New Origins Articles on Latin America
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Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective has published two new articles related to Latin America, with support from CLAS.
Marching Back to the Past: Militarism in El Salvador, by Stephanie Huezo
"For most of 2022 and into 2023, Salvadorans have been living under a form of martial law called a “state of exception.” The phrase is almost ironic because Salvadorans have endured military or authoritarian government for much of the last century. And once again, El Salvador's poor and its youth have been most affected."
Black Laborers on the Panama Canal, by Lia Bascomb
"West Indian, especially Barbadian, migrant labor on the Panama Canal changed shipping routes, benefitted the U.S. economy, and affected immigration for decades afterward."
Follow Origins on Twitter (@OriginsOSU), Instagram (@originsosu), and Facebook (@OriginsOSU).
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A variação pragmática do(s) imperativo(s) em português brasileiro
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On Fri, March 10, 1 PM EST (6 PM Portugal), CLAS Director Scott Schwenter will give a webinar on pragmatic variation in Brazilian Portuguese imperatives for the series Temas de Variação Linguística.
Join the webinar here.
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Mapuche Performance at the Wexner
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The Wexner Center for the Arts announces Love to Death (Amor a la muerte), to be performed March 23-25 (8 PM).
In this interdisciplinary work from Samoan director and choreographer Lemi Ponifasio, strands of Chile’s history come together through the performances of two Chilean women pursuing a more just and equal future for the Indigenous Mapuche people. Mapuche singer-songwriter and activist Elisa Avendaño Curaqueo and contemporary flamenco dancer Natalia García-Huidobro unite onstage in a ceremony that touches on questions of identity and destiny. The work was sparked, in part, by national protests after the murder of young Mapuche man Camilo Catrillanca at the hands of police in 2018.
Find additional details and purchase tickets here.
* Content note: This performance contains nudity.
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Promoting World Peace & Friendship: Stories & Stuff from Returned
Peace Corps Volunteers
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The Ohio Union will host an exhibition during the month of March, featuring objects and stories from over 30 former volunteers who served in the Peace Corps since 1963. The exhibit strives to portray the relationships of volunteers to their host communities around the world during their two years of service, partnering in such areas as education, health, business, and agriculture.
An opening reception will take place in the Ohio Union Great Hall Art Gallery (first floor) on Thurs, March 2, 5-7 PM.
For more information contact Laura Joseph (peacecorps@osu.edu).
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From the Desk of our Student Intern:
"January 8th: Political Polarization in Brazil"
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CLAS Spring Student Intern Ella Meyer has written an article entitled "January 8th: Political Polarization in Brazil", in which she reflects on the recent storming of government buildings by supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro and what this attempt to overturn election results means for the future of Brazilian democracy and newly re-elected president Lula.
To learn more, join us TONIGHT, 6-7 PM EST for a webinar on this same topic with Dr. Andrew Janusz, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida.
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Projeto Migra
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On March 2nd and 3rd, the Portuguese Graduate Student Organization and the Department of Spanish & Portuguese invite you to participate in Projeto MIGRA, with Professor Leonardo Tonus (Maître des Conférences at Université Paris-Sorbonne, poet, and literary critic).
MIGRA aims to establish a transnational and transdisciplinary dialog about the migrancy experiences in Brazil, Europe, the United States, and Canada. All events are free and open to the public.
View the flyer showing the full lineup of events, including a cafezinho, open forum about graduate student projects, and open mic poetry readings.
Don't miss the launch of Brasilioteca Pirilampo, the Brazilian Little Free Library, to be celebrated March 3, 4-5:15 PM in the Intercultural Global Gallery of Hagerty Hall.
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MA Presentation: Catholic feminism and abortion rights in Mexico
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On Fri, March 3 (2:20-3:40 PM), Alyssa Bedrosian of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese will give her MA presentation, entitled "El activismo digital de CDD México y la formación de una comunidad feminista católica contemporánea." The event will take place in Hagerty Hall 255, with the option to attend via Zoom.
Resumen: Esta presentación examina cómo la organización Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir México, a través de una serie animada creada por esta misma, construye su posición feminista católica para luchar por el derecho al aborto.
Join the Zoom meeting here (meeting ID: 963 2108 8276 ; password: Coloq22-23).
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African American Heritage Festival:
Theme Thursday
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The African American Heritage Festival seeks to promote and provide a space for community, visibility, creativity, and education at Ohio State and in the greater Columbus Community. It also aims to commemorate and build upon the legacy of the African and African American experience.
This year's Theme Thursday will take place Thurs, March 2, 7-9 PM (doors open at 6:30 for a special performance) in the Ohio Union US Bank Conference Theater. This year's theme is Unity in the Black community and will highlight cultures and experiences from Continental Africans, African Americans, Caribbeans, Afro Latins, and other African diasporic cultures.
Attendees are asked to observe the event's all-black dress code.
Register to attend no later than Wed, March 1 at noon.
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| Center for Latin American Studies |
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| The Ohio State University |
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