Fall 2019 Events

The panelists, from left: Rosemary Joyce, Paula Worby, Beatriz Manz, Elizabeth Oglesby, Karen Musalo, and Denise Dresser

Central American Migrations and the U.S. Border A Moral and Political Issue of Our Time

Denise Dresser, Rosemary Joyce, Karen Musalo, Elizabeth Oglesby, Paula Worby, and Beatriz Manz
September 14, 2019

Liza Grandia talking about Indigenous communities and environmental protection in Guatemala

Sacred Commons, Cultural Reforestation, and Climate Resilience: The Autonomous Indigenous Communities of Petén, Guatemala

Liza Grandia
September 10, 2019 | Part of the Fall 2019 Bay Area Latin America Series

Man standing up with a guitar in front of a purple house

CineLatino: Amazônia Groove

Directed by Bruno Murtinho (Brazil, 2018)
October 2, 2019 | Part of the CineLatino Series Fall 2019

Woman seating surrounded by white bed sheets

CineLatino: La Camarista (The Chambermaid)

Directed by Lila Avilés (Mexico/U.S. 2018)
October 23, 2019 | Part of the Fall 2019 CineLatino Series

Man playing the flute

CineLatino: Wiñaypacha (Eternity)

Directed by Oscar Catacora (Peru, 2017)
October 30, 2019 | Part of the Fall 2019 CineLatino Series

Cruces standing and speaking, explaining his film-making process before the screening

The Order I Live In: An Indoor Urban Symphony

Francisco Cruces
November 4, 2019 | Discussion with the Co-Director

Blanc seating and talking, describing the geography of the region around the Itaipu Dam

Before the Flood: The Itaipu Dam and the Visibility of Rural Brazil

Jacob Blanc
November 12, 2019 | Author's Book Talk

(Image from ¡Las Sandinistas!

CineLatino: ¡Las Sandinistas!

Directed by Jenny Murray (United States, 2018)
November 12, 2019 | Part of the Fall 2019 CineLatino Series

Cuban students seating on a truck

The Cuban Revolution and the Transformation of Nature

Reinaldo Funes 
November 19, 2019 | Author’s Book Talk

Book’s cover

A Good Provider is One Who Leaves

Jason DeParle
November 19, 2019 | Author’s Book Talk

Fontes talks to attendees after the event

Mortal Doubt: Transnational Gangs and Social Order

Anthony W. Fontes
November 21, 2019 | Part of the Fall 2019 Bay Area Latin America Forum

Photo of a boat at Puerto El Triunfo in El Salvador

Screening: Puerto El Triunfo (Port Triumph)

Jeffrey Gould
November 25, 2019 | Film screening and Live Q&A with Director

Map of South America

FLAS Academic Year and Summer Fellowships

December 4, 2019 | Information Session

Petra Costa and Charles Ferguson seating in conversation with each other

Screening: The Edge of Democracy

Petra Costa and Charles Ferguson
December 5, 2019 | Film screening and Live Q&A with Director

Alejandro Díaz standing up and talking with his hands up

El Salvador: Human Rights Denied

Alejandro Díaz
December 9, 2019