Central American Studies

Central American and Transborder Studies Events

Poetry Writing Workshop

Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 11:00am to 2:00pm

Woman writing in journal outside

Bring yourself and something to write on for our very special poetry workshop led by Professor Susana Marcelo from Central American Studies and Professor Sean Pessin from English. Read more

Memory, Culture, and Identity in El Salvador—Carlos Henríquez Consalvi, director and founder of the Museum of Word and Image

Friday, April 6, 2018 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Carlos Henríquez Consalvi,

A presentation by Carlos Henríquez Consalvi, director and founder of the Museum of Word and Image.  Carlos Henríquez Consalvi “Santiago” was born in the Venezuelan Andes. He studied journalism in Caracas. In 1972, he traveled to Managua—destroyed by the earthquake—to help the victims. Later, he got involved as a journalist in the opposition against the dictatorship of Anastasio Somoza. In 1979, after the fall of the dictatorship, he participated in the establishment of alternative media in the region. Read more

Dr. Edgar Esquit

Monday, January 29, 2018 - 11:00am to 12:15pm

Dr. Edgar Esquit

Education and the Reproduction of Life in the Maya Communities of Guatemala Read more

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