UCLA Latin American Institute Calendar

Events for 2009

Jan7

Nome Proprio (Camila JAM)

Screening of Brazilian film 'Nome Proprio', directed by Murilo Salles.
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theatre

Jan8

Ideology and Architecture in U.S.-Brazilian Relations, 1945-1960

Lecture by Professor Sonia Marques from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, UFRN, Brazil.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
12:00 PM
Lydeen Library, 4302 Rolfe Hall

Jan8

Como Nascem os Anjos (How Angels are Born)

Lecture and screening of Brazilian film "Como Nascem os Anjos" (1996), with director Murilo Salles.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Jan14

La ciencia que no se ve no existe: REDALYC, Human Networks, and the Adoption of Information and Communication Technologies in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal.

Dr Rosario Rogel Salazar's presentation on open access to Latin American scholarly communication.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
GSE&IS Bldg, Room 121

Jan22

Poto Mitan: Haitian Women Pillars of the Global Economy

Screening of Poto Mitan: Haitian Women Pillars of the Global Economy, directed by Mark Shuller and Renee Bergan.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rolfe 1200

Jan23

Technologies: Caribbean Knowledges, Imperial Critiques 1860-1900s

Dr Jossianna Arroyo's presentation on global connections between Freemasons in the Spanish Caribbean and the United States.
Friday, January 23, 2009
3:00 PM
Rolfe 4302

Jan23

The Contribution of Inclusive Waste Management in Building Sustainable Communities: Experiences With Organized Recycling Groups in Brazil

Presentation by Professor Jutta Gutberlet from the University of Victoria, Canada.
Friday, January 23, 2009
3:00 PM
1261 Bunche Hall

Jan28

Killer's Paradise

A film by Giselle Portenier, Guatemala/Canada, 2007.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
James Bridges Theater

Feb2

Notes on Masculinity in Spanish American and Brazilian Cultures

Presentation by Dr. Idelber Avelar, Professor of Spanish & Portuguese, Tulane University.
Monday, February 02, 2009
4:30 PM
Rolfe 4302

Feb4

A Casa de Alice (Alice's House)

Screening of Brazilian film 'A Casa de Alice', directed by Chico Teixeira
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theatre

Feb5

Rio de Janeiro: Two Centuries of Urban Change, 1808-2008

Launching of the Latin American Institute's Center for Brazilian Studies.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presentation Roon

Feb8

Jewish Urban History in the Americas: A Comparative Look at Jewish Buenos Aires and Jewish Los Angeles

Symposium featuring the work of junior scholars working at the exciting borders of Jewish cultural and urban history in the Americas.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
306 Royce Hall

Feb9

Jewish Urban History in the Americas: A Comparative Look at Jewish Buenos Aires and Jewish Los Angeles

Symposium featuring the work of junior scholars working at the exciting borders of Jewish cultural and urban history in the Americas.
Monday, February 09, 2009
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
306 Royce Hall

Feb11

Political-Economic Crisis & Popular Response - Screening of "Argentina: Hope in Hard Times"

Screening and discussion of "Argentina: Hope in Hard Times" a film directed by Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Entrepreneurs Hall C-315

Feb19

Flying Down to Rio (1933)

Screening of Flying Down to Rio (1933) directed by Thornton Freeland.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presentation Room

Feb19

Cuban Slave Society and the Haitian Revolution

The Mellon Seminar on Caribbean Cultural History is proud to present a talk by Ada Ferrer, Associate Professor of History at New York University.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall

Feb24

God's Middle Finger: Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre

Journalist and author Richard Grant shares his research, insight and stories on his travels into the Sierra Madre.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
YRL Presentation Room

Feb25

"The Shared Responsibility Initiative" by H. E. Francisco Santos Calderon, Vice President of Colombia

Join us for a lecture by His Excellency Francisco Santos Calderon, the current Vice President of Colombia, as he discusses "The Shared Responsibility Initiative: Cocaine's Ecocide in Columbia" - an international campaign led by the Vice President to create awareness about the social and environmental damages caused by the cultivation of coca and production of cocaine in Colombia.
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Charles E. Young Grand Salon

Mar3

SIN NOMBRE

Screening of SIN NOMBRE(2009), directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.
Tuesday, March 03, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theatre

Mar4

Ainda Orangotangos (Still Orangutans)

Screening of Still Orangutans (2008), directed by Gustavo Spolidoro
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theatre

Mar5

Books, Writers, and Editors in Nineteenth-Century Rio de Janeiro

Lecture by Fernando Paixo, visiting professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presentation Room

Mar5

Fowler Screening and Lecture: Macario

Screening of Macario (1960), directed by Roberto Galvadon. Screening followed by a discussion of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Thursday, March 05, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UCLA Fowler Museum

Mar6

Microhistory Set in Motion: An Itinerary from Senegambia to Saint-Domingue to Santiago de Cuba

A Lecture by Rebecca J. Scott, Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and Law at the University of Michigan.
Friday, March 06, 2009
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bunche 6275

Mar9

Gang Violence in Brazil's Northeast: Notes for a Debate

A lecture by Jose Luiz Ratton,Professor of Sociology at the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE)
Monday, March 09, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
1301 Rolfe Hall

Mar9

Silences in the Museum: Reflections on Paris's Musee du Quai Branly

A Lecture by Sally Price, from William and Mary College
Monday, March 09, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bunche 10383

Mar10

Travels with Tooy: History, Memory, and the African-American Imagination

A Lecture by Richard Price, from William and Mary College
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Bunche 6275

Mar12

Global Perspectives on Youth & Violence

Young people make up almost a fifth of the worlds population. Close to 85% of the 1.1 billion young men and women between the ages of 15 and 24 live in developing countries.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Covel Commons

Mar12

Black Orpheus (1959)

Screening of Black Orpheus (1959) directed by Marcel Camus.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presentation Room

Mar12

Language Contact and Conflict in the Andes: Spanish and the Indigenous Languages

Lecture by Rodolfo Cerron-Palomino from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
4302 Rolfe Hall

Mar12

Preventing Mass Atrocities: A Criminological Perspective

Lecture by Argentine Justice Eugenio Raul Zaffaroni
Thursday, March 12, 2009
9:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Room 1430

Mar14

The Americas at the Age of Exploration

LAI Winter Workshop 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
8:00 PM - 5:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall

Mar19

Love by the Sea: Rio de Janeiro and Bossa Nova

Lecture by Eliane R. Moraes, visiting professor in the Spanish and Portuguese Department.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Presentation Room

Apr1

O Misterio do Samba (The Mystery of Samba)

Screening of O Misterio do Samba (2008), directed by Lula Buarque de Hollanda and Carolina Jabor.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theatre

Apr2

Launching Event UCLA Center for Mexican Studies

Opening event for the UCLA Center for Mexican Studies with a special address by Jorge Durand, Professor of Anthropology, University of Guadalajara and Music by zocaloZe.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Fowler Museum Terrace

Apr2

SUGAR

Screening of Dominican film Sugar, by Ruan Fleck and Anna Boden
Thursday, April 02, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theater

Apr2

Patrones y procesos migratorios en America Latina

A bilingual seminar presented by The Migration Study Group, the Center for Mexican Studies and the International Institute.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
279 Haines Hall

Apr3

Mexicanos en Chicago: Diario de Campo de Robert Redfield. 1924-1925

Mexicans in Chicago: the Working Diary of Robert Redfield 1924-1925.
Friday, April 03, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Haines Hall 279

Apr3

Cartographies of Islam in the Americas: Migrants, Converts and Devotion

Symposium about the growing presence of Islam in Latin American Societies.
Friday, April 03, 2009
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Royce 362

Apr6

Our Disappeared

A film screening and discussion with Juan Mandelbaum, the film's director
Monday, April 06, 2009
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater

Apr7

First Meeting CACSC Interdisciplinary Workshop.

The UCLA Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern cone (CACSC) presents "Caftens, Kurvehs, and Stille Chuppahs:Jewish Sex Workers and their Opponents in Buenos Aires, 1890-1930. by Mir Yarfitz, PhD candidate from the History department.
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
10367 Bunche Hall

Apr8

Political-Economic Crisis & Popular Response - Screening of "Argentina: Turning Around"

Screening and discussion of "Argentina: Turning Around" a film directed by Melissa Young and Mark Dworkin.
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
5:30 PM
Cornell Hall D-313

Apr17

Amazonian Concert: A Roundtable Discussion with Brazilian Writer Alvaro Cardoso Gomes

A roundtable discussion on Brazilian Writer Alvaro Cardoso Gomes' latest novel Concerto Amazonico(Amazonian Concert)
Friday, April 17, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
4302 Rolfe Hall

Apr17

Globalization Southern Style: Low-Wage Labor, Race, and Migration in the Nuevo South

Lecture by Angela C. Stuesse, IRLE, UCLA.
Friday, April 17, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
279 Haines Hall

Apr18

XXXII Symposium on Portuguese Traditions- Day 1

A Symposium on Portuguese Traditions (Europe, America, Africa, Asia).
Saturday, April 18, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Sunset Recreation Center

Apr19

XXXII Symposium on Portuguese Traditions- Day 2

A Symposium on Portuguese Traditions (Europe, America, Africa, Asia).
Sunday, April 19, 2009
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Sunset Recreation Center

Apr20

Portuguese and Luso-Brazilian Studies in Japan

Lecture by Professor Akira Kono, from Osaka University,Japan.
Monday, April 20, 2009
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
4302 Rolfe Hall

Apr21

Rudo y Cursi

Screening of Mexican film Rudo y Cursi, directed by Carlos Cuaron
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theater

Apr22

Of Creole Pigs and Other Vanishing Species: The Environmental Costs of Colonialism in the Caribbean

Lecture by Professor Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert from Vassar College.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
4:00 PM
Humanities 193

Apr23

Chilean Poet Raul Zurita

Poetry reading by Chilean poet Raul Zurita followed by a round table discussion.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
306 Royce Hall

Apr23

Dislocated Writing: Luso-Hispanic Literature Beyond Borders- Day 1

The Sixth Annual UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Conference.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
306 Royce hall

Apr24

Latin American Economies: History and Globalization

Sponsored by the UCLA Latin American Institute, the UCLA Center for Economic History, and the Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (Mexico City). April 24 and 25.
Friday, April 24, 2009
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
6275 Bunche

Apr24

Dislocated Writing: Luso-Hispanic Literature Beyond Borders- Day 2

The Sixth Annual UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Conference.
Friday, April 24, 2009
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
306 Royce hall

May5

Sleep Dealer (2008)

Screening of Sleep Dealer, directed by Alex Rivera.
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
7:30 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater

May6

Lavoura Arcaica (To the Left of the Father)

Screening of Lavoura Arcaica (To the Left of the Father) directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theater

May7

The Aesthetics of the Heart: Lavoura Arcaica

A Discussion with Luiz Fernando Carvalho.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Young Research Library (YRL)

May8

Machado de Assis, Capitu and Luiz Fernando Carvalho

A Symposium with Luiz Fernando Carvalho.
Friday, May 08, 2009
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Rolfe 3126

May8

Capitu (2008)

Screening of Capitu(2008)directed by Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Friday, May 08, 2009
6:00 PM - 10:30 PM
James Bridges Theater

May12

Second Meeting CACSC Interdisciplinary Workshop.

The UCLA Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern cone (CACSC) presents "The Impact of Funding on Research Collaboration. Evidence from a Developing Country" by Diego Ubfal, PhD candidate from the UCLA Department of Economics.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
10383 Bunche Hall

May13

New Muslim Cool - A Sneak Preview

A screening of the documentary with H. Samy Alim, UCLA and director Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Dodd Hall 147

May14

Folklore and the Politics of Belief in the Caribbean

Workshop hosted by The Mellon Seminar on Caribbean Cultural History.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bunche 6275

May14

The Favela Genre and the Transnational Other: Street Kids in the 21st Century

Lecture by Professor Joao Luiz Vieira, Universidade Federal Fluminense - UFF, Brazil.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
3:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall

May14

Oblivion (2008)

Screening of Oblivion (El olvido), directed by Heddy Honigmann.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
7:30 PM
UCLA James Bridges Theater

May15

Migration, Work and Health in Times of Economic Crisis

Preliminary findings of a study of migrant women in Hermosillo and Los Angeles. Presentation by Jane R. Rubin-Kurtzman, CCPR, UCLA
Friday, May 15, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
279 Haines Hall

May18

NARRATIVA LATINOAMERICANA DEL SIGLO XXI - ELENA PONIATOWSKA

A discussion with Elena Poniatowska, Mexican journalist, novelist, essayist, and short-story writer.
Monday, May 18, 2009
7:00 PM
Rolfe 1200

May19

Spectral Fathers: Antonio Lopes Ribeiro's O Pai Tirano

Lecture and discussion of film comedy "O Pai Tirano"(1941)with Professor Paulo de Medeiros from the Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bunche 10383

May22

Self and Solitude in Machado de Assis's Late Novels, 1904-1908

Lecture by Professor Dain Borges from the University of Chicago.
Friday, May 22, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bunche 10367

May26

2009 Graduate Student Research Panel

The Latin American Institute is hosting a Graduate Student Research Panel to present research findings and promote exchange of ideas among students and participants working in various disciplines.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
6275 Bunche

May27

Nosso grao mais fino

Book presentation of Professor Jose Luiz Passos' latest book Nosso grao mais fino.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
4:15 PM
Rolfe 4302

May29

Sudden Death and Plantation Life in Colonial Cuba

Lecture by Adrian Lopez Denis from Brown University. Lecture hosted by The Mellon Seminar on Caribbean Cultural History.
Friday, May 29, 2009
3:00 PM
Bunche 6275

Jun2

3rd Meeting CACSC Interdisciplinary Workshop: "Where Memory Dwells: Culture and State Violence in Chile"

The UCLA Center for Argentina, Chile and the Southern cone (CACSC) presents "Where Memory Dwells: Culture and State Violence in Chile" by Dr. Macarena Gomes-Barris from the Department of Sociology and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California.
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
10383 Bunche Hall

Jun3