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PODCAST – Narcocorridos: Origins and Development of Drug-trafficking Ballads
Presentation by Juan Carlos Ramírez-Pimienta, professor of Spanish at San Diego State University during the teacher workshop "Ballads without Borders: The Mexican Corrido Past and Present."
Posted: 4/23/2013
Key policy makers and scholars discuss causes and consequences of drug-related violence in Latin America
WATCH: Video footage from two-day conference on organized crime, corruption and drug trafficking in Latin America.
Posted: 4/8/2013
PODCAST- At the Crossroads: Medicine and Culture in Latin America
Listen to presentations by anthropologists and clinicians on health and culture in Latin America.
Posted: 4/1/2013
Cinema According to Nelson Pereira dos Santos
A series of films directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
Posted: 3/26/2013
Reveal the truth, but don’t hit people over the head with it!
Author and Los Angeles Times journalist Hector Tobar discusses immigration and the Latin American experience in his works.
Posted: 3/21/2013
Culture matters, especially in medicine
A Latin America Institute symposium finds that culture greatly influences how indigenous communities in Mexico, Central and South America experience Western medicine.
Posted: 3/14/2013
K-12 Teacher Workshop on Mexican Corridos
"Ballads Without Borders: The Mexican Corrido Past & Present" will examine the history, development and significance of one of Mexico's most popular and enduring oral traditions.
Posted: 2/26/2013
Obituary: Barbary Valk
Librarian Emeritus at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and founder of the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Posted: 2/25/2013
PODCAST- Encuentro con Carla Guelfenbein: Una chilena en la republica mundial de la novela
Listen to a presentation by novelist Carla Guelfenbein
Posted: 2/1/2013
Obituary: Robert Murrell Stevenson (1916-2012)
Prominent scholar of Latin American and Iberian music, composer and UCLA professor died on December 22, 2012 of natural causes.
Posted: 1/23/2013
PODCAST- Reading and Q&A with Granta’s best young Brazilian novelists
Listen to a reading and discussion with 5 of Brazil's best young novelists
Posted: 12/3/2012
The Eurozone Crisis and Lessons from Latin America
Faculty lecture by Aaron Tornell, UCLA, Economics.
Posted: 11/30/2012
Burkle Center Director Kal Raustiala discusses a recent border patrol shooting at the Mexican border
Experts say there’s little that can be done to stop the violence, given the delicacies of diplomatic relations between the two countries and the fact that no international law specifically covers such instances.
Posted: 11/14/2012
PODCAST- 520 Years of Dictatorship: Survival, Struggle and Militancy of the Mapuche People
Listen to presentation by poet and political activist Graciela Huinao
Posted: 11/1/2012
AFI Fest 2012 Presented by Audi
The UCLA Latin American Institute is a proud community and cultural supporter of this year’s AFI Film Festival presented by Audi from November 1 - 8. This year, the LAI is the official host of the film "After Lucia" (Despues de Lucia).
Posted: 10/30/2012
'In Extremis: Death and Life in 21st-Century Haitian Art' opens at Fowler Museum Sept. 16
An exhibition on display at the Fowler Museum at UCLA from Sept. 16 through Jan. 20, 2013
Posted: 8/2/2012
Historian's hard work translates into gold
Kevin Terraciano, professor of history and acting director of UCLA’s Latin American Institute, is the 2012 winner of the Gold Shield Faculty Prize.
Posted: 6/15/2012
Political will, courage and imagination needed if resolution is to be made, says ambassador
Argentina’s ambassador to the U.S. visits UCLA to discuss territorial conflict in the long disputed Falkland/Malvinas Islands
Posted: 5/31/2012
2012 Charles E. Young Humanitarian Awards go to three outstanding UCLA students
International development student among recipients
Posted: 5/3/2012
Conservation consternation: Prof studies Amazon's forest people
A inside look at the rainforest's quilombos
Posted: 4/13/2012
Archaeologist investigates legend of mythical ruler of ancient Peru
Christopher Donnan’s revelations Naymlap and his findings at two sites are detailed in his new 268-page book “Chotuna and Chornancap: Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend.”
Posted: 3/13/2012
Salvadoran leaders join UCLA faculty and guests to recognize 20 years of peace
In examining the current state of El Salvador, the role of past civil conflict must be considered, says First Lady Vanda Pignato.
Posted: 1/31/2012
Q&A with Professor Veronica Cortinez: The legacy of Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz
UCLA professor of Spanish and Portuguese Verónica Cortínez, an expert on Chilean film and contemporary Spanish-American Narrative, talked with the LAI about her collaboration with visiting professor Manfred Engelbert on their recently published book “La tristeza de los tigres y los misterios de Raúl Ruiz.”
Posted: 1/20/2012
Documentary about revolutionary Brazilian band makes American debut at UCLA
Henrique Dantas brings Sons of João, The Admirable New Baiano World to the James Bridges Theater
Posted: 12/1/2011
'Contested Visions' unveils contrasting histories of colonial Latin America
Exhibit examines the significance of indigenous peoples and cultures within the complex social and artistic landscape of colonial Latin America.
Posted: 11/22/2011
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