We are delighted to announce the Latin American History Workshop’s Fall 2016 schedule. Our discussions take place in Kelly Hall, Room 114. Please direct your questions to Keegan Boyar (kboyar@uchicago.edu) or Christian Rocha (christianrocha@uchicago.edu)
Progress and the Black Market: The Baratillo Marketplace in Porfirian Mexico City
Andrew Konove
Professor, History, University of Texas, San Antonio
October 13, 2016, 4:30-6PM
“Estamos perdiendo civilización y dinero”: Rural Health during Cardenismo
Steve Server
PhD/MD Student, Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
October 27, 2016, 4:30-6PM
Of a Brazilian Tom and a Brazilian George: The Trans-American Repertoires of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Celso Castilho
Assistant Professor, History, Vanderbilt University
November 3, 2016, 4:30-6PM
Alex Fattal
Assistant Professor, Media Studies, Pennsylvania State University
November 11, 2016, 4:30-6PM
Parallel and Autonomous Nuclear Development in Brazil and Argentina Under Military Rule, 1978–1985
Chris Dunlap
PhD. Candidate, History, University of Chicago
December 1, 2016, 4:30-6PM