Past Events

Presented by Nave Visiting Scholar, Dr. Eduardo Santana
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
October 20, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation:  Socially committed museums strive to support community-building processes that contribute to community health and welfare by stimulating civic participation and building social and economic capital. This requires methods that help distinguish what …

Nave Visiting Scholar, Dr. Marta Laura Haynes
206 Ingraham Hall
October 15, 2026 @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Dr. Agustin Lao-Montes
206 Ingraham Hall
October 13, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: In this presentation, I will examine the significance of Haiti as a key referent of WEB Du Bois’ epistemic perspective (theoretical, methodological, research agenda) as well as his politics of liberation. I …

On Wisconsin Rooms AB, Red Gym
October 12, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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This special event will feature a screening of highlights from Emeritus Professor, Carolyn Kallenborn’s film “Woven Lives” which was produced in part through financial support of LACIS. Join the event for the film screening, snacks …

Dr. Lorgia García Peña, Princeton University
VIRTUAL
October 8, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Presented by Nave Visiting Scholar, Dr. Lorgia Garcia-Pena, Princeton University. This event is presented in collaboration with the Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies Program (CLS), IRIS Global Connect at UW-Madison and with generous support from CLS and LACIS. …

206 Ingraham Hall
October 6, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation:  We aim to look back at key grassroots struggles and anti-oppression movements over the past four decades (1980s–present)in El Salvador, mapping pivotal victories, policy shifts, and systemic challenges faced by organizers. Share …

Christine Neumann-Ortiz and Jimmy Patiño
Room 8417, Sewell Social Sciences and via Zoom
October 1, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Presented by Christine Neumann-Ortiz, founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action, and author, Jimmy Patiño. Additional event Christine Neumann-Ortiz, and Jimmy Patiño in Conversation October 1, 6:00-7:30 pm Landmark …

Nave Visiting Scholar, Lina Meruane
Van Vleck Hall, Room B215
September 29, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

About the event:  Lina Meruane will give a performative reading of her fictional essay Ṣumūd while participants decorate cardboard covers for the bilingual (English-Spanish) edition of her text. The publication and workshop are organized by …

VIRTUAL
September 29, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
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Teaching the World with WIRC is a new webinar series for K-14 educators interested in integrating global perspectives on a central theme in their curriculum. On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration …

Lina Meruane, Distinguished Writer in Residence, NYU
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
September 29, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation:  Inspirada en las “encarnadas” reflexiones políticas del filósofo francés Jean Luc Nancy en El intruso (2006), texto escrito a partir de su trasplante de corazón, Lina Meruane se plantea una serie de …