Latin American Studies is pleased to present several events in Fall 2011 in connection with this year's program theme, Latin American Food Cultures.

SPEAKERS

Wednesday and Thursday, September 21 and 22, 2011
Location and time: Varied
Visit of Rafael Duharte Jiménez

Rafael Duharte Jiménez is a historian of slavery, race, tourism &  migration in Santiago de Cuba, where he runs a cultural center focused on the city's history and also has recently started scriptwriting and producing documentaries.  He is in the area to participate in a conference on Abolishing Slavery in the Atlantic World; The Underground Railroad in the Americas (April 8-10) --info at  http://ugrworkshop.com/?page_id=669.08

Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Location and time: TBA
Elizabeth Newman, Archaeology of Colonial Foodways in Puebla, Mexico

Friday, November 11, 2011
Location and time: TBA
Vera Candiani, Mexico City's water drainage project: the health of a colonial and contemporary city. 

FILM SERIES

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Location and time: Emerson Auditorium, 6:00 PM
MEXICO: Like Water for Chocolate

Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Location: Emerson Auditorium, 6:00 PM
CARIBBEAN: The Price of Sugar

Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Location: Davis Auditorium, 6:00 PM
BRAZIL: Estomago

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Location and time: Emerson Auditorium, 6:00 PM
VENEZUELA: A mi me gusta. Una historia romantica...