Latin American Studies 40th Anniversary Reunions:
New Information
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 13, beginning at 6pm in PORCÃO RIOíS - FLAMENGO
Avenida Infante Dom Henrique ,s/n - Aterro do Flamengo
20021-140 Rio de Janeiro, RJ; &
Athens, OH, Feb. 26-28 (Various Events)
Click here view the official Reunion flyer.
Pictures from the Latin American Conference are now available!
Dave Lawrence's Intersession in the Dominican
Melissa Myers' Intersession Research in Venezuela
| Dr. Elena Jackson Albarrán, history professor at Miami of Ohio, spoke to OU students interested in Latin America about the development of the children's magazine "Pulgarcito" after the Mexican Revolution. During a time of rebuilding and a focus on education, José Vasconcelos (La raza cósmica), the minister of education, promoted education in rural Mexico and the creation of a national identity. This magazine, dedicated to and edited by children, reflects various components of the new national identity. Icons such as the volcanos of Mexico City, Itza and Popo, as well as imitations of the styles of Orozco, Siqueiros and Rivera, the great murlaists, were a given and children won various awards according to the nationalist portrayal of Mexicanism. |  |
Alexandra García Iragorri, professor of Political Science and Judicial Law, and Silvia Gloria, Dean of the College of Law, join Rafael Obregón and Betsy Partyka to talk about an agreement between Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia and OU. García Iragorri graduated from International Studies and sees the value of increasing our relations with this Colombian university that also offers enhance courses in the social sciences. LAS is hoping to receive candidates for our MA program in the near future.