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LHCS and CLAC Upcoming Events
for Fall 2009
- November 4th-December 10th, Stories From Cuba Exhibit
- Artist's reception on Wednesday, November 4th, 4:30-6:30 PM
- CLAC at 122 College Avenue, College Avenue Campus
- Featuring the work of American photographer Alice Fisk MacKenzie and the late Cuban photographer Domingo Sarabia (1951-1992), Stories of Cuba brings together two complementary visions of life in Cuba. Focusing on the period between 1970-2000, the exhibition includes images representing rural life, urban portraits, public art, and dance performance.
- Sponsored by Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies and Rutgers Cuban American Students (RUCAS).
- Click here for the flyer
- November 11th, An Evening with Miguel Algarin: "Survival/Supervivencia"
- 8:00 PM
- Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, 126 College Avenue, College Avenue Campus
- Miguel Algarín is cofounder of the Nuyorican Poets Café, Professor Emeritus at Rutgers University and author of more than ten books of poetry, anthologies, and numerous works for television and theater. Survival/Supervivencia (2009), his most recent collection, is a memoir spanning his work over the last thirty-five years.
- Co-sponsored by the Office of the Associate Vice President of Public Partnerships in the Arts and Humanities, the Department of English and LLEGO—the LGBT Students of Color Union of Rutgers University.
- November 18th, Dialogo Series: Hemingway's Cuban Son, with Raul Villarreal
- 4:30-6:00 PM
- CLAC at 122 College Avenue, College Avenue Campus
- A presentation by New Jersey visual artist Raul Villarreal on the new memoir Hemingway’s Cuban Son, co-written with his father Rene Villarreal. In 1939, the great American writer Ernest Hemingway moved into the Finca Vigia, an estate outside of Havana. In 1946 he hired Rene Villarreal—then only 17—as his household manager or mayordomo. Over the next 15 years, Villarreal became a witness to Hemingway’s escapades and adventures as well as the writer’s work habits, moods, passions and friendships.
- December 9th, Artist's Talk by Raul DeNieves
- 2:50-4:10 PM
- Voorhees 104, College Avenue Campus
- Raul DeNieves, a contemporary artist, will discuss his work in Professor Tatiana Flores' Mexican and Mexican-American Art Class.
- April 14th, Writers at Rutgers Reading Series Presents Derek Walcott
- 8:00 PM
- Rutgers Student Center, Multipurpose Room, 126 College Avenue, College Avenue Campus
- Derek Walcott is a Nobel Prize-winning poet who was born in Saint Lucia, a former British colony in the West Indies. Much of Walcott’s work deals with Island influences and his English and West Indian ancestry. In 1959, Walcott founded the non-profit Trinidad Theatre Workshop, which has since produced many of Walcott’s plays, as well a wider range of plays by other playwrights. He has published twenty-one collections of poetry and over twenty plays. His most recent publication was Selected Poems (2007), which draws from his publications over the last fifty years. His awards include a MacArthur “genius” grant, an Obie Award, a Royal Society of Literature Award, and the Queen’s Medal for Poetry. He is currently at work on his forthcoming poetry collection, White Egrets.
LHCS and CLAC Past Events
- October 8th, Gema y Pavel in Concert
- 8:00 PM
- Trayes Hall, Douglass College Campus
- Firmly rooted in the Cuban troubadour tradition, the duo Gema & Pavel are renown for their masterful vocal expressions and intricate guitar arrangements, which infuse Blues, Flamenco, Afro Pop and other world styles to produce a unique sound.
- Program sponsored by the Committee To Advance Our Common Purposes, the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies and the Rutgers University Cuban American Students (RUCAS). Free and open to the public.
- Click here to visit Gema y Pavel's MySpace page.
- October 2nd, Casa Abierta!
- 1:00-5:00 PM
- CLAC at 122 College Avenue, College Avenue Campus
- Join us for our annual open house, this year featuring Mariachi Tapatio, AMAR La Bomba, DJ, foods and more. Latino student organizations showcase opportunities for service and involvement .
- September 16th-October 15th, Exhibition: "Mutations"
- CLAC at 122 College Avenue, College Avenue Campus
- This exhibition features recent photographs and works on canvas by Juan Chawuk, an acclaimed artist- activist from Chiapas, Mexico. The work integrates traditional Mayan cosmology with contemporary themes of social struggle, human rights, and environmental concerns.
- Free and open to the public.
- April 17th, Postcolonialities Conference
- 9:00a.m. to 5:00p.m.
- Teleconference/Lecture Hall Scholarly Communication Center 403, Alexander Library
- Click here for program and event information
- April 10th, "Whose Barrio?" film screening
- "Whose Barrio?" is an emotionally charged look at the changes in Manhattan's Spanish Harlem as real estate speculation pushes rents and property values past the point of affordability for most area residents. By interviewing long-time East Harlemites and new arrivals, and digging deep into the flavor of a neighborhood long regarded as a cultural homeland for Latinos and other ethnic groups, the film reveals a complex web of individual and community interests.
- 4:00-6:00 PM
- Room 410, Rutgers Student Center
- Co-sponsored by the Department of Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies; School of Communication, Library, and Information Studies; and the Center for Latino Arts & Culture.
- April 9th, Manhatitlan Codex: An Exhibition by Felipe Galindo
- Join us for a conversation with New York-based cartoonist, illustrator, and animator Felipe Galindo and a screening of his recent short animated films.
- Inspired by the ongoing phenomenon of Mexican immigration to the United States and drawing upon pictorial traditions from Mexico, Manhatitlan Codex explores the concepts of homeland, migration, and globalization.
- Reception with the artist takes place on April 9 at 6:00 PM. Exhibit runs Monday, April 6-Friday, May 1, 2009.
- Center for Latino Arts and Culture, 122 College Ave.
- Co-sponsored by the Department of Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies and the Center for Latino Arts & Culture.
- April 9th, Panel: A Comparative Look at the Experience of Latinos and Latin American Immigrants in the East Coast
- 2:10 to 3:30 p.m.
- Action ID: 12182R
- Part of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies Conference
- The Hyatt Hotel, 2 Albany St.
- Moderator: Aldo Lauria Santiago, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- Suzanne Oboler. John Jay College, City University of New York. “The Larger View.”
Carlos Vargas-Ramo. Hunter College, City University of New York. “Puerto Ricans.”
Robert Smith. Baruch College, City University of New York. “Mexican Immigrants and Mexican Americans.”
Carlos U Decena. Rutgers University—New Brunswick. “Dominicans.”
Ulla Berg. Rutgers University—New Brunswick. “South Americans.”
- April 8-11, 2009 NACCS Conference
- Click here for program information
- The National Association of Chicana/Chicano (Mexican-American) Studies will have their annual national academic conference in New Brunswick. This is the first time the Association brings its meeting of 500+ people to the Northeast! It is also the association’s fortieth anniversary. The Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies, with the support of the SAS Dean’s office and other units, will be the local host for this conference. As a result, we will be sponsoring some local events on campus and a panel relating to Mexican and other Latino communities in the Northeast.
- March 31-April 1, 2009, Iberian Cruelties: Imperial Legacies in the Portuguese and Spanish Speaking Worlds
- Center for European Studies, Rutgers University, 102 Nichol Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
- Conference Sponsors: Department of Spanish and Portuguese, SAS Dean of Humanities, SAS Dean of International Programs, Department of History, Department of Jewish Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, Center for European Studies, Office of Vice President for Research and Graduate and Professional Education, Office of Undergraduate Education, and the Instituto Camões.
- Tuesday, February 17-April 10, HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: A Film Series
- March 26, 2009, Beyond the Fields: Cesar Chavez, the UFW, and the Struggle for Justice in the 21st Century Presentation & Book Signing with Randy Shaw
- 5:00-6:30 PM
- Labor Education Center, Auditorium, Cook Campus
- 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick, NJ
- Co-sponsored by the Labor Studies and Employment Relations & Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies Departments
- Barack Obama used the phrase "Yes, We can" (Si, se Puede)to promote his 2008 presidential campaign. "Beyond the Fields" reveals the untold story of how thespirit of "Si, Se Puede," that began with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers in the 1960s still sets the course for today's social justice movements.
Cesar Chavez is the most prominent Latino in United States history books, and much has been written about Chavez and the United Farm Worker's heyday in the 1960s and '70s. But left untold has been their ongoing impact on 21st century social justice movements. Beyond the Fields unearths this legacy, and describes how Chavez and the UFW's imprint can be found in the modern reshaping of the American labor movement, the building of Latino political power, the transformation of Los Angeles and California politics, the fight for environmental justice, and the burgeoning national movement for immigrant rights. Many of the ideas, tactics, and strategies that Chavez and the UFW initiated or revived-including the boycott, the fast, clergy-labor partnerships and door-to-door voter outreach-are now so commonplace that their roots in the farm workers' movement is forgotten. Click here for more info about the film.
- March 13-22, 2009, Alternative Spring Break Trip to Guatemala
- Join this study tour and learn about sustainable agriculture, rural development and campesino/indigenous communities in Guatemala.
- Work on community projects with a focus on women's needs in areas including
- set up of computer labs and the training of community members
- participation in workshops with women's groups and children
- living in communities with campesinos (subsistence farmers) and indigenous peoples
- helping make a video about the communities
- Cost: Approximately $1200 (including airfare, food, lodging, and fees)
- Application and $100 non refundable deposit due Thursday February 12
- For information contact William Kramer at 732-589-8024 or wkramer@access4less.net
- NOTE: THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL RUTGERS TRIP
- Thursday, March 12, "When Clouds Clear" film screening with director Danielle Bernstein
- Set in the community of Junin, located in the isolated cloud forests of Ecuador. When Clouds Clear explores a peasant community's radical resistance to a proposed copper mine that would level and destroy their way of life.
- 8:00-10:00 pm
- Graduate Student Lounge
- Presented as part of the Human Rights In Latin America And The Caribbean Film Series, organized by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, cosponsored by the Rutgers Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
- Tuesday, March 10, A Conversation with Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Tony Award-winning composer, performer, and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda is author and lead in the Broadway musical, "In the Heights." Join us for a conversation with the artist about his work and upcoming projects. Sponsored by the CLAC and LHCS
- 8:00-9:30pm
- Student Activites Center, College Avenue Campus
- Thursday, March 5, "Killer's Paradise" film screening with Maria Lucrecia Vicente Franco of Nuestra Voz in Guatemala
- Since 1999 more than 3,000 women have been murdered in Guatemala, yet lawmakers and government officials turn a blind eye. Powerful and uncompromising, Killer's Paradise uncovers an emotionally wrenching human rights tragedy, while exposing an inept judicial system that allows it to happen.
- 8:00-10:00 pm
- Graduate Student Lounge
- Presented as part of the Human Rights In Latin America And The Caribbean Film Series, organized by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, cosponsored by the Rutgers Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
- Thursday, February 26, "State of Fear," film screening with Rutgers Anthropology and Latino Studies professor Ulla Berg
- State of Fear masterfully blends personal testimony, history and archival footage to tell the story of escalating violence in Peru and how fear of terrorism was used to undermine democracy, making the Andean nation a virtual dictatorship where official corruption replaced the rule of law and nearly 70,000 civilians died.
- 8:00-10:00 pm
- Graduate Student Lounge
- Presented as part of the Human Rights In Latin America And The Caribbean Film Series, organized by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, cosponsored by the Rutgers Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
- Thursday, February 19, "Children in No Man's Land" film screening with director Anayansi Prado
- Children In No-Man's Land uncovers the current plight of the 100,000 unaccompanied minors entering the United States from Mexico. The film gives the political debate about the U.S.-Mexico border a human face by exploring the stories of two children as they attempt to cross the border alone to reunite with their mothers in the Midwest.
- 8:00-9:30 pm
- Graduate Student Lounge
- Presented as part of the Human Rights In Latin America And The Caribbean Film Series, organized by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, cosponsored by the Rutgers Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies
- Tuesday, February 17, "The Price of Sugar" flim screening with Jocelyn McCalla, former director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights
- The Price of Sugar follows Father Christopher Hartley, a charismatic Spanish priest, as he organizes dispossessed Haitians in the Dominican Republic to fight for their basic human rights. This film raises key questions about where the products we consume originate and at what human cost they are produced. Sponsored by Sociedad Estudiantil Dominicana and RU Student Life.
- 8:00-10:00 pm
- Douglass Lounge at the Douglass Campus Center
- Presented as part of the Human Rights In Latin America And The Caribbean Film Series, organized by the Center for Latino Arts and Culture, cosponsored by the Rutgers Center for Latin American Studies and the Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies.
- December 10, Faculty Workshop - Amanda Warnock
- September 30-December 9, Vernacular Epistemologies Seminar Series, Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis
- 11:00am-12:30pm, RCHA Seminar Room, 88 College Avenue
- Click here for seminar schedule
- December 3, Pablo Ziegler & Trio for New Tango Concert
- 8:00pm, Nicholas Music Center Student Center, Bush Campus
- December 1, Latino Heritage Month Closing Ceremonies
- November 20, Pepon Osorio's Badge of Honor Exhibition Reception
- 5:00pm, Mason Gross Gallery, Downtown New Brunswick
- November 19, Elections 2008: The Social & Political Crisis in Puerto Rico
- 6-8 pm, Room 402 Rutgers Student Center, College Avenue Campus
- Guest Speaker: David Noriega-Rodríguez, Puerto Rican political analyst, radio and television host, and author
- November 19, LHCS Faculty Research Workshop, Contact Sarah O'meara for papers
- 12:00 pm, Profl Minkah Makalani of the History Department will discuss: "Voy a Nigeria a descubrir mis raíces": African Diasporic Exchanges in the Dominican Republic.
- tba, Amanda Warnock, Department of Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies: tba
- November 3, Latino Heritage Month Opening Ceremonies
- 7:00pm, Douglass Student Center, Douglass Campus
- Latino Heritage Month at Rutgers is celebrated in the month of November and the month begins and ends with Opening and Closing ceremonies, which feature cultural tradiciones (traditions), costumbres (customs), musica (music), entretenimiento (entertainment), comida (food), and inspiring keynote speakers that are not only influential to the Latina(o) community, but to the Rutgers community as a whole.
- November 1, Lazos America Unida is celebrating the day of the dead with a vigil at 8:00 pm in CLAC -122 College Ave, please wear white or traditional clothes from your country if is possible, we are going to give you a red ribbon to wear. also if you play an instrument please bring it with you to the vigil to learn aztec songs. trae una foto de tu ser querido que ya ha fallecido y quieres que se honre durante la velacion! y una ofrenda a tu ser querido que tu quieras: pan, vela, plato de comida, tequila, cigarro-tabaco, incienso, etc Ayudanos a mantener viva esta tradicion... Sunday is the Aztec dances from 10 am to 2:00 pm at the New Brunswick Public Library!
- October 30, Illegality and Deportability: Non-citizen immigrants and the Law in Post 9/11 US
- Featuring: Nicholad De Genova (Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Latino Studies, Columbia University) and Bryan Lonegan (Teacher at the Immigrant Workers Clinic, Seton Hall University)
- 4:00-6:00pm, Room 410 College Avenue Student Cente
- October 20, Immigrant Civic Participation: A Challenge for New Jersey & the Nation
- 9:00 am, Eagleton Institute, Douglass Campus
- October 16, Black Atlantic Seminar, "Six Degrees of Segregation: Lynching& Capital Punishment in America, 1865-1965," Yohuru Williams, Fairfield University
- 4:30 pm, Rutgers' Center for Historical Analysis, College Avenue Campus
- October 15, National Latino AIDS Awareness: Free & Confidential Testing
- Hurtado Health Center, College Avenue Campus
- October 15, Center for Latino Arts and Culture Open House/Casa Abierta
- 12:00pm, Center for Latino Arts and Culture, College Avenue
Campus
- October 13, The Cuban Remix: Underground Hip Hop & the Politics of Protest Music
- 1:40pm, Lucy Stone Hall, Livingston Campus
- October 9, Soy Andina Film & Dance Performance
- 8:00pm, Trayes Hall, Douglass Campus
- October 8, Self Management and the Organization of Work: Everyday Work in Argentina's "Fabricas Recuperadas," Jose Itzigsohn, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Brown University
- 11:30-1:00pm, Sociology Department Seminar Room, Second Floor, Lucy Stone Hall, Livingston Campus
- October 6, Health Across Borders II
- 8:30 am - 7 pm, Busch Campus Center, Busch Campu
- September 26, Alma Viva Theater Performance by Yuyachkani Theatre
- 7:00pm, Kirkpatrick Chapel, College Avenue Campus
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