Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies
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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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Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, Administrator, Panama Canal Authority
You are all invited
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Parking available -Manor Garage parking.utexas.edu/parking/gara...
October 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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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Parking available -Manor Garage parking.utexas.edu/parking/gara...
Dr. Ricaurte Vásquez Morales, Administrator, Panama Canal Authority
You are all invited
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Parking available -Manor Garage parking.utexas.edu/parking/gara...
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.
See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Free and Open to the Public
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Dive into a conversation on how diplomacy is evolving—beyond embassies and treaties—to include diaspora voices, regional actors, and business leadership.
See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Free and Open to the Public
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October 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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.
See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Free and Open to the Public
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Dive into a conversation on how diplomacy is evolving—beyond embassies and treaties—to include diaspora voices, regional actors, and business leadership.
See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Free and Open to the Public
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
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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The Birth Of Democracy in South America (9/22)
DETAILS: liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Available now #OpenAccess — download your copy today! www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
@universitypress.cambridge.org
September 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Prof. @raullorcamadrid.bsky.social presents his book
The Birth Of Democracy in South America (9/22)
DETAILS: liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Available now #OpenAccess — download your copy today! www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
@universitypress.cambridge.org
The Birth Of Democracy in South America (9/22)
DETAILS: liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Available now #OpenAccess — download your copy today! www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
@universitypress.cambridge.org
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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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
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
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Sept. 19 | 2:00pm | SRH 1.208
2300 Red River St.
See details here
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
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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Keynote Address by Stathis Kalyvas
Share this invitation with students and colleagues
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August 15, 2025 at 4:26 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
Share this invitation with students and colleagues
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Keynote Address by Stathis Kalyvas
Share this invitation with students and colleagues
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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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#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...
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...
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...
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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
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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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
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
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March 31, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Our affiliate Iván Chaar López presents his book "The Cybernetic Border: Drones, Technology, and Intrusion"
April 9 | 4pm (Reception and roundtable)
Map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Invite students and colleagues.
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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
Our affiliate Iván Chaar López presents his book "The Cybernetic Border: Drones, Technology, and Intrusion"
April 9 | 4pm (Reception and roundtable)
Map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Invite students and colleagues.
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
April 9 | 4pm (Reception and roundtable)
Map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Invite students and colleagues.
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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 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...
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
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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#GAELGARCIABERNAL today at UT Austin.
No registration needed!
Arrive early to secure a seat.
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Arrive early to secure a seat.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
#GAELGARCIABERNAL today at UT Austin.
No registration needed!
Arrive early to secure a seat.
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No registration needed!
Arrive early to secure a seat.
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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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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:
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
March 7, 2025 at 5:53 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:
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
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:
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
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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!
Read details
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Why Don’t Autocrats Always Succeed in Weakening Democracy? Brazil in Comparative Perspective
Carlos Pereira, Fundação Getulio Vargas.
Lite lunch included!
Read details
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See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
February 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Brazil Center Keynote:
Why Don’t Autocrats Always Succeed in Weakening Democracy? Brazil in Comparative Perspective
Carlos Pereira, Fundação Getulio Vargas.
Lite lunch included!
Read details
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See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
Why Don’t Autocrats Always Succeed in Weakening Democracy? Brazil in Comparative Perspective
Carlos Pereira, Fundação Getulio Vargas.
Lite lunch included!
Read details
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
See map: bit.ly/3jOxdRz
LLILAS is proud to support the research of our affiliated faculty.
Congratulations to the winners of Mellon Faculty Research Grants!
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Congratulations to the winners of Mellon Faculty Research Grants!
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February 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
LLILAS is proud to support the research of our affiliated faculty.
Congratulations to the winners of Mellon Faculty Research Grants!
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Congratulations to the winners of Mellon Faculty Research Grants!
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Save the date!
The 2025 Lozano Long Conference
"Urban Entanglements: Centering Marginalized Lives and Ecologies in Latin America"
March 26: School of Architecture
March 27–28: Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102), Texas Union Building
Free and open to the public.
sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongco...
The 2025 Lozano Long Conference
"Urban Entanglements: Centering Marginalized Lives and Ecologies in Latin America"
March 26: School of Architecture
March 27–28: Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102), Texas Union Building
Free and open to the public.
sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongco...
February 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Save the date!
The 2025 Lozano Long Conference
"Urban Entanglements: Centering Marginalized Lives and Ecologies in Latin America"
March 26: School of Architecture
March 27–28: Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102), Texas Union Building
Free and open to the public.
sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongco...
The 2025 Lozano Long Conference
"Urban Entanglements: Centering Marginalized Lives and Ecologies in Latin America"
March 26: School of Architecture
March 27–28: Eastwoods Room (UNB 2.102), Texas Union Building
Free and open to the public.
sites.utexas.edu/lozanolongco...
Alumni Spotlight
Kristen Petros de Guex served as a Grants Manager for Tetra Tech, a USAID-sponsored global provider of consulting services. She has dedicated most of her professional career to public service. Thinking of our LLILAS alumni who were working in #USAID projects.
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Kristen Petros de Guex served as a Grants Manager for Tetra Tech, a USAID-sponsored global provider of consulting services. She has dedicated most of her professional career to public service. Thinking of our LLILAS alumni who were working in #USAID projects.
shorturl.at/EdvZA
February 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Alumni Spotlight
Kristen Petros de Guex served as a Grants Manager for Tetra Tech, a USAID-sponsored global provider of consulting services. She has dedicated most of her professional career to public service. Thinking of our LLILAS alumni who were working in #USAID projects.
shorturl.at/EdvZA
Kristen Petros de Guex served as a Grants Manager for Tetra Tech, a USAID-sponsored global provider of consulting services. She has dedicated most of her professional career to public service. Thinking of our LLILAS alumni who were working in #USAID projects.
shorturl.at/EdvZA
The LLILAS Brazil Center presents a lecture by Naziano Filizola, Federal University of Amazonas.
#Brazil #Amazon #water
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#Brazil #Amazon #water
Learn more:
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February 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The LLILAS Brazil Center presents a lecture by Naziano Filizola, Federal University of Amazonas.
#Brazil #Amazon #water
Learn more:
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#Brazil #Amazon #water
Learn more:
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Full house!
FORO URGENTE about the #PanamaCanal.
FORO URGENTE about the #PanamaCanal.
February 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Full house!
FORO URGENTE about the #PanamaCanal.
FORO URGENTE about the #PanamaCanal.
Discussion with Eduardo Saron (Itau Foundation)
Free and open to the public
#Economy #AI #Technology #Brazil
#SXSW
See map bit.ly/3jOxdRz
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Free and open to the public
#Economy #AI #Technology #Brazil
#SXSW
See map bit.ly/3jOxdRz
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January 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Discussion with Eduardo Saron (Itau Foundation)
Free and open to the public
#Economy #AI #Technology #Brazil
#SXSW
See map bit.ly/3jOxdRz
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Free and open to the public
#Economy #AI #Technology #Brazil
#SXSW
See map bit.ly/3jOxdRz
liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/event...
Yes, you read that right!!!
LLILAS and the Mexico Center are hosting #GaelGarciaBernal
Cine y poder: diálogos del territorio
March 12 |5pm | UT Austin
In Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.
Free and open to the public.
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/wt4fbeyc
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4as7vy6w
LLILAS and the Mexico Center are hosting #GaelGarciaBernal
Cine y poder: diálogos del territorio
March 12 |5pm | UT Austin
In Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.
Free and open to the public.
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/wt4fbeyc
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4as7vy6w
January 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Yes, you read that right!!!
LLILAS and the Mexico Center are hosting #GaelGarciaBernal
Cine y poder: diálogos del territorio
March 12 |5pm | UT Austin
In Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.
Free and open to the public.
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/wt4fbeyc
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4as7vy6w
LLILAS and the Mexico Center are hosting #GaelGarciaBernal
Cine y poder: diálogos del territorio
March 12 |5pm | UT Austin
In Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.
Free and open to the public.
REGISTER: tinyurl.com/wt4fbeyc
Learn more: tinyurl.com/4as7vy6w