We are delighted to announce the Latin American History Workshop’s Spring 2017 schedule. Our discussions will take place in Kelly Hall, Room 114, unless otherwise noted. Please direct your questions to Keegan Boyer (kboyar@uchicago.edu) or Christian Rocha (christianrocha@uchicago.edu)
The World in the Library
Valeria López Fadul
Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholar, History, University of Chicago
April 6th, 4:30-6:00
Community and Property in Pre-Revolutionary Mexico
Emilio Kourí
Professor, History, University of Chicago
April 20th, 4:30-6:00
The Bird’s Song: Religion, Refuge, and the Meanings of ‘Zumbi’”
Marc Adam Hertzman
Associate Professor, History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Friday May 5th, TBD
‘Desde siglos pasados’: Popular Understandings of an African Past in Veracruz, Mexico
Karma Frierson
PhD. Candidate, Anthropology, University of Chicago
May 18th, 4:30-6:00
Commerce, Credit, and Coercion: The Real Ordenanza de Intendentes of 1786 and its Aftermath
Chris Gatto
PhD. Candidate, History, University of Chicago
June 1st, 4:30-6:00