By: Lilia Martinez / We began our LACIS lecture series on the topic of Mexico’s Elections, International Observers and the case of Atlixco, Puebla. Our lecture was given by Barbara Alvarado an International Observer Honorary …
LACIS Lectures
“The Politics of Blackness. Racial Identity and Political Behavior in Contemporary Brazil” By: Gladys Mitchell-Walthour
Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour is a Political Scientist specializing in Brazilian racial politics. Her work examines Afro-Brazilian racial identification and political behavior and opinion. She is currently Assistant Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Africology …
“Every Day We Live Is the Future. Stories of Nicaraguan Migrant Families” By: Douglas Haynes
Douglas Haynes is a nonfiction writer and poet whose work focuses on marginalized people and places. A passionate advocate for international education and the documentary arts, he teaches nonfiction writing and leads a “Writing …
WILDLIFE OF CUBA By: Nils Navarro.
Nils is the author and illustrator of of the recently published book “Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Comprehensive Field Guide”. He is the taxonomist and former curator of herpetology at the Museum of Natural History, …
Lacis Workshop – CUBAN AND LATIN MUSIC FOR EDUCATION by Yazmin Bowers
Yazmin is a singer-songwriter and performer originally from Wisconsin who has studied Afro-Cuban music for the last 12 years. She lived in Havana, Cuba two winters ago and is headed back this September to record …
SENSING THE CARIBBEAN: ART, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND THE SENSORY TURN
This interdisciplinary symposium will bring together scholars and artists to facilitate a conversation about different ways to sense and make sense of the multiplicity of Caribbean sensoria that have defined the region over the past …
SENSING THE CARIBBEAN: ART, CULTURE, HISTORY, AND THE SENSORY TURN
6:00 – 7:30 pm. Festival Room, Memorial Union B196, 800 Langdon St. “Song for the Beloved” Song for the Beloved is an interactive performance honoring those who have died from urban violence in Kingston, Jamaica linking these …
“THE UNITED STATES – CUBA RELATIONS: FROM OBAMA TO TRUMP”
LACIS LECTURES
“Reconfiguring Property Rights, Reshaping Social Relations: Housing Policy in Castro’s Cuba, 1959-Present”. By: Martina Kunivic, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, UW Madison.