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The 2025 Mary Ann Faulkner Distinguished Lecture in Latin American Public Affairs and Politics
Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, Administrator, Panama Canal Authority

You are all invited
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October 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Reframing U.S.–Latin America Relations

Dive into a conversation on how diplomacy is evolving—beyond embassies and treaties—to include diaspora voices, regional actors, and business leadership.
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Free and Open to the Public

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October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Prof. @raullorcamadrid.bsky.social presents his book
The Birth Of Democracy in South America (9/22)

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Available now #OpenAccess — download your copy today! www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
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September 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Don’t miss this chance to hear directly from, award-winning Mexican author Yuri Herrera.
Sept. 19 | 2:00pm | SRH 1.208
2300 Red River St.
See details here
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September 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Join us for a thought-provoking conference on the Evolution of Violence in Latin America (Sept 8-9, 2025)

Keynote Address by Stathis Kalyvas
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August 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Our first E-newsletter of the academic year is hitting inboxes later this week! We publish twice a month, so you’ll never miss important updates, opportunities, and stories from our community. Click here to subscribe and explore our latest issues. us5.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=c7d2...
August 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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I’m thrilled to announce that, after ten years of research, my book on the birth of democracy in South America is finally out!
I'm especially excited to be publishing it #openaccess, which means you can download a PDF for free at: www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
June 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Check out our June E-newsletter.
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June 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thanks to those who joined us in our LLILAS /Stanford CLAS reception in San Francisco
#LASA2025
May 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
We are proud to have raised the highest dollar amount & attracted the highest number of donors among all COLA units during 40X40. We know that these are challenging times for fundraising, & we truly appreciate your support.

Latin American Studies matter, and your support helps us demonstrate that.
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LLILAS & the Mexico Center are raising funds to support a new initiative: The Rosario Castellanos Seminar.
Learn here how it will impact students, faculty and transnational collaboration.
Give now! (Campaign ends in May 8)
Any contribution is welcome! www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
May 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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#40x40
LLILAS & the Mexico Center are raising funds to support a new initiative: The Rosario Castellanos Seminar.
Learn here how it will impact students, faculty and transnational collaboration.
Give now! (Campaign ends in May 8)
Any contribution is welcome! www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#40x40
LLILAS & the Mexico Center are raising funds to support a new initiative: The Rosario Castellanos Seminar.
Learn here how it will impact students, faculty and transnational collaboration.
Give now! (Campaign ends in May 8)
Any contribution is welcome! www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
May 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Thanks to our amazing panelist! Thanks to @utllilas.bsky.social & UT Government Dept.
April 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Support the Mexico Center during the UT 40X40 Campaign:
THE ROSARIO CASTELLANOS SEMINAR
Named for one of Mexico’s most important writers, diplomats, and public intellectuals, this program will bring students and faculty into conversation with prominent Mexican academics, artists, & public figures
May 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I went to UT Austin for grad school because I was interested in Native American poetics and rhetoric, this book by Joel Sherzer and Tony Woodbury was a big influence, taking the speech play and verbal art class with them was a highlight of grad school, getting to teach it now is a real delight
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Join us at 2:30 to learn more.
Thanks to the Argentine Studies Program & @utllilas.bsky.social for sponsoring this event!
April 23, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Our E-newsletter is out!
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March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Our affiliate Iván Chaar López presents his book "The Cybernetic Border: Drones, Technology, and Intrusion"
April 9 | 4pm (Reception and roundtable)
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Invite students and colleagues.

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March 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The 2025 Lozano Long Conference, "Urban Entanglements: Centering Marginalized Lives and Ecologies in Latin America," is a three-day interdisciplinary conference aimed at expanding our understanding of the urban experience in Latin America sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongco...
March 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The LLILAS Mexico Center presents a screening of Somos pequeñas, a short film directed by Fernanda Galindo. The screening will be preceded by a director's talk and followed by a Q&A with Galindo.

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March 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
#GAELGARCIABERNAL today at UT Austin.
No registration needed!
Arrive early to secure a seat.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Brazil Center Keynote:

Why Don’t Autocrats Always Succeed in Weakening Democracy? Brazil in Comparative Perspective
Carlos Pereira, Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Lite lunch included!

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February 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Dear all:
We will have time for a short Q&A with our distinguished speaker.
We will collect a few questions from the audience and we want to invite you to submit yours.
Please post your question below:
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March 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Check out what an exciting month we have ahead of us! So many news stories you need to read and events you don’t want to miss.

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February 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM