Travis Bembenek, UW Alum, Entrepreneur and Investor
260 Bascom Hall @ 1:00 pm
Past Events
“China in Latin America: The Brazilian Example”
Luciano Benetti Timm, Attorney & Professor of IDP Law School in Brazil
7200 Lubar Commons, UW Law School @ 3:30 pm
“Good for the Poor, Good for the Forest? Formalizing smallholder land rights in the Peruvian Amazon”
Dr. Lisa Naughton
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL @ 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 …
“Roberto Balano as a Question of ‘History of Literature'”
Dr. Heriberto Yepez, Institute of Historical Research (IIH), Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana
260 Bascom Hall @ 6:00 pm
RISE EARTH: “Toward a Regenerative Anthropology: Epistemic Alternatives from Indigenous Peoples”
Irma A. Velásquez Nimatuj
8417 Sewell Social Sciences & Virtual @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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About the presenter: Irma A. Velásquez Nimatuj is Maya-K’iche’ journalist, activist and social anthropologist. She has been at the forefront of the struggles for respect for indigenous rights and culture in Guatemala and in Latin America. …
“Writing the “Homeland” and Its Borders: of Meaningless Passwords, Poetic Transparencies, and Photosynthesis in Latin American Eco-poetics”
Dr. Sarli Mercado
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Please note this lecture will be given in Spanish. About the presentation: What does it mean to think about ecology from a poetic perspective (saber poético)? The color blue has the tint of a wounded …
A Roundtable with Puerto Rican Authors
206 Ingraham Hall @ 5:00 pm
“Living with vampire bats: rethinking rabies control through vaccination in Mexico”
Elsa Cardenas Canales
206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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About the presentation: Vampire bats are among the most misunderstood animals in the Americas. They are feared for their blood-feeding habits and for the role they play in transmitting rabies to livestock and humans. Because …
Kaleidoscope 2026 Graduate Student Conference: “Collective Futures”
Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison -
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LACIS is pleased to once again offer financial support for the Kaleidoscope Graduate Student Conference.