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Randal Johnson Named Director of the Latin American Institute
Distinguished film scholar and Brazil expert Randal Johnson has been named director of the Latin American Institute in the UCLA International Institute starting July 1, 2005.
Posted: 6/13/2005
Global Entertainment and Popular Culture
Special Guest Lecture by Gareth Chang, with Professor Toby Miller, UC Riverside
Posted: 5/17/2005
A Forgotten History of Democratic Institutions in Mexico and Peru
Carlos Forment discusses his new book on the growth of civil society in Latin America in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Posted: 4/26/2005
Does Emigration Strengthen or Weaken Castro?
U. of Michigan sociologist examines the net effects of Cuban exodus on the stability of the island's government.
Posted: 4/26/2005
Electoral Democracy Has Yet to Shake Mexico's Corrupt Bureaucracy
Alejandro Gertz Manero, Vicente Fox's former National Secretary of Security, points to the dramatic rise in drug use and crime in his country as proof that the reforms have gone only half way.
Posted: 3/16/2005
France and Globalization in the Late 18th Century: The Kourou Disaster
Noted British historian Emma Rothschild recalls a terrible turning point in French efforts to expand into the New World.
Posted: 3/14/2005
Three Mexican Governors Discuss the Future of Their Country
Overflow crowd hear governors from three parties speak on the new pluralism and Mexico's place in a globalized world.
Posted: 10/28/2004
Mexican Presidential Candidate Discusses His Country's Future at Burkle Forum
Jorge Castaneda is joined by Harvard Law Professor Roberto Unger in a wide ranging discussion of the future of Latin America.
Posted: 10/11/2004
Trade Blocs, Neoliberalism, and the Quality of Life in Latin America
UCLA conference explores Mercosur, NAFTA, and the Free Trade Area of the Americas.
Posted: 6/16/2004
Government's Role in Development: The Case of Brazil under the Workers Party
Sociologist Peter B. Evans modifies his "embedded autonomy" theory to take account of the pressures of international finance on Third World states and alternatives to an industrialization strategy.
Posted: 6/2/2004
One Year of the Lula Administration
The far left and far right in Brazil are disappointed that Lula government did not usher in a crisis.
Posted: 4/28/2004
Japanese Brazilian Return Migration and the Making of Japan's Newest Immigrant Minority
Dr. Takeyuki Tsuda (UC San Diego) asks: Are Japanese Brazilian Migrants in Japan a Transnational Community?
Posted: 1/27/2004
Latin American Center Inaugurates Digital Culture Center, Paulo Freire Institute, in Buenos Aires
Minister of Education and Mayor of Buenos Aires attend opening ceremonies as Carlos Torres and Fabián Wagmister launch two ambitious projects in working-class district.
Posted: 8/29/2003
Directors of Three Chilean Museums Tour Hammer and Fowler Museums
Heads of UCLA's two museums discuss museum management and finance with visitors from Chile.
Posted: 7/14/2003
The Subtle Racism of Latin America
Carlos Moore sees a disguised racism permeating Latin American society, invented by Arabs in the Iberian Peninsula.
Posted: 6/2/2003
The Crisis in Argentina
Atilio Boron blames slavish adherence to IMF policies for Argentina's economic disaster.
Posted: 4/4/2003
New Leftist Government in Brazil Faces Multiple Challenges
The inauguration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as president of Brazil on New Year’s Day, 2003, signaled an unprecedented personal journey from abject poverty to the presidency of Brazil. In a seminar on the implications, prospects, and possibilities of the new Lula presidency, a panel of experts discussed Brazilian politics, social movements, and the inner workings of the Workers' Party.
Posted: 2/24/2003
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