Tag: NAU Latin American Studies

Feb. 15 — NAU Latin American Studies to present ‘The Life of the Mind and a Mind on the Move: Action and Advocacy in Academia’

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2023 • Comments Off

Dr. Rima Brusi, Professor of Anthropology at NAU will present “The Life of the Mind and a Mind on the Move: Action and Advocacy in Academia,” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5 at Northern Arizona University, Room LA-120, building No. 18.

Using the theme of education in Puerto Rico as a case study, Dr. Brusi will explore from various disciplines and methods, including cultural anthropology, what “access” means in higher ed research, what it means to do “public” or “applied” scholarship, and why it is sometimes necessary to use multiple methods.

Sept. 14 — NAU Latin American Students to present ‘History In the Headlines: Climate Migration’

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2023 • Comments Off

FLAGSTAFF — NAU Latin American Students will present “History In the Headlines: Climate Migration” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at NAU, Liberal Arts 120.

This History in the Headlines Event features Dr. Maria Cristina Garcia, Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies at Cornell University.

Dr. Garcia’s talk will address the relationship between climate change and migration patterns, especially as these issues pertain to those traveling from Central America and the Caribbean to the U.S. Garcia will highlight case studies from Central America and the Caribbean to demonstrate the misconceptions and failures of US immigration policy and the changes that must be made in order to address the human devastation caused by climate change paired with environmental and political catastrophe.

NAU to present ‘Human Rights Across the Americas!’ in-person, Zoom presentation on Dec. 5

by Community Contributor • December 1, 2022 • Comments Off

On Monday Dec 5 from 11am-12:15pm in the Blome Conference Room (and on Zoom) we are hosting a roundtable discussion with a Human Rights Across the Americas group through the State Department’s international visitor leadership program. This is a unique opportunity, especially in Flagstaff, to hear from a diverse group of Latin American Human Rights activists! All students, staff, and faculty are welcome and translation will be provided.

NAU Latin American Studies to screen ‘Fandango at the Wall!’ on March 9

by Community Contributor • March 4, 2022 • Comments Off

On Wednesday March 9 at 4 pm in LA 136 Latin American Studies will screen the film Fandango at the Wall. This beautiful and thought-provoking film features a journey through Mexico to explore a 300 year-old Mexican folk tradition–son jarocho—a binational fandango festival on both sides of the US/Mexico border, the conditions of life in Mexico, and the politics of migration. The ultimate message of the film is the triumph of unity through music over division.

You can see a trailer for the film at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skMcKWbF3Jg

March 9 — NAU Latin American Studies to screen ‘Fandango at the Wall! ‘

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2022 • Comments Off

Feb. 23 — NAU Latin American Studies to present ‘Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba’

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2022 • Comments Off

NAU Latin American Studies will present Takkara Brunson and her recently-published book “Black Women, Citizenship, and the Making of Modern Cuba” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23 on Zoom.

Brunson traces how women of African descent were essential participants in the political processes that defined Cuba well before the 1959 Revolution.

Sept. 21 — NAU Latin American Studies presenting ‘The Politics of Extraction: Territorial Rights, Participatory Institutions, and Conflict in Latin America’

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Dr. Maiah Jaskoski, Professor of Political Science at NAU, will present her new book, The Politics of Extraction: Territorial Rights, Participatory Institutions, and Conflict in Latin America” at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Northern Arizona University, Room LA-120.

Presented by NAU Latin American Studies.