Past Events Category: Tinker Visiting Scholars

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 …

Morgridge Hall, 1205 University Avenue, 7th Floor Atrium
September 17, 2026 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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RSVPs are appreciated, but not required. 

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 …

Tinker Visiting Professor of History, Dr. Orlando Deavila Pertuz
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
November 4, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: The literature on urban Latin America has often reified and naturalized political decisions regarding the production of urban space as racially neutral. While it acknowledges the westernization of Latin American cities since …

Dr. Adriana Angel
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL
March 4, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: Colombia is the most dangerous country for environmental leaders, according to the latest report from the NGO Global Witness, with four out of ten defenders being murdered. Despite this, environmental activism continues …

Tinker Visiting Professor of Anthropology, Fabio Feldmann
206 Ingraham Hall | Virtual
December 3, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: Brazil will host the COP30 (Conference of Parties of Climate Convention) next year in Belem, Para, located in Amazonia. There is a great expectation for the outcomes of this meeting and a …

206 Ingraham Hall
February 27, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Presented by Tinker Visiting Professor of Education, Luis Armando Gandin About the presentation: This presentation examines the structural and cultural changes that were put in place in Porto Alegre’s municipal education system during the 16-year …

206 Ingraham Hall
October 31, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Presented by Presented by Tinker Visiting Professor of Journalism, Dr. Jesus Arroyave Cabrera About the presentation: The media, as the main source of information on which public opinion is based, has been an object of …