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After Rubber: The Indigenous Resguardos of Colombian Amazonia

After Rubber: The Indigenous Resguardos of Colombian Amazonia

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Friday, January 31, 2025
11:00 AM

Speaker: Oscar Aponte – CUNY Grad Center Location (in-person):KJCC Room 701 at New York UniversityRSV

Panel: "Latinas/os in New Jersey"

Panel: "Latinas/os in New Jersey"

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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About:Rutgers academics and editors Ulla Berg and Aldo Lauria Santiago join a panel discussion
Book Talk: "The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492"

Book Talk: "The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492"

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Friday, January 17, 2025
12:00 PM
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About:A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals th
A Mind of Their Own: Race, Migration, and the Making of Gender Nonconformity, 1945-1950

A Mind of Their Own: Race, Migration, and the Making of Gender Nonconformity, 1945-1950

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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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This is part of the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis "Black Power & White Supremacy:
(Un)Settled: Punishment, Displacement, and Fixation Across Empires

(Un)Settled: Punishment, Displacement, and Fixation Across Empires

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Friday, December 6, 2024
4:30 PM
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This event is part of the Rutgers-Princeton Latin America & Caribbean Workshop. Speakers:Miqueia
Knowing Otherwise: Haunting, Conjuring, and Special Encounters

Knowing Otherwise: Haunting, Conjuring, and Special Encounters

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Thursday, December 5, 2024
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
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Speaker:Deborah Thomas - Anthropology at University of Pennsylvania Location (in-person):Humanities
The Coup and the Palm Trees: Agrarian Conflict and Political Power in Honduras

The Coup and the Palm Trees: Agrarian Conflict and Political Power in Honduras

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Thursday, November 28, 2024
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Speaker:Andrés León - Universidad de Indiana, Universidad de Costa Rica Location (virtual):To view l
The Herds of Mandure: Economic Transformations and Shifting Power Relations in the Guarani Missions, 1768 – 1810

The Herds of Mandure: Economic Transformations and Shifting Power Relations in the Guarani Missions, 1768 – 1810

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Friday, November 22, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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Speaker:Santiago Conti - Ph.D. Candidate in History at Princeton University Location (virtual):For t
Antigonía como duelo agonístico: Una tercera economía psíquica de la pérdida

Antigonía como duelo agonístico: Una tercera economía psíquica de la pérdida

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Friday, November 22, 2024
3:30 PM
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Speaker:Rosaura Martínez Ruiz - Profesora Titular de Filosofía en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma d
Retranslating Négritude: The Shared Poetic Project oof Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon

Retranslating Négritude: The Shared Poetic Project oof Aimé Césaire and Frantz Fanon

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
12:15 PM - 2:00 PM
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Speaker:Dr. Baba Badji - Rutgers Presidential Postdoctoral Associate, Departments of French and Engl
The Ends of Paradise: Race, Extraction, and the Struggle for Black Life in Honduras

The Ends of Paradise: Race, Extraction, and the Struggle for Black Life in Honduras

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Friday, November 15, 2024
4:00 PM
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About:This is part of the Department of Geography Speaker Series. It is co-sponsored by the Rutgers
Creole Women and Human Trafficking: The Case of Manuela Xiqués

Creole Women and Human Trafficking: The Case of Manuela Xiqués

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Friday, November 15, 2024
1:30 PM
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Speaker:Lisa Surwillo - Author and Associate Professor of Iberian and Latin American Cultures at Sta
CLAS 2024 Research Symposium

CLAS 2024 Research Symposium

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Friday, November 15, 2024
12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
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Speakers:Laura De Moya-GuerraSandra AcocalVierelina FernandezGabriela DuncanJian RenJavier GonzalezN
Commodity Markets in the History of Capitalism and Economic Growth

Commodity Markets in the History of Capitalism and Economic Growth

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Friday, November 15, 2024
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Speakers (Presenters and Discussants):Paula Findlen (Stanford) Ariel Ron (SMU) Gregory Cushman (U of
ALAF Nascimento LATAM + Masterclass 01: Introdução aos Futuros Regenerativos e às Gerações Futuras

ALAF Nascimento LATAM + Masterclass 01: Introdução aos Futuros Regenerativos e às Gerações Futuras

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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
3:00 PM
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Speakers:Lydia Caldana - President of ALAFLua Couto - Director of Futuras GeraçõesJoice Preira - Vic
Putting Indigenous Stories Back in the Picture: Aymara Art, and Modernity

Putting Indigenous Stories Back in the Picture: Aymara Art, and Modernity

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Monday, November 11, 2024
2:00 PM
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Speakers:Aymar Ccopacatty - Artist, culture bearer, conservator, teacher, and community organizer Lo
The Rise of US Trade in Río de la Plata: The Interconnected Markets of Enslaved Humans, Manufacturers, & Commodities (1797-1808)

The Rise of US Trade in Río de la Plata: The Interconnected Markets of Enslaved Humans, Manufacturers, & Commodities (1797-1808)

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Friday, November 8, 2024
4:30 PM
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Speaker:Fabricio Prado - The College of William & Mary Location (hybrid):211 Dickinson Hall, Pri
Intercambio, cautiverio y resistencia. Las milicias jesuitas y la introducción de mujeres infieles en las reducciones de frontera, siglos XVII-XVIII

Intercambio, cautiverio y resistencia. Las milicias jesuitas y la introducción de mujeres infieles en las reducciones de frontera, siglos XVII-XVIII

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Friday, November 8, 2024
2:00 PM
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Speaker(s):Guillaume Candela - University of Leeds, UK Location:Transmitted through ZoomGet access t
VISITING FILMMAKER SERIES: MEXICAN/AMERICAN: THE SEARCH FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS

VISITING FILMMAKER SERIES: MEXICAN/AMERICAN: THE SEARCH FOR HEALTH & HAPPINESS

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Thursday, November 7, 2024
7:00 PM
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About:This event will screen three  short films and host several panelists in a conversation ab
Un pasado vivo. Dos siglos de historia ambiental latinoamericana

Un pasado vivo. Dos siglos de historia ambiental latinoamericana

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Monday, November 4, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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Speakers:Diana Méndez Rojas -  CIALC-UNAMSergio Miranda Pacheco -  IIH-UNAMReinaldo Funes