Latin America
- Founded
1971 - Seminar Number
515
This seminar is devoted to developing a better understanding of the region, presenting current research and thinking in disciplines that range from anthropology to economics, history, human rights, political science, religion, literature, and the arts. In addition to scholars affiliated with the academic community, speakers are invited from the private sector, international organizations, and governments. The seminar, whose membership also reflects a broad range of disciplines, offers the framework for a lively exchange of ideas on Latin America, its past, present, and future.
Chair
Dr. Margaret E. Crahan
Senior Research Scholar, Columbia University, Institute of Latin American Studies
notmeg@rcn.com
Chair Emeritus
Dr. Eugenio Chang-Rodríguez
Professor Emeritus, City University of New York
echangr@gmail.com
Rapporteur
Laura Vargas
Columbia University
lxv2000@columbia.edu
Welcome
Meetings
| 10/04/2012 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
LINEAMIENTOS DE LA POLITICA-ECONOMICA-SOCIAL: IMPACTO EN LA ECONOMÍA CUBANA
Dr. Armando Nova, Professor and Chief Researcher, Center for the Study of the Cuban Economy, Universidad de Habana, Adjunct Research Scholar, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
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| Notes: This lecture will be delivered in Spanish. Discussion to follow in Spanish and English. | ||
| 11/01/2012 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA
Dr. Gabriel Negretto, Associate Professor of Political Studies at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) and Tinker Visiting Professor, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
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| 12/06/2012 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
BOLIVIA: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GOVERNANCE
Dr. Juan Antonio Morales, Professor of Macroeconomics, Catholic University of Bolivia Visiting Scholar and Tinker Visiting Professor, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
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| 02/07/2013 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
UNDERSTANDING CUBAN MACROECONOMIC REALITIES IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT
Dr. Ricardo Torres, Professor of Economics, Center for the Study of the Cuban Economy, Universidad de Habana, Adjunct Research Scholar, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
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| 03/07/2013 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
SOCIAL MEDIA FOR SOCIAL CHANGE: THE CUBAN STORY
Professor Mirta Ojito, School of Journalism, Columbia University
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| 04/04/2012 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
POLITICOS, PROSTITUTES, AND SCOUNDRELS: RETHINKING LATIN AMERICAN MYTHS
Dr. Adriana Perez , CUNY
Dr. Anne Hayes, CUNY
Dr. Alejandro Quintana, St. John’s University
Dr. Ilan Ehrlich, Bergen Community College
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| 05/02/2013 | IAB 802 7:00 PM |
HUMAN RIGHTS: CHALLENGES OF THE PAST/ CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE
Dr. Katherine Hite, Vassar College
Dr. Mark Ungar, CUNY
Dr. Cynthia Arnson, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Dr. Monique Segarra, Bard College
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| Notes: Dr. Hite and Dr. Ungar, will be co-chairs as well as speakers for this event. |
