Calendar
Events for 2013
Xingu
A 2012 Brazilian drama film by director Cao Hamburger
Wednesday, January 09, 2013
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Melnitz Hall 1409
Encuentro con Carla Guelfenbein: Una chilena en la republica mundial de la novela
A lecture by novelist Carla Guelfenbein.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rolfe 4302
Missing Identities: Conflicting sentiments in a world of enforced disappearance in the Southern Cone
Lecture by sociologist professor Gabriel Gatti
Thursday, January 31, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
La tristeza de los tigres y los misterios de Raúl Ruiz
By Verónica Cortínez and Manfred Engelbert
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rolfe Hall 4302
Uma Longa Viagem (A Long Journey)
A 2011 film directed by Lucia Murat
Wednesday, February 06, 2013
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Melnitz 1409
Translating the Essays and the Narrative Fiction of Mario Vargas Llosa
Lecture by Professor John King from the University of Warwick
Friday, February 08, 2013
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Bunche 10383
A guerra segundo o Seu João: história e trauma em Guimarães Rosa
A talk by Professor Ettore Finazzi-Agrò
Thursday, February 14, 2013
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Rolfe Hall 4302
FORUM - Illegal drug markets, crime and violence in Latin America
A forum that will bring together scholars, political leaders, and institutions leading the discussion on organized crime, corruption and drug trafficking in Latin America.
Friday, February 22, 2013
8:15 AM - 6:00 PM
YRL Conference Room 11360
POLICY PANEL- Illegal drug markets...: A perspective from drug enforcement authorities
A panel presentation that will bring together some of the most important policy makers in security, drug policy and enforcement to present their views on the relationship between drugs, drug policy and security in Latin America.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
YRL Conference Room 11360
Chaos and Grassroots Organizations in Mexico
Lecture by Lauren Carlsen and Gloria Muñoz Ramírez
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Haines 144
How to Deal with Loanwords in Translation: Some Considerations on Translations Strategy
A lecture by Professor Akira Kono from Osaka University
Monday, March 04, 2013
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
A6 Haines Hall
Histórias que só existem quando lembradas (Found Memories)
A 2012 film by Julia Murat
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Melnitz 1409
At the Crossroads: Medicine and Culture in Latin America
A symposium exploring the intersection between culture and medicine among indigenous communities in Latin America.
Friday, March 08, 2013
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
YRL Conference Room 11360
O Som Ao Redor (Neighboring Sounds)
A 2012 Brazilian film by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Melnitz 1409
Rethinking Binationalism: Binational Mexican Labor Activism in the Early 20th Century
Colloquium presented by Devra Weber from the University of California, Riverside
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Public Affairs 5391
Insisting on Modernity Visions and Revisions in the Luso-Hispanic World
The 10th UCLA Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Conference
Thursday, April 18, 2013
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Royce Hall 306
At the Crossroads: Surgery and Culture in Latin America
A symposium exploring the intersection between culture and surgery among indigenous communities in Latin America
Friday, April 19, 2013
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Royce Hall 314
Insisting on Modernity Visions and Revisions in the Luso-Hispanic World
The 10th UCLA Spanish and Portuguese Graduate Student Conference
Friday, April 19, 2013
9:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Royce Hall 306
Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos: Rio, 40 graus
A 1956 film by director Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Saturday, April 20, 2013
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater (Hammer Museum)
Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos: A Musica Segundo Tom Jobim
A 2012 film by director Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Sunday, April 21, 2013
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater (Hammer Museum)
Tango from UCLA to New York City: a 25 Year Journey
A lecture by artist and producer Pablo Aslan
Thursday, April 25, 2013
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Schoenberg Hall 1345
2013 LABA Conference: Economic Trends and Capital Markets in Latin America
The 2013 Latin American Business Association Conference
Friday, April 26, 2013
1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Anderson School of Management
Cafe de los Maestros
A 2008 film by Miguel Kohan
Friday, April 26, 2013
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Melnitz 1409
Politics & Society in Contemporary Mexico
A lecture by Dr. Arnaldo Cordova from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
Monday, April 29, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Bunche Hall 6275
Más allá del mercado: Los usos de la literatura latinoamericana en la era neoliberal
A lecture by Ignacio Sánchez Prado from Washington University in St. Louis
Monday, April 29, 2013
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Rolfe 4302
Politics & Society in Contemporary Mexico
A lecture by Dr. Arnaldo Cordova from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM)
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Eucalyptus Hall 2225
From Cumbia Colombiana to Rap: The Evolution and Interaction of Two Urban Music Cultures
Lecture by sociologist Jose Juan Olvera from Universidad Regiomontana of Monterrey, Mexico.
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
Gonzaga: de Pai para Filho (Gonzaga: From Father to Son)
A 2012 film by Breno Silveira
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Melnitz 1409
Symposium: Informing Responses to Reduce Poverty and Improve Health in Latin America
UCLA Blum Center's Inaugural Spring Symposium
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
DeNeve Auditorium
Art & Social Movements: Cultural Politics in Mexico and Aztlan
A conversation with book author Edward J. McCaughan, artist Barbara Carrasco and Dr Colin Gunckel
Thursday, May 02, 2013
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Royce Hall 306
New Dimensions in the Study and Practice of Mexican and Chicana/o Social Movements
A binational symposium of scholars and activists
Thursday, May 02, 2013
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Royce Hall 306
Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos: Como era gostoso o meu francês & Tenda dos milagres
1972 & 1977 films by director Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Friday, May 03, 2013
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater (Hammer Museum)
Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos: Vidas Secas & Boca de Ouro
1963 films by director Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Monday, May 06, 2013
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater (Hammer Museum)
The President's Development Policy and four Priorities for Latin America
Conversation with Mark Feierstein, USAID Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
At the Crossroads: Community Wellbeing and Culture in Latin America
A symposium exploring the intersection between community wellbeing and culture among indigenous communities in Latin America
Friday, May 10, 2013
8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
11360 YRL Conference Room
Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos: Memórias do cárcere
1984 film by director Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Sunday, May 12, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater (Hammer Museum)
Solidarity Transformed: Labor Responses to Globalization and Crisis in Latin America
Book Talk presented by Mark Anner (Penn State University) and discussed by Mark Sawyer (UC Los Angeles)
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Public Affairs 5391
Encuentro con Alicia Scherson: Una chilena en la república mundial del cine
A lecture by Alicia Scerson, Chilean film director and producer.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Rolfe Hall 4302
2012-2013 Faucett Fellowship Student Panel
The purpose of the Faucett Fellowship Research Panel is to present research findings and promote the exchange of ideas among students and participants working in various disciplines. These research fellowships are made possible by support from the Faucett Catalyst Fund.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bunche 6275 (History Conference Room)
Infraestructuras Transfronterizas: Etnografia de itinerarios en el espacio social de Monterrey-San Antonio
A lecture and book presentation by Efren Sandoval Hernandez
Friday, May 17, 2013
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
Carioca Orientalism: Morocco in the Imaginary of a Brazilian Telenovela
A lecture by Waïl S. Hassan, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
4:30 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Saramamalla (Mother Corn)- Climate Change and the Andean Corn Culture
An academic and cultural event by the UCLA Kichwa/Quechua class
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Royce Hall 314
Historia Indígena de México Michoacán Durante la Época Colonial y el Siglo XIX
First International Symposium on Michoacán during colonial era and the XIX century
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
YRL Conference Room 11360
Corações Sujos (Dirty Hearts)
A 2011 film by Vicente Amorim
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Melnitz Hall 1409
LA Film Fest: Master Class with Gustavo Santaolalla
The Latin American Institute is proud to host the Los Angeles Film Festival’s Master Class with Argentine musician and film composer Gustavo Santaolalla
Saturday, June 15, 2013
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
The Grammy Museum at L.A. LIVE