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Upcoming Events

Monday, December 8, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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TBA

Monday, December 1, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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PIZZA BIRRA FASO (Argentina, 1995) plus LA CIENAGA (Argentina, 2001)

Monday, November 24, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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STRAWBERRY AND CHOCOLATE (Cuba, 1993) plus SUITE HABANA (Cuba, 2003)

Monday, November 17, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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THE HOUR OF THE STARS (Brazil, 1985) plus ORIANA (Venezuela, 1985)

Monday, November 10, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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THE OFFICIAL STORY (Argentina, 1985) plus CAMILA (Argentina, 1984)

Monday, November 3, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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THE GREEN WALL (Peru, 1970) plus IRACEMA (Brazil, 1976)

Monday, October 27, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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CHAC (Mexico/Panama, 1975) plus QUILOMBO (Brazil, 1984)

Monday, October 20, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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THE BATTLE OF CHILE (Chile, 1974-1979)

Monday, October 6, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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THE COURAGE OF THE PEOPLE (Bolivia, 1971) plus HE WHO HITS FIRST, HITS TWICE(Cuba, 1965-1970)


Past Events

Monday, October 6, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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THE COURAGE OF THE PEOPLE (Bolivia, 1971) plus HE WHO HITS FIRST, HITS TWICE(Cuba, 1965-1970)


Monday, September 29, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT (Cuba, 1968) plus ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (Cuba, 1974)


Monday, September 22, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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VIDAS SECAS (Brazil, 1963) plus TERRA EM TRANSE (Brazil, 1967)


Monday, September 15, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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LOS OLVIDADOS (Mexico 1950) plus CHRONICLE OF A BOY ALONE (Argentina, 1965)


Monday, September 8, 2008 Latin American Cinema Class

Time:7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Location:Avery 110
Sponsor:LAIS Program
Contact:Prof. Gerard Dapena
E-mail:gerard.dapena@gmail.com
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Enamorada (Mexico, 1946) plus Aventurera (Mexico, 1949)


Thursday, May 1, 2008 Dr. Jean Langdon, Professor of Anthropology, UFSC, Brazil, will lecture

Time:6:00 pm
Location:Olin, Room 102
Sponsor:LAIS Program; Religion Program
Contact:Susan Aberth
E-mail:aberth@bard.edu
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"Shamanism Today: Becoming a Shaman Among the Siona of Columbia"


Thursday, March 13, 2008 Anthropology Program Speaker Series co-sponsored by the LAIS Program presents Dr. Ben Junge

Time:6:00 pm
Location:Olin, Room 102
Sponsor:LAIS Program; Anthropology Program
Contact:Susan Aberth
E-mail:aberth@bard.edu
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"Cynicism and Citizenship: Prospectives of the Urban Poor on the Fortunes of the LEFT in Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil"


Monday, February 25, 2008 Art in Contested Territories

Time:4:30 pm
Location:Preston
Sponsor:LAIS Program; Sociology Program
Contact:Roberto Vélez-Vélez
E-mail:velez@bard.edu
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A Lecture by Bonnie Donohue, Artist/Photographer, The School of Fine Arts, Boston, MA. Reception and refreshments to follow presentation.


Monday, October 29, 2007 Revolución: Five Visions

Time:3:00 pm - 4:20 pm
Location:Preston
Sponsor:Art History Program; LAIS Program
Contact:Susan Aberth
E-mail:aberth@bard.edu
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Nicole Cattell will present her documentary film Revolución: Five Visions. Five Cuban photographers, whose lives and work span nearly five decades, tell their stories of the Cuban Revolution in pictures.


Tuesday, October 23, 2007 Film Screening of "Puedo Hablar?"

Time:7:00 pm
Location:Weis Cinema
Sponsor:Human Rights Project; LAIS Program; Political Studies Program
Contact:Omar Encarnacion
E-mail:encarna@bard.edu
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The film features interviews with ordinary Venezuelans discussing their country's experience with "Chavismo". Discussion to follow the screening.