Center Hours
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Wednesday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Thursday: 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Saturday: CLOSED
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The Teaching of History and the Politics of Forgetting in Puerto Rico
With Dr. Jorell Melendez-Badillo
Join Jorell, a Historian of Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and Latin America, as he explores how education, politics, and colonialism shape which stories are told and forgotten, highlighting the connections between memory, identity, and power in PR history.
Date: Thursday, May 8
Location: Student Center, Philbrick Camp Room
Time: 3 PM
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Decolonial Feminist Responses to Displacement in Puerto Rico
With Dr. Aurora Santiago Ortiz
Join Aurora, a professor of Gender and Women's Studies and Chicana/Latina Studies, will explore the intersections of gender, colonialism, and migration, focusing on the resilience and activism of displaced communities in Puerto Rico.
Date: Thursday, May 8
Location: Student Center, Philbrick Camp Room
Time: 11 AM
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Nostalgia & Historical Memory in Bad Bunny from x100Pre to DTmF
Join Dr. Jorell Melendez Badillo and Dr. Aurora Santiago Ortiz for a deep dive into Bad Bunny's early hits to his most personal album yet.
Date: Wednesday, May 7
Location: Travelers Room, Vance Hall
Time: 5 PM
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"Reproductive Justice and Women's Rights in Modern Latin America" with Dr. Cassia Roth.
Join us on Thursday, March 27, for a discussion on “Reproductive Justice and Women’s Rights in Contemporary Latin America” with Dr. Cassia Roth, from the University of California, Riverside. This event is open to the public and the Central campus community! Guests are welcome to choose either lecture time that best fits their schedule.
Dr. Roth holds a PhD in Latin American History with a concentration in Gender Studies from UCLA, along with a dual Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology from the University of Georgia and an MA in Latin American History from UCLA. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Society, Environment, and Health Equity at UC Riverside.
Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!
This event is co-sponsored by the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department
Morning Lecture
Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 9:25 - 10:40 AM
Location: Student Center, Sprague/Carleton Room
Afternoon Lecture
Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM
Location: Barnard Hall, room 101
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Paranoia and Conspiracy in Contemporary Latin American Literature
Co-sponsored by the Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Workshop with Students: "From Columbus's Diaries to Contemporary Literature"
Date: February 26, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Location: Willard DiLoreto Hall, Room D205
Public Lecture "Paranoia and Conspiracy in Contemporary Latin American Literature"
Time: 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Location: Founders Hall, Davidson Hall
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Latino Poetry Reading Circle
Join us once a month this Spring semester to come together and discuss poems from the Library of America's Latino Poetry Anthology and enjoy some snacks! Multiple copies of the book are available to borrow from the Elihu Burritt Library.
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: Suite 408, 4th Floor, Elihu Burritt Library
Dates:
Thursday, February 13
Tuesday, March 4
Wednesday, April 2