{"id":12130,"date":"2025-12-23T12:20:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7459"},"modified":"2025-12-23T12:20:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:20:37","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/about\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border has-dates\"><li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/centering-indigenous-knowledges-in-contemporary-brazil\/\">Centering Indigenous Knowledges in Contemporary Brazil<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-06T14:31:23-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Tuesday April 21, 20264:00\u20135:30 PM CT (5:00\u20136:30 PM Mato Grosso do Sul)Zoom webinar \u2013&nbsp;register here&nbsp;for link to joinThis event will be recorded and shared afterward with all who register. Este evento contar\u00e1 com interpreta\u00e7\u00e3o simult\u00e2nea em ingl\u00eas e portugu\u00eas. Veja abaixo os detalhes completos em portugu\u00eas do evento. Centering Indigenous Knowledges in Contemporary Brazil In &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/film-and-portuguese-student-expands-reach-of-uwm-faculty-research-on-brazil\/\">Film and Portuguese Student Expands Reach of 51ÁÔÆæ Faculty Research on Brazil<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-03T11:52:07-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">April 3, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">For most of 2025, 51ÁÔÆæ student Lucca Marcello (Film Production major, Portuguese minor) worked closely with 51ÁÔÆæ researchers to steward their 18 years of fieldwork materials on Brazilian folk heritage for the next generation of scholars. The result is a centralized database cataloging tens of thousands of research materials \u2013 heading soon to the University &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/eric-schmitt-portuguese\/\">Eric Schmitt \u2013 Portuguese<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T16:21:53-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Why did you apply for the FLAS Fellowship? I had been studying Portuguese independently for a few years but had always wished I had studied abroad during my undergraduate degree. So, when I found out that 51ÁÔÆæ had the FLAS Fellowship, I wasn\u2019t going to miss out on my chance to study abroad again. I &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/michele-haeberlin-maya-kiche\/\">Michele Haeberlin \u2013 Maya K\u2019iche\u2019<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-26T16:20:07-05:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 26, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Michele Haeberlin received the FLAS Fellowship award in the summer of 2023 to study Maya K\u2019iche\u2019 at Tulane University\u2019s Mayan Language Institute. Read about her experience below. Why did you apply for the FLAS Fellowship? I applied for the FLAS Fellowship both because it offered me a wonderful opportunity to study abroad at a time &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/mar-31-apr-4-free-latin-american-film-series\/\">March 31-April 4: Free Latin-American Film Series!<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-03-06T09:30:38-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">March 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Join us at UW-Milwaukee&#039;s Student Union Cinema for six contemporary films from across Latin America. This series is free and open to all! Visit our Film Series page for full event details. Here&#039;s a quick summary of what&#039;s in store! Tuesday March 31 at 7 pmThe First Women&nbsp;(As&nbsp;Primeiras)&nbsp;Wednesday April 1 at 7 pmThe Dog Who &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/monica-cabria-zambrano-math\/\">Monica Cabria Zambrano: Math<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-19T15:38:56-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">The \u201dEncuentro de mujeres en Topolog\u00eda, Geometr\u00eda y sus Aplicaciones\u201d (The Women in Topology, Geometry and their applications Conference) is a conference thought to strengthen the network of women in the mentioned areas. It also intends to be a safe space to reflect the challenges that women in Mathematics face, so we can support each &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/clacs-colleagues-celebrate-milestone-years-at-uwm\/\">CLACS Colleagues Celebrate Milestone Years at 51ÁÔÆæ<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-19T14:46:57-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">51ÁÔÆæ recently hosted its Length of Service Awards ceremony, recognizing employees who have reached work milestones ranging from five years up to 45 years at the university. Many of our CLACS affiliates took part \u2013 thanks to each of them for their contributions to our university! &nbsp; 35 years Paul Brodwin (Professor, Anthropology) 25 years &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/from-poetry-to-protest-the-circulation-of-a-poetics-of-justice-in-mexican-womens-writing-and-activism\/\">From Poetry to Protest: The Circulation of a Poetics of Justice in Mexican Women\u2019s Writing and Activism<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-19T10:18:44-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Friday, March 13, 2026 12 noon \u2013 1:00pm Curtin Hall room 118, UW-Milwaukee Free and open to the public The World Languages and Cultures Speaker Series presents, with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies: From Poetry to Protest: The Circulation of a Poetics of Justice in Mexican Women\u2019s Writing and Activism This talk &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/lacusl-talk-choreography-and-memory-with-professor-maria-gillespie\/\">LACUSL talk: choreography and memory with Professor Maria Gillespie<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-19T09:57:28-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 19, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Thursday, March 12, 2026 3:00pm \u2013 4:00pm American Geographical Society Library (AGSL) 51ÁÔÆæ Libraries, 3rd floor east wing This talk is part of the LACUSL Speaker Series: Join us to learn about the many topics you can study through 51ÁÔÆæ&#039;s interdisciplinary LACUSL major (Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latinx Studies). Save the date for our &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/tiger-tiguere\/\">Tiger (Tiguere)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-17T14:29:36-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 17, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Pablo is sent to a camp run by his father, where strength is demanded and fear is treated as failure. Watch the trailer.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/the-visitor-el-visitante\/\">The Visitor (El visitante)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-17T14:27:23-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 17, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Determined to reconnect with his teenage daughter, Humberto faces the quiet judgment of her influential evangelical grandparents while searching for work and a sense of dignity. Watch the trailer.<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/latin-american-caribbean-studies\/gardenia-perfume-perfume-de-gardenias\/\">Gardenia Perfume (Perfume de gardenias)<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-02-17T14:25:07-06:00\" class=\"post-date\">February 17, 2026<\/time><div class=\"post-excerpt\">When she discovers an unexpected gift for planning funerals, Isabel begins helping her neighbors transform loss into moments of humor and care. 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