Caribbean (PLACA) for a panel presentation by PLACA-funded graduate students on their research projects.

• Women Dramatists: Dynamics of Aggression and Resistance in the Southern Cone (Post)dictatorship

  March 23, 2022, 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. EDT

  Maxwell Hall, 204

  This talk aims to identify scenarios of resistance and social protest among the most intimate spaces of women involved in militancy, theater, and performance.

• Spanish Culture and Conversation Table

  March 04, 2022, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  This is a wonderful opportunity to practice your Spanish conversation and learn about the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain.

• US-Mexico Bilateral Relations through the Lens of the USMCA

  February 21, 2022, 12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  This talk will discuss the U.S. – Mexico relationship through the lens of trade with particular focus on the United States, Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA).

• Spanish Culture and Conversation Table

  February 11, 2022, 3 p.m.-4 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  This is a wonderful opportunity to practice your Spanish conversation and learn about the cultures of Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain.

• Somos Guerreras

  February 07, 2022, 12:45 p.m.-2 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  Dr. Melissa Castillo Planas will explore how, where and why poetics serve to advance a feminist expression across the Americas.

• Quattro: A Musical Journey about Art, Life and Perseverance

  January 26, 2022, 1 p.m.-2:15 p.m. EST

  Virtual

  A 15-minute musical performance in Spanish about art and identity. On Zoom live from Madrid. Followed by a Q & A in Spanish, where students and faculty can meet the performers and talk about their work.