Thursday, November 8, 6pm Conference Room 529. 80th Fifth Avenue Combining political philosophy, art history, and literary criticism, this new work by critical theorist Bruno Bosteels presents a sharp and highly original analysis of the continuing influence of Marxism and psychoanalysis on the continent of Latin America. Presenting ten case studies, Bosteels eloquently illustrates how art [...]

Prof. Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas, Professor of Modern European History at the Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich Thursday, November 8th, 2pm. Conference Room 529 Prof. Núñez Seixas is the author of various articles and books on Nationalism in Spain and several books and articles on Spanish migration and exile to Latin America. His forthcoming book (co-authored with Maiken Umbach) is titled: Decentered Dictatorships: [...]

Screening Entre Serpientes y Escaleras, the untold story of the thousands of immigrants who have disappeared in Mexican Territory, followed by  a conversation with Robin Hoover and the producers Keisdo Shimabukuro and Omar Iturbe Thursday October 11th, 6pm  The New School, Conference Room 529, 80th 5th Avenue Rev. Dr. Robin Hoover holds a Masters of Divinity in Social Ethics and a PhD in Political Science. He has produced extensive research on immigration policy during the [...]

Janey Program Fall 2012 Lecture: “Civic Culture in Latin America” by Prof. Doris Sommer Doris Sommer is Ira Jewell Williams, Jr. Professor of Romance Languages and Literature, and Director of Graduate Studies in Spanish at Harvard University. She also serves as Director of Cultural Agents, an organization committed to promoting the arts and humanities as social resources and fostering creativity [...]

Prof. Raymond Craib, Professor of History, Cornell University. Thursday, September 13th. 6 -8pm Conference Room, History Department, 5th floor -80 5th Avenue Prof. Raymond Craib is Professor of History at Cornell University where he researches and teaches on the modern histories of Mexico and Chile. His first book, Cartographic Mexico: A History of State Fixations and [...]

History Talk: “Argentina, World War Two and the Entry of Nazi War Criminals” Prof. Raanan Rein Dr. Raanan Rein is the Sourasky Professor of Latin American and Spanish History and former Vice Rector of Tel Aviv University. He is also the Head of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for International and Regional Studies. Rein is [...]

The New School Annual Latin American History Lecture by Professor Tamar Herzog Title: Colonial Law and ‘Native Customs’: Indigenous Land Rights in Colonial Spanish America,   Conference Room, History Department, 5th floor -80 5th Avenue    

Violence, Repression and Neo-Liberalism in Chile Peter Winn Professor of History Tufts University Tuesday 4/10/12 2:00-3:40pm 66 W12th Street, Room 401 Prof. Winn is the author of the books: ‚Ä¢ Weavers of Revolution: The Yorur Workers and Chile’s Road to Socialism. ‚Ä¢ Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. ‚Ä¢ Victims of [...]