The Mexican Revolution, Then and Now
James Cockcroft
Feb. 9, 2011, 7:00 P.M., Stern Great Room
Co-sponsored by the History Department
Dr. James D. Cockcroft has a Ph.D., from Stanford University, in Sociology, History, Political Science, with a Latin America/U.S./Europe/Development focus,, Dr. Cockcroft is an An award-winning author and poet he who has written forty-five books on Latin America, Mexico, international relations, political economy, comparative human rights, development and technology, Latinos, labor migration, multiculturalism, and public policy.
www.jamescockcroft.com
Haiti: One Day, One Destiny–documentary viewing and discussion
Michele Stephenson
Mar. 10, 2011, 7:00 P.M., Weiss 235
Co-sponsored by the Community Studies Center
“For over fifteen years, Haitian-Panamanian filmmaker Michèle Stephenson has produced non-fiction film and new media, using her eclectic background and prior international experience as a human rights attorney to tackle stories on communities of color and human rights. In addition to feature-length documentary films, Stephenson has used video and the internet to structure human rights campaigns and train people from across the globe in video internet advocacy. Her work has appeared on PBS, Showtime, MTV and other broadcast, cable and digital outlets. Stephenson is fluent in English, French, Spanish, Haitian Kreyol, and Portuguese”.
http://www.radafilm.com/
Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay
G. Reid Andrew
Apr., 7, 2011, 12:00 P.M., Althouse 106
Co-sponsored by the Africana Studies, American Studies, and History departments
Field(s): Latin America, Comparative, Race
Teaching: Colonial and Modern Latin America, Afro-Latin America, Brazil, Race in Latin America, State and Society in Latin America, U.S.-Latin American Relations
America’s Role and Image in the World
co- organized by the Clarke Forum and Global Education. It includes Cuban journalist Hedelberto LópezBlanch, Apr. 5, 2011, 7:00 P.M. To be confirmed.
