A NEW LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES MAJOR HAS BEEN APPROVED

We are delighted to announce that a new Latin American Studies major has been approved by the State Board of Higher Education and will become effective in the fall of 2009. More information will be posted here shortly. Contact us at las@uoregon.edu if you have questions.

 

SPRING 2009 FILM SERIES
"GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN LATIN AMERICA"

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE SERIES POSTER (1.5 MB)

All screenings are at 7:00 p.m. at 100 Willamette Hall, 1371 East 13th Avenue, unless otherwise indicated

Wednesday, April 8

The Crime of Father Amaro (México, 2002). A young Catholic priest in a small Mexican town is torn between human desire and faith and confronts a world of corruption and power struggles.
Discussant: Pedro García-Caro (Romance Languages)

Wednesday, April 15

Madeinusa (Peru, 2006). A young Indigenous woman in Peru confronts the ominous reality of her community’s cultural traditions.
Discussant: Gabriela Martínez (School of Journalism and Communication)

Wednesday, April 22

Love Sickness (Puerto Rico, 2007). A bittersweet movie about the vicissitudes of love among couples of different social groups and ages.
Discussant: Cecilia Enjuto Rangel (Romance Languages)

SPECIAL EVENT WITH FILMMAKER LOURDES PORTILLO

Thursday, April 30 182 Lillis Hall, 990 East 13th Avenue

Missing Young Woman (USA, 2001). The search for truth in the hundreds of cases of murdered young women in Ciudad Juárez, México.
Question-and-answer session with the film director, Lourdes Portillo

Wednesday, May 6

Lesbians in Buenos Aires (Argentina, 2002). A movie that shows the diversity and the challenges of the Buenos Aires lesbian community.
Discussant: Irmary Reyes-Santos (Ethnic Studies)

Wednesday, May 13

Olga (Brazil, 2004). The tragic story of politics and love between Olga Benario, a German Jewish communist, and Brazilian revolutionary leader Luis Carlos Prestes.
Discussant: Monique Balbuena (Robert D. Clark Honors College)

Wednesday, May 20

Before Night Falls (USA, 2001). A film about the life of Cuban gay dissident writer Reynaldo Arenas. Discussant: Pedro García-Caro (Romance Languages)

Wednesday, May 27

Princesses (Spain, 2006). A story of friendship between a Spanish and a Dominican woman in the world of prostitution in contemporary Spain.
Discussant: Lisa Di Giovanni (Romance Languages)

 

These screenings are free and open to the public. For further information or accommodation requests, please contact us at las@uoregon.edu.

This series is organized by the Latin American Studies Program in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Women in Society, the School of Journalism and Communication, and the proposed Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies.