Central American Studies

Central American and Transborder Studies Events

Regina José Galindo

Friday, November 14, 2014 - 11:00am

Regina Jose Galindo

Regina José Galindo was born in 1974 in Guatemala City, where she resides. She is an internationally renowned contemporary artist specializing in performance art. Her work explores the ethical implications of social injustice, racial and gender discrimination, and inequality. She has shown her work at the Venice Biennale, at the Graphic Design Biennale of Ljubljana, as well as Read more

Sheila Bapat: The Domestic Workers Rights Movement- Making the Invisible, Visible

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 - 11:00am to 12:30pm

Central American woman with house cleaning tools

Bapat’s book, Part of the Family: Nannies, Housekeepers, Caregivers and the Battle for Domestic Workers Rights, chronicles the rising political and social movement to secure labor protections for domestic workers who toil in our homes cleaning, cooking, and caring for our children and elders. Through interviews with the leaders and activists  Read more

Jim Winship - Living Between: Young Salvadorans in the Early 21st Century

Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 11:00am

Young Salvadorans - detail of poster

Jim Winship (MSW, Ph.D.), Professor of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, will be visiting CSUN to deliver a lecture about the context and challenges in which young Salvadorans struggle to reach their aspirations. Dr. Winship’s recently published book, titled Coming of Age in El Salvador, is about youth and young adults who live simultaneously in a globalized world and a small Central American country Read more

Karla Lara: Music of Resistance from Honduras

Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 2:00pm to 3:15pm

Karla Lara

Her music is inspiring and brave in a country where violence is a norm. Through music Karla Lara celebrates the life and the future of her people and land. Join us in this special lecture-concert. Read more

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