Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Latin American Studies Program and the Spanish House sponsored, "Forgotten in the Jungle: Victims of Colombia's War," a speaking tour with Consuelo González de Perdomo and Gustavo Moncayo.

Monday, September 15, 2008
“21st Century Slavery: Living Proof” with Micheline Slattery, a Haitian woman and victim of human trafficking, discussed her experiences and the scope of trafficking today.

Monday, April 7, 2008
Peter Chapman, Financial Times journalist and Former Correspondent, BBC and The Guardian in Central America and Mexico, presented a lecture followed by a book signing and reception for, BANANAS! How the United Fruit Company Shaped the World.

Wednesday, November 28, 7:30pm in Gambrell 153
The Immigrant Ranger, Javier Pérez and Jesus Rivas, will present songs about immigration reform, human rights, the Latino population, and American politics. The Immigrant Ranger is an activist-singer-songwriter who performs his own corridos (narrative songs) about the experiences of Mexican immigrants. The Immigrant Ranger’s songs focus on the pressing topic of immigration reform and human rights in the United States. While he will sing mostly in Spanish, the lyrics to the songs will be projected to the audience in English. The Ranger, who comes to USC from Portland, Oregon, is passionate about his work and a gifted singer. National Public Radio did a piece on him a short time ago, which you can hear at: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14415291. This event is co-sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 3:15pm, Wardlaw Hall Room 101
The Office of International and Comparative Education proudly presents Dr. Lesley Bartlett, from the Teachers College of Columbia University, to lecture on "The Word and the World: The Cultural Politics of Literacy in Brazil." This event is co-sponsored by The Office of International and Comparative Education, The Walker Institute, The Language and Literacy Program, The Women’s Studies Program, Department of Anthropology and Latin American Studies Program.

Friday, October 5, 2007, 2:00pm - 5:00pm in Gambrell Auditorium
Latin American Studies has invited distinguished Spanish scholar, Dr. Jorge Mari, to give a presentation titled, "Re-Focusing the Trans-Atlantic Lens: U.S., Latin American and Spanish Cinemas & Film Criticism in the Era of Globalization" that will discuss trans-Atlantic dialogues between U.S. and Hispanic films.

Grupo Siquisiri: Music of Veracruz, Mexico. Sponsored by Southern Arts Federation, USC's Consortium of Latino Immigration Studies, the USC School of Music, and the Latin American Studies Program at USC.

Friday, September 15, 2006, 3:30 Gambrell Auditorium

Latin American Studies and the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies will host a lecture by Dr. Arturo Escobar titled, "The 'Turn to the Left' in Latin America and the 'Epistemic Turn' in Latin American and Caribbean Studies".  Dr. Escobar is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, UNC-Chapel Hill, Director of the Institute of Latin American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Associate Director of the Carolina and Duke Consortium.  The event will be held on Friday September 1st at 3:30 pm in the Gambrell Auditorium.

The Latin American Studies Program and Student Action with Farmworkers invite you to:

Women Confronting Globalization:
Cultural Resistance, Fair Trade, and Human Rights

Cecilia Santiago Vera (social psychologist, Chiapas, Mexico) will speak on the political and social context of Chiapas. She has worked with members of indigenous communities, prison populations, and displaced people on surviving violence and strengthening community.

Tessa Landreau-Grasmuck represents the Mexico-U.S. Solidarity Network as a translator, and will introduce via videotape Mujeres por la Dignidad, a cooperative of several hundred indigenous weavers in Chiapas.

Dr. Alvaro Cuervo-Cazurra (LASP, International Business) will introduce the event, and Kristen Hudgins (Student Action with Farmworkers) will serve as moderator.

Friday, April 7, 2006
7PM
Nursing 231

The Latin American Studies Program and
the Spanish Program of the Languages,
 Literatures, and Cultures Dept. at USC
 invite you to a colloquium:

Dr. Alejandro Bernal
The Art of Rewriting and Escaping
Dictatorship: Donoso and Bolano

Dr. Ramona Lagos
Law and Justice in Chilean Cinema:
The Pinochet Years

FRIDAY, MARCH 31
2:00 - 3:15 PM
GAMBRELL 005

The Latin American Studies Program of the Walker Institute of International and Area Studies, the Office of Student Government, the International Social Work Student Association, and Teaching and Technology Services present:

"SOCIAL POLICIES AND THEIR IMPACT IN THE AMERICAS"

Carl Wells, Director of Access and Diversity, Equal Opportunity Programs, USC
"Equal Opportunity Laws"

Darcy Luadzers,  Carolina Psychotherapy Association
"Comprehensive Sexuality Education in South Carolina"

Jorge Camacho,  Spanish Program, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, USC
"The Schools in the Fields: Educational Policies in Cuba"

Ann Kingsolver,  Interim Director, Latin American Studies Program, USC
"Responses to Neoliberal Economic Policies in the Americas"

Veronica Castro, MSW Candidate, USC "Labor Laws in Ecuador"

Vivian Castro,  MSW Candidate, USC "National Health Insurance in Ecuador"

H. Galo Vera Andrade, Diputado de la República del Ecuador (Senator, Republic of Ecuador)
"Single Mother Laws in Ecuador"

Rafael Alvarado, Latin American Studies Program faculty affiliate, Moderator

The panel will be followed by an open discussion.

Tuesday March 21, 2006
5-7 PM
Russell House, RM 322

Student Action with Farmworkers (SAF),
Student Association for Latin America (SALA),
and the Latin American Studies Program (LASP)
invite you to a conversation with

Daysi Granados

Daysi Granados is a teacher in the Center for Agrarian Education and Training (CEPA) and a community activist.  As a Witness for Peace speaker, she will talk about the way in which the privatization of Nicaragua's electricity has had a harmful impact on her own community; the projected effects of free trade in rural Nicaragua; and the ongoing struggle of Nicaraguan civil society to prevent the privatization of water resources.

October 11, 2005