Latest Past Events
Andrés Bello Chair Professor Marisa Belausteguigotia, 2nd public lecture: PATHWAYS AND FOOTSTEPS IN DETENTION
Location: King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center Room 342E 53 Washington Square S, New YorkVenue: KJCC Auditorium // 53 Washington Sq. South, NYC Reception to Follow PATHWAYS AND FOOTSTEPS IN DETENTION: MIGRANTS’ AND PRISONERS’ TRANSLUCENCY - MEXICO/ U.S. BORDER How do female prisoners escape their cells in order to be seen at the borders of nations, institutions and disciplines? How do obscured migrants and prisoners leave traces within systems […]
BOOK TALK: AFGHANISTAN RISING WITH FAIZ AHMED
Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies 255 Sullivan St., New YorkAugust 19, 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of Afghanistan’s independence from Britain. Commemorating the roots and legacies of that watershed event, Faiz Ahmed presents a vibrant account of the first Muslim-majority country to form a fully sovereign government, ratify a constitution, and promulgate an original body of national laws after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. […]
RACISMS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE: “INNOCENCE LOST”
King Juan Carlos Center, Room 324CLACS is proud to present “Innocence Lost”, by Marie Cruz Soto (NYU Gallatin) as part of the Racisms in Comparative Perspective Working Group. Abstract: “Innocent Lost” is the fifth chapter of The Life of Isla Nena: Disposability, Unruliness and the Colonial Order of Things in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The book manuscript broadly traces the makings of disposability […]