Outreach & Events
Is your organization interested in collaborating with LACIS? Are you an educator in need of resources related to Latin America, the Caribbean or Iberian Peninsula? Please click here to contact LACIS' Outreach Coordinator, Sarah Ripp, who can assist with these and many other outreach related topics. LACIS is member of the Wisconsin International Outreach Consortium.Lectures for Spring 2008*
*Tuesdays at Noon, Weekly LACIS Lunch time lecture series
Conferences for Spring 2008
Events for Summer 2008
Teacher Institute: Human Rights and Historical Memory in Latin America
July 8-11, 2008 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
This workshop will examine the legacy of state terrorism in Latin America in the efforts of civil society and governments to come to terms wit the recent violent past. Sessions explore the experience of military dictatorship, attempts to secure justice for the victims of human rights abuses, and the literature, film, are and memorials which seek to commemorate the struggles and atrocities of those years. This program is geared towards seventh through twelfth grade teachers interested in incorporating these topics into their classrooms. Confirmed presenters include: Marjorie Agosin from Wellesley College (literature of human rights), Anne Hamilton from UW-Whitewater (film and the politics of memory), and Chuck Walter from the University of California-Davis (truth commission reports).
Workshop fee of $90 includes continental breakfasts, lunches, and materials. Dorm housing is available ($40/night). 1-3 graduate credits (History) available for additional cost through the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
For more information, contact: Julie Kline (jkline@uwm.edu or 414-229-5986). Applications are due March 17, 2008 and can be obtained by visiting: http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/. A collaboration between CLACS, UW-Whitewater, and UW-Madison Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies (LACIS)
2008
- LACIS Film Screening, Spring 2008
- Latin American Organizations Round Table, Spring 2008
- Graduating Seniors Reception, 2008
- LACIS Undergraduate Research Symposium, 2008
2007
Outreach has long been a vital function of the UW System Center, and is a major focus of LACIS. Outreach activities are coordinated by the outreach coordinator Sarah Ripp. See the Program Staff page for contact information.
