Past Events Category: LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Tinker Visiting Professor Sociology, Dr. Rodolfo Elbert
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
September 22, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: The recent far-right turn and democratic backsliding in Latin America have raised questions about the social forces behind this political shift. One influential hypothesis argues that socioeconomic divisions within the working class …

Nave Visiting Scholar, Dr. Luis Miguel López-Londoño
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
September 15, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: The rhizomorph is a digital image event that transforms as it moves through digital spaces to provide an alternative conception of a particular event. A defining characteristic of the rhizomorph is its …

Tinker Visiting Professor, Dr. Ezequiel Gomez Caride
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
September 8, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation:  What makes a teacher an expert? And how do we come to recognize and value expertise in teaching? This lecture explores how teacher expertise is constructed through different ways of seeing teachers …

Alejandro Jiménez Molina & Carolyn Kallenborn
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
April 21, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: With playful energy, music, colorful hand-carved wooden puppets and masks, Alejandro Jimenez Molina in collaboration with Carolyn Kallenborn brings to life the story of renowned 20th-century Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo. Tamayo’s journey …

Will Baynard, PhD candidate, Cultural Anthropology, UW-Madison
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
April 14, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: In areas defined by weak or ineffective official states, nonofficial entities emerge to fill those gaps. I argue a simple point that builds on this premise. San Cristóbal de las Casas (SCLC), …

Dr. Lisa Naughton
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
April 7, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: The world’s most biodiverse and carbon-heavy forests grow where land ownership is ill-defined, and people are poor. Last year development agencies redoubled their investments in titling land to alleviate rural poverty and …