Calendar
Events for 2010
Nelson Freire
A documentary by JoãoMoreira Salles
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Study and Research in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
An informal discussion about PUC-Rio, one of Brazil's largest private universities; how it functions, and what it has to offer.
Monday, January 11, 2010
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Sons of Cuba
A film directed by Andrew Lang.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Beyond Frontiers: The International Reach of TV Globo and Brazilian Television
Presented by Ricardo Scalamandré, Head of International Business at TV Globo.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
4:00 PM
UCLA Anderson
The 1950s in the Caribbean
A two-day conference organized by the UCLA Working Group on Caribbean Studies
Saturday, January 30, 2010
8:45 AM - 6:30 PM
Bunche 6275
The 1950s in the Caribbean
A two-day conference organized by the UCLA Working Group on Caribbean Studies
Sunday, January 31, 2010
9:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Bunche 6275
Transnational Blackness and the Early Social History of Brazilian Popular Music
A talk presented by Dr. Darien J. Davis from Middlebury College.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
2:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Santíago
A documentary by João Moreira Salles
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Family Obligation & Assistance among Adolescents from Immigrant Families
A lecture by UCLA professors Andrew J. Fuligni and Eva Telzer. Hosted by the UCLA Migration Studies Group.
Friday, February 05, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Moore Hall 3340
Párpados azules (Blue Eyelids)
A film directed by Ernesto Contreras.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
The Experience of Separations & Reunifications for Adolescent Immigrant Youth
A lecture by Dr. Carola Suarez-Orozco, Professor of Applied Psychology and Co-Director of Immigration Studies at NYU. Hosted by the UCLA Migration Studies Group.
Friday, February 12, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Moore Hall 3340
CANCELED: Home Girls: Language and Cultural Practice Among Latina Youth Gangs
A lecture by Dr. Norma Mendoza-Denton, Professor of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Arizona. Hosted by the UCLA Migration Studies Group.
Friday, February 19, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Moore Hall 3340
Political Prospects in Argentina: Does "Kirchnerismo" Have a Future?
A lecture by Torcuato Di Tella, Professor emeritus at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and former national Secretary of Culture.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
3:00 PM
Bunche Hall 6275
Condor
A film about the collaboration between South American military governments, which ended up with the kidnapping and murder of thousands of innocent people in the 1970s. This film is a human account of these events, telling the story of state terrorism and, above all, personal stories in the search for justice.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
James Bridges Theater
La teta asustada (The Milk of Sorrow)
A film by Peruvian director Claudia Llosa.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Freedom and Protection in Everyday Life: Experiences of Children from Migrant Communities
A lecture by Patricia Zamudio Grave, Ph.D. and Annabella Cruz Martinez from the Center for Research and Graduate Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS), Veracruz, Mexico. Hosted by the UCLA Migration Studies Group.
Friday, February 26, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Moore Hall 3340
Mosaics Versus Collages in the Modern Taste for Musical Roots
A lecture by Professor Elizabeth Travassos, from the Universidade de Rio de Janeiro(UNIRIO), Brazil.
Friday, February 26, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Schoenberg Music Building
Era uma Vez... (Once upon a time in Rio)
A film by Breno Silveira
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
ESLABONES: State Terrorism and Resistance in Argentina
A panel discussion on Eslabones, a new volume of stories, poetry, and testimonial texts from the Former Political Prisoners of Crdoba, Argentina.
Friday, March 05, 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Haines Hall 279
"Segmented Assimilation and the New Second Generation"
A lecture by Professor Min Zhou, Ph.D. UCLA Department of Sociology. Hosted by the UCLA Migration Studies Group.
Friday, March 05, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Moore Hall 3340
Memory, Imagination, and Roots in the Music and Literature of Syrian-Lebanese Immigrants and their Descendants in Brazil
A lecture by A.J. Racy, UCLA and Robert Moser, University of Georgia
Friday, March 05, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
352 Haines Hall
Haiti Rising
A discussion forum on ensuring empowerment, sustainability and human security to vulnerable groups in Haiti's recovery
Friday, March 05, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Broad Art Center 2160E & Courtyard
Workshop in Social Networks
A two day workshop on various aspects of social networks, using quantitative techniques applied to sociology and economics.
Friday, March 05, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
A Night of Arab and Brazilian Music
A free concert with A.J. Racy, Samba Society, and Special Guests - please RSVP online!
Saturday, March 06, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Schoenberg Hall
Workshop in Social Networks
A two day workshop on various aspects of social networks, using quantitative techniques applied to sociology and economics.
Saturday, March 06, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
Consuming Latinas: Cuban Global Considerations
A lecture by Professor Lucía Suárez from Amherst College. Hosted by the UCLA Working Group on Caribbean Studies
Monday, March 08, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Rolfe 4302 (Lydeen Library)
Music as Resistance, Healing and Transformation
A celebration of International Women's day with Susana Baca.
Monday, March 08, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
YRL Presentation Room
The Mexican Revolution at 100: "The Legacy and Promise of the Mexican Revolution"
A lecture by Mr. Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, founder of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) and former governor of the state of Michoacán.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Charles E. Young Grand Salon (Kerckhoff Bldg)
Brazil in the Emerging New World Economy
Presented by Ambassador José Alfredo Graça Lima, Consul General of Brazil in Los Angeles. Lecture followed by a piano recital by acclaimed artist Alexandre Dietrich.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Jan Popper Theater
"Common Political Democracy: The Marrano Register"
A Seminar with Professor Alberto Moreiras from University of Aberdeen. Hosted by the UCLA Working Group on Caribbean Studies
Monday, March 29, 2010
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Rolfe 4302 (Lydeen Library)
"Infrapolitical Literature: Hispanism and the Border"
A talk with Professor Alberto Moreiras from University of Aberdeen. Hosted by the UCLA Working Group on Caribbean Studies
Monday, March 29, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Rolfe 4302 (Lydeen Library)
Michoacán: Másica y Másicos
Book discussion of "Michoacán: Música y Músicos" edited by Alvaro Ochoa Serrano, El Colegio de Michoacán, México.
Monday, April 05, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
144 Haines Hall (CSRC Library)
Poncho Sanchez on Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms
Lecture/demonstration on Latin Jazz and Afro-Cuban rhythms by Poncho Sanchez.
Thursday, April 08, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Schoenberg Hall #1100
To be or not to be Multilingual
A lecture by UCLA professor Jared Diamond with an introduction by Carlos Fuentes.
Friday, April 09, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Charles E. Young Grand Salon
Book Presentation of Adán en Edén by Carlos Fuentes
Book presentation of Carlos Fuentes latest book Adán en Edén. Mexican actors Demián Bichir and Dolores Heredia will deliver a dramatized reading of passages from the book.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
5:00 PM
BP HALL, WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
Sombras y palabras en Juan Rulfo (Shadows and Words in Juan Rulfo)
Lecture by Keynote speaker Hugo Gutiérrez Vega. Inaugural lecture of the seminar, "Letras de la Revolución" (Literature of the Mexican Revolution.
Monday, April 12, 2010
7:00 PM
Royce Hall
Trauma, Bureaucraft and the Politics of Aid in Haiti
Lecture by Erica James, Professor of Anthropology,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thursday, April 15, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Haines 352
"Racial Migrations: Puerto Ricans in the Partido Revolucionario Cubano and the Comparative History of Race"
Presentation by Professor Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, Department of History, University of Michigan. Hosted by the Migration Study Group.
Friday, April 16, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
279 Haines Hall
XXXIII Symposium on Portuguese Traditions- Day 1
A Symposium on Portuguese Traditions (Europe, America, Africa, Asia).
Saturday, April 17, 2010
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Sunset Recreation Center
XXXIII Symposium on Portuguese Traditions- Day 2
A Symposium on Portuguese Traditions (Europe, America, Africa, Asia).
Sunday, April 18, 2010
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Sunset Recreation Center
UCLA Zapotexts Group
A special seminar on Zapotec Writings and Languages at UCLA, with visiting experts Professor Aaron Broadwell (Anthropology, State University of New York at Albany) and Professor David Tavarez (Anthropology, Vassar College).
Thursday, April 22, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
UCLA Zapotexts Group
Workshop to present and discuss the latest research on Zapotec Texts. Presentations by Prof. Aaron Broadwell (University of Albany SUNY) and Prof. David Tavarez (Vassar College).
Friday, April 23, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Envisioning Brazilian Cinema
A conversation with Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Bunche Hall 6275
Mob Politics, Dangerous People. Non-Traditional Social Movements and Representation in Contemporary Venezuela
A talk by Professor Luis Duno Gottberg from Rice University.
Juan Pablo Lupi (UC-Santa Barbara), Commentator.
Monday, May 03, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Rolfe 4302
Quanto Vale ou é Por Quilo? (What is it Worth?)
A film directed by S?rgio Bianchi.
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
UCLA Zapotexts Group
A special seminar on Zapotec Writings and Languages at UCLA, with visiting experts Brook Lillehaugen and Michel Oudijk.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
History reading room
A Talk on Poetry and Cuban Affairs
A talk by Cuban Poet Nestor Diaz de Villegas.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Rolfe 4302
The Chicago Conspiracy
A documentary presented by Subversive Action Films.
Thursday, May 06, 2010
6:00 PM
Public Affairs 1234
Argentina:Economic and Cultural Background
A Conversation with Dr. Ricardo Lopez Murphy.
Friday, May 07, 2010
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
UCLA Zapotexts Group
Workshop to present and discuss the latest research on Zapotec Texts.
Friday, May 07, 2010
12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Don Diego de Mendoza de Austria Moctezuma: Entre la historia y el mito de México
A Special talk in Spanish by researcher Maria Castaeda de la Paz from the Universidad Autonoma de México. Hosted by the UCLA Zapotexts Group.
Friday, May 07, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Haitian Earthquake Recovery: Local and Global Strategies
A talk by Ambassador Leslie Voltaire, Haitan Special Envoy to the United Nations
Friday, May 07, 2010
3:00 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
La Cruz Andina/ Chakana (The Andean Cross)
A celebration of life/death in the Andean World.
Friday, May 07, 2010
5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Fowler Museum Terrace
Los nuevos caminos del movimiento jaranero
A conversation with Son Jarocho Composer Patricio Hidalgo.
Monday, May 10, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Haines Hall 144
Opportunities and Challenges in Latin America: The Insiders View
The UCLA Anderson 2010 Latin America Conference.
Monday, May 10, 2010
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Gold Hall Room B209
El vuelco del cangrejo (Crab Trap)
A film by Oscar Ruiz Navia.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Soviet Realms of Memory in Contemporary Cuban Culture
A talk by Jacqueline Loss from the University of Connecticut.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Rolfe 4302
W.A.R Stories: Walter Anthony Rodney
A film by Clairmont M. Chung
Thursday, May 13, 2010
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Perloff 1102
Traditional Brazilian Rhythms and Guitar Techniques
Lecture and demonstration by Brazilian Guitarist and Composer Fabiano Borges.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Schoenberg Music Building
Alamar (To the Sea)
A film by Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio
Thursday, May 13, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Diss-ing Orientalism: Creolism and Subjectivity in Caribbean Nationalist Discourse
A talk by Professor Nalini Persram from York University.
Friday, May 14, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rolfe 4302
Beyond Borders: Migration, Security and Cooperation in North America
A two day workshop on various aspects of North American Integration.
Friday, May 14, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
Contesting the Streets: Street Vending, Open Air Markets, and Public Space
A two day conference about street vending practices.
Friday, May 14, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
352 Haines Hall
Beyond Borders: Migration, Security and Cooperation in North America
A two day workshop on various aspects of North American Integration.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
The Secret History of Subversion: Sex, Modernity, and the Brazilian National Security State
A talk by UCLA Ph.D Candidate Benjamin Cowan.
Monday, May 17, 2010
4:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10367
Composing and Arranging in a "Latin American" Style
Lecture and demonstration by Brazilian Guitarist and Composer Fabiano Borges.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
9:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Schoenberg Music Building
Latin American Concert: Music from Brazil, Argentina and Peru
Concert performing Brazilian Guitarist and Composer Fabiano Borges.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
8:00 PM
Schoenberg Music Building
Technique and Performance in the Brazilian Choro Idiom
Lecture and demonstration by Brazilian Guitarist and Composer Fabiano Borges.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Schoenberg Music Building
The Current State of the Social Sciences in Brazil
A conversation with Nadya Araujo Guimarães, Chair and Professor in Sociology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Bunche 10383
Unemployment and Precarious Work in Brazil: How International Comparisons Illuminate Brazilian Workers' Experiences
Presented by Nadya Araujo Guimarães, Chair and Professor in Sociology at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
279 Haines Hall
Investment Opportunities in Bicentennial Argentina
A talk by Dr. Beatriz Nofal, President of Argentina's Investment Development Agency (ProspeAr)
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
10383 Bunche Hall
Domésticas (Maids)
A film directed by Fernando Meirelles and Nando Olival
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Son Jarocho: A Living Being of Music, Dance and Poetry
A conversation with Son Jarocho artist Laura Marina Rebolloso-Cuellar.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Haines Hall 144
Lezama y el Moncada: Figuras de la insurgencia en Paradiso y Oppiano Licario
A Talk by Cesar Salgado from The University of Texas, Austin.
Thursday, June 03, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Rolfe 4302
Labor Migration and the Expansion of the Sugar Industry: West Indian Workers in Cuba, 1900-1930
A lecture by Dr. Oscar A. Zanetti from Havana University.
Friday, June 04, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Haines 279
Liverpool (2008)
A film by Argentine filmmaker Lisandro Alonso
Friday, July 02, 2010
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
A Mulher Invisível (The Invisible Woman)
A film directed by Claudio Torres
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
Los Muertos (2004) and Fantasma (2006)
Two films by Argentine filmmaker Lisandro Alonso
Friday, July 09, 2010
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
La Libertad (2001)
A film by Argentine filmmaker Lisandro Alonso
Sunday, July 11, 2010
7:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Ardiente Paciencia
A film by Antonio Skármeta.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Mark Taper Auditorium
A Dialogue on Immigration Issues: We Are America/Nosotros Somos America
14th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival Filmmaker panel to discuss Immigration Issues.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa, 3rd level
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!: THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION ON FILM
Screening of 'Enamorada'(1946). A film directed by Emilio Fernández.
Friday, September 10, 2010
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!: THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION ON FILM
Screening of 'Viva Villa'(1934). A film directed by Jack Conway.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!: THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION ON FILM
Screening of 'Viva Zapata'(1952). A film directed by Elia Kazan.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
Clandestine Crossings: Migrants and Coyotes on the Texas-Mexico Border
Author David Spener (Sociology and Anthropology, Trinity University)meets critics panel. Hosted by the UCLA Migration Studies Group.
Friday, September 24, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Haines Hall 279
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!: THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION ON FILM
Screening of 'Duck, you sucker'(1971). A film directed by Sergio Leone.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
7:30 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
¡VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN!: THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION ON FILM
Screening of 'Pedro Paramo'(1966), a film directed by Carlos Velo, and 'la Soldadera' (1966) directed by José Bolaños.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
7:00 PM
Billy Wilder Theater
The Message to García: Cuba, Jamaica, and the USA in 1898
A Talk by Peter Hulme, University of Essex, UK.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Humanities 193
UCLA Study Abroad Fair
The UCLA International Education Office is pleased to be hosting UCLA's 24th annual study abroad fair on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 in Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom.
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom
Argentina's Dirty War and the Quest for Justice
A conversation with Patricia Isasa, member of the Argentine Truth Commission.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
UCLA School of Law
Jean Charles
A film directed by Henrique Goldman. Based on a True Story.
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
UCLA International Institute Open House
In association with the Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars and the International Education Office
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
10th and 11th Floors, Bunche Hall
We Will Dance our Truth
Book presentation by Professor David Delgado Shorter. Hosted by the UCLA Library Writer Series.
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
4:00 PM
Charles E. Young Research Library
Memorias del desarrollo (Memories of Overdevelopment)
Based on a novel by Edmundo Desnoes. Directed by Miguel Coyula
Monday, October 25, 2010
4:15 PM - 6:30 PM
Humanities 135
147 memoria "Life is Beautiful" and the Dirty War
A Talk and Art Exhibition by Chilean Artist Victor Videla Godoy
Monday, October 25, 2010
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Design Media Arts Grad Gallery
"Ciudad Juarez: The Definitive Neoliberal City"
A presentation by grassroots organizer Verónica Leyva.
Monday, November 01, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
YRL Presentation Room
O homem que engarrafava nuvens (The Man who Bottled Clouds) (2009)
A film directed by Lírio Ferreira
Wednesday, November 03, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
The Current State of Luso-Brazilian Studies in Japan
A lecture by Professor Akira Kono from Osaka University.
Thursday, November 04, 2010
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Dodd 167
Performing the Barrio Negro: Blackface, Poetry Recital, and Afro-Cubans in 1930s New York
A Talk by Professor Antonio López from George Washington University.
Friday, November 05, 2010
3:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383
The Sor Juana Revue
Performance, lecture and discussion about Sor Juana Ines de La Cruz.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
4:00 PM
1330 Macgowan Hall
Literatura y cine de la revolución mexicana: Visiones y revisiones
Film and Literature of the Mexican Revolution. A one-day symposium hosted by the Center for Mexican Studies.
Friday, November 12, 2010
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
Economía de guerra en tiempos de paz: los cubanos y el arte de inventar
A Seminar by Elzbieta Sklodowska (Washington University, St Louis)
Monday, November 15, 2010
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Rolfe 4302 (Lydeen Library)
Mariachi y la Revolución Mexicana
A Lecture by Dr. Alvaro Ochoa-Serrano from Centro de Estudios de las Tradiciones, El Colegio de Michoacán. Presented by the Center for Mexican Studies.
Monday, November 15, 2010
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
10367 Bunche Hall
Across the Windward Passage: Haiti in the Cuban Imaginary
A Public Talk by Elzbieta Sklodowska (Washington University, St Louis)
Monday, November 15, 2010
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Rolfe 4302 (Lydeen Library)
Perceptions of Boundary Policing in the Lives of Black-White Couples in Rio de Janeiro
A presentation by UCLA Ph.D Candidate of Sociology, Chinyere Osuji.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
1:00 PM
167 Dodd
Was the Mexican Revolution Ecologically Sustainable?
A Lecture by Mikael D. Wolfe. Presented by the Center for Mexican Studies.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
6275 Bunche Hall
The Storm that Swept Mexico
A two hour documentary film of the gripping story of the Mexican revolution of 1910; its causes and its legacy
Thursday, November 18, 2010
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Digital Screening Theater
El Mariachi en California (1878-2009)
A Lecture by Dr. Alvaro Ochoa-Serrano from Centro de Estudios de las Tradiciones, El Colegio de Michoacán. Presented by the Center for Mexican Studies and UNAMLA.
Friday, November 19, 2010
6:30 PM
634. S. Spring St. Los Angeles
Traces and Memory of Jorge Preloran
A documentary by Fermín Álvarez Rivera about an independent filmmaker that gave Argentina a new cinematic identity.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
5:00 PM
Egyptian Theatre
Social Innovations in Latin America and the Caribbean
a one day symposium on social innovations organized by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Monday, November 22, 2010
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
UCLA Faculty Center
É Proibido Fumar (Smoke gets in your eyes) (2009)
A film directed by Anna Muylaert
Wednesday, December 01, 2010
7:30 PM
James Bridges Theater
The Future of Spanish-Language Literature
A conversation with Granta's Best Young Spanish-Language Novelists Carlos Labbé, Carlos Yushimito and Daniel Alarcón.
Wednesday, December 08, 2010
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Bunche Hall 10383