Audio Archive

LLILAS Faculty Book Series: "The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America"
Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 12:15 PM
2nd Floor Conference Room, Benson Latin American Collection, SRH Unit 1

Raul Madrid, Department of Government

"The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America explores why indigenous movements have recently won elections for the first time in the history of the region. Raúl L. Madrid argues that some indigenous parties have won by using inclusive populist appeals to reach out to whites and mestizos. Indigenous parties have managed to win support across ethnic lines because the long history of racial mixing in Latin America blurred ethnic boundaries and reduced ethnic polarization. The appeals of the indigenous parties have especially resonated in the Andean countries because of widespread disenchantment with the region's traditional parties. The book contains up-to-date qualitative and quantitative analyses of parties in seven countries, including detailed case studies of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru." — Cambridge University Press

Discussant: Charles Hale, Department of Anthropology

Download the audio recording from this presentation: raul_madrid_bt.mp3

Foro Urgente: Democracia en debate: Las elecciones de 2012 en México
Friday, September 14, 2012, 5:30 PM
2nd Floor Conference Room, Benson Latin American Collection, SRH Unit 1

Este foro comunitario busca promover un dialogo crítico sobre las recientes elecciones presidenciales en Mexico y en particular sobre el impacto que el regreso del PRI tendrá para los mexicanos en ambos lados de la frontera. El panel incluriá al Héctor Domínguez-Ruvalcaba, Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese; Directora Ejecutiva Ana Yáñez-Correa, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition; and LLILAS Investigador Visitante Guillermo Sheridan, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM).

Moderador: Gustavo Monsante, UNIVISION 62

Download the audio recording from this presentation: ForoUrgente.mp3

Fall 2011

Workshop: "Contested Terrain: Undocumented Migration and Enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico Border"
Monday, October 10, 2011, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Hackett Room, SRH 1.313

Coyotaje: Clandestine Crossings at the Texas-Mexico Border
David Spencer, Trinity University, San Antonio

Professor Spencer is author and editor of books and other works on the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as free trade and uneven development. His recent publications include Clandestine Crossings: Migrants and Coyotes on the Texas-Mexico Border (2009, Cornell University Press).

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VRP Lecture: Modern Latin American Architecture
Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 12:00 PM
Hackett Room, SRH 1.313

Hugo Mondragon, Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile

Hugo Mondragón is Assistant Professor of Architecture at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Professor Mondragón’s research focuses on how the national images of Chile, Colombia, and Brazil have been shaped by modern architecture. His recent publications include “El Paisaje como construcción de sentido: El Valle de Putaendo” in Habitar el Patrimonio and Arquitectura y Construcción: Chile 1945–1950 (with A. Tellez). Dr. Mondragón obtained a master’s in architectural history from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and a doctorate in architecture and urban studies from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. While here he will be affiliated with the School of Architecture.

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Lecture: The Perils of Human Activity: Lessons from Colombia's Experience with Soil Erosion
Wed, September 28, 2011, 12:00 PM
Hackett Room, SRH 1.313

Juan Restrepo, EAFIT University, Colombia

The Andes range exhibits a very delicate variety of ecosystems and environments along its prolonged trajectory, which has made it particularly vulnerable to the onslaught of modernity and human activity.
While the increasing intensity of natural disasters in tropical areas is often blamed on global warming, the causes might not be as intractable. Soil erosion and deforestation, both caused by unrestrained human activity, can affect an ecosystem more profoundly.
Dr. Juan Restrepo, one of Colombia's top hydrographers and the LLILAS 2011-­2012 Tinker Visiting Professor, offers his insights and vast knowledge to illuminate the issue. Drawing from Colombia's experience with man-made ecological modifications, he sketches out the implications of human pressure on fluvial ecosystems, with the hope that this information will better equip citizens and policymakers across the developing world.

Download the audio recording from this event: restrepo.mp3

Spring 2011

Panel: Race, Performance, Diaspora
Tue, April 26, 2011, 3:00 PM
Texas Governors' Room, UNB 3.116

Deborah Paredez, Department of Theatre and Dance
Omi Osun, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies
Robin Moore, School of Music
Moderator: Juliet Hooker, LLILAS Associate Director

Afro-Latin Performance Week: Examining Issues of Race, Art, and Representation.

Download the audio recording from this event: race_panel.mp3

Interview: Yosvany Terry
Thu, April 28, 2011, 11:00 AM
Bass Concert Hall Lobby

Conducted by Robin Moore, School of Music. Featured as part of Afro-Latin Performance Week: Examining Issues of Race, Art, and Representation.

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Lecture: Central America: Broken Democracies? — From Filmmaker to Social Justice Advocate: The Making of 'abUSed: The Postville Raid'
Wed, March 23, 2011, 3:00 PM
Hackett Room, SRH 1.313

Acclaimed Guatemalan director and producer Luis Argueta discusses his most recent film, abUSed: The Postville Raid. This film explores the impact of one of the most brutal, most expensive, and largest Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the history of the U.S.

Download the audio recording from this event: argueta.mp3