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BGSU presents
Caribbean Crossroads
The Institute for the Study of Culture and Society’s and the
Latin American and Latina/o Studies Cluster
presented “Caribbean Crossroads,” three days of educational
workshops and music.
The event started October 26, 2011, with the Action Project
Concert and Workshop which included a roundtable discussion with
the performers. The Action Project is an Afro-Celtic jazz
sextet that combines Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban percussion and
Celtic musical traditions.
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Standing: Amy Robinson and Chad Coates
Sitting: Francisco Cabanillas, Susana Peña and
Valeria Grinberg Pla. |
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A documentary about the impact of neoliberal globalization on
Haitian women was presented on Thursday, October 27th. The film
Poto Mitan or the “Pillar of Society” as women are known
in Haiti was follow by a conversation with Director Mark
Schuller, Assistant Professor of African-American Studies
and Anthropology at York College, the City University of New
York.
Friday, October 28th the Faculty and Graduate
Student Symposium took place at the Bowen Thompson Student
Union, with sessions presented by Valeria Grinberg Pla
and Francisco Cabanillas, faculties from the Romance and
Classical Studies, Susana Peña Director of Women’s
Studies, Associate Professor, Ethnic Studies and Chad Coates,
graduate assistant in the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
The Latin American and Latina/o Studies Cluster is an
interdisciplinary group of faculty members committed to develop
opportunities to learn about Latin America and Latinos in United
States. The group is preparing for the 11th Ohio
Latin Americanist Conference presented on February 17-18,
2012, hosted at Bowling Green State University.
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