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7th PLAC Conference: Public and Community Engaged Scholarship in Latin America, the Caribbean, and its Diaspora

7th PLAC Conference: Public and Community Engaged Scholarship in Latin America, the Caribbean, and its Diaspora

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Friday, October 11, 2024
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
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About:Penn in Latin America and the Caribbean (PLAC) is a cross-campus, interdisciplinary group of P
Struggles for Memory against Violences in Mexico Book Launch

Struggles for Memory against Violences in Mexico Book Launch

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Thursday, October 10, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
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About:Book launch of Struggles for Memory against Violences in Mexico, including panel discussion an
7th PLAC Conference Keynote Address: La Participación Política Desde Cosmovisiones Indígenas

7th PLAC Conference Keynote Address: La Participación Política Desde Cosmovisiones Indígenas

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Thursday, October 10, 2024
4:30 PM
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Speakers:Yaku Pérez Guartambel - Kichwa Kañari leader, lawyer, professor, and author of nine bo
Social Protest and Institutional Gaslighting: The Case of Colombia

Social Protest and Institutional Gaslighting: The Case of Colombia

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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Speaker(s):Dr. Karol Solís Menco - Professor of Political Science at Universidad del Norte, Colombia
Bias in the Evaluation of Violence Against Civilians: Cognitive Dissonance and Moral Disengagement in Colombia

Bias in the Evaluation of Violence Against Civilians: Cognitive Dissonance and Moral Disengagement in Colombia

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Tuesday, October 8, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Speakers:Gabriella Levy - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Econ
Putting Indigenous Stories Back in the Picture: Storytelling, and Indigenous Women's Perspective

Putting Indigenous Stories Back in the Picture: Storytelling, and Indigenous Women's Perspective

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Monday, October 7, 2024
2:00 PM
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Speakers:Sisa Quispe - Award-winning director, writer, producer, speaker, and host in New York City
Smuggling for a Living in the Early Spanish Caribbean

Smuggling for a Living in the Early Spanish Caribbean

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Monday, October 7, 2024
12:00 PM
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Speakers:Juan Jose Ponce Vásquez - Author and Associate Professor, Department of History at The Univ
2024 Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean

2024 Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean

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Thursday, October 3, 2024
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
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Speakers:For full list of speakers, visit here. Location (in-person):Columbia University – Center fo
Paula de Solminihac: A Presentation on Publicly Engaged Art in Chile

Paula de Solminihac: A Presentation on Publicly Engaged Art in Chile

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Tuesday, October 1, 2024
5:15 PM
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Speaker:Paula de Solminihac - award-winning visual artist,  faculty member at the Universi
La abolición de la esclavitud en Hispanoamérica, 1810-1886

La abolición de la esclavitud en Hispanoamérica, 1810-1886

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Monday, September 30, 2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Speakers:Dr. Rafael Rojas - El Colegio de México Location:Auditorio del Instituto Mora sede Plaza Fo
Solving the 'Paper Question' in Postrevolutionary Mexico

Solving the 'Paper Question' in Postrevolutionary Mexico

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Friday, September 27, 2024
11:00 AM
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Speakers:Corinna Zeltsman - Princeton University Location (in-person):KJCC Room 701 at New York Univ
Roundtable: "Unspeakable: Ten Years After Ayotzinapa"

Roundtable: "Unspeakable: Ten Years After Ayotzinapa"

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Thursday, September 26, 2024
4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Speakers:Anabel Hernández - investigative journalist and authorDiane E. Davis - Charles Dyer Norton
Solito: Understanding Migration Through the Voice of Migrants

Solito: Understanding Migration Through the Voice of Migrants

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
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Speaker:Javier Zamora, Memoirist, Poet, and Speaker Location (in-person):Room 50 McCosh Hall at
Why Can’t Centrists Win Elections in Latin America Anymore?

Why Can’t Centrists Win Elections in Latin America Anymore?

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Tuesday, September 24, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
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Speakers:Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, 2023 Presidential Candidate with an agenda based on development,
Mobilities and the City/La ciudad y las movilidades

Mobilities and the City/La ciudad y las movilidades

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Monday, September 23, 2024
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
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Speakers:Álvaro Rodríguez Luévano - Guest Curator/Curador invitado, Museo MemóricaAreli Carreón - Fo
Fernando Lara presents new book: Spatial Theories for the Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism

Fernando Lara presents new book: Spatial Theories for the Americas: Counterweights to Five Centuries of Eurocentrism

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Friday, September 20, 2024
12:00 PM
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Speakers: Fernando Lara - Professor at the Weitzman School of Design Location (hybrid):Room 473
How is the world working to save biodiversity?

How is the world working to save biodiversity?

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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Speakers:Carolina Angel Botero - Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for Latin American and Latinx S
RCHA Seminar: "Black Power & White Supremacy: The Cyclical Dialectics of Power"

RCHA Seminar: "Black Power & White Supremacy: The Cyclical Dialectics of Power"

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
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Led by:Leslie M. Alexander and Kim D. Butler Location (in-person): Room 6051, Academic Building
Princeton PLAS: "Power and Resistance in the Americas: Transdisciplinary Perspectives"

Princeton PLAS: "Power and Resistance in the Americas: Transdisciplinary Perspectives"

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Monday, September 16, 2024
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
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Speakers:Jo-Marie Burt, Associate Professor, George Mason University and Past President of the Latin
Archeology Under the Canopy: El Pilar and the Maya Forest Gardens

Archeology Under the Canopy: El Pilar and the Maya Forest Gardens

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Friday, September 13, 2024
12:00 PM
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Speakers:Dr. Anabel Ford Location (virtual): Register for zoom link here For more information,