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CONGRATULATIONS! to LLAS minor Carliene Quist '07 on her Fulbright U.S. Student scholarship for 2007-08
“I am thrilled to be spending the next nine months as a U.S. Student Fulbright Fellow in Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico!! Through Fulbright, I have an incredible opportunity to live and travel abroad, improve my Spanish language skills, and conduct meaningful research as a recent college graduate alongside experts in the field” -Carliene
Read Carliene’s blog about her experiences - http://carlienequist-fulbright.blogspot.com
Upcoming Events
Spring 2008 Reading Circle Events
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Thursday, February 14: 7pm – Quad 346 (Little Theater)
“Church Relations in Chile in Comparative Perspective”
Br. Jeffrey Gros, distinguished professor of Ecumencial and Historical Theology at Memphis Theological Seminary, will speak about ecumenism and interfaith relations in Chile, both during the period of the Pinochet dictatorship and afterward. Presentation in English. -
Wednesday, February 27: 7:30pm – Quad 264 (Centenary Room)
“The Role of Social Movements in Michelle Bachelet’s Chile”
Dr. Edward Greaves, assistant professor of Political Science at St. Cloud State University, will present on the political role of Chilean civil society under the current administration of President Michelle Bachelet. Presentation in English. -
Wednesday, March 26: 7pm – AV-1 (Basement of Alcuin Library)
Film Viewing: “Special Circumstances” (2007)
A documentary film by Marianne Teleki and Héctor Salgado. At 16, Hector Salgado was arrested and tortured by Pinochet's forces. By 20, Hector was without a country, living in exile in the US, the very place whose devastating foreign policies in Chile caused the death and torture of 1,000s of Chileans. The documentary follows Hector as he returns to Chile almost 30 years later, camera in hand, to confront the perpetrators and his former captors looking for answers and justice. In the process 'Special Circumstances' takes an unflinching look at US foreign policy in Latin America in the '70s and the legacy of Pinochet with which Chile struggles today. English and Spanish with English subtitles. -
Thursday, April 3: 7pm – Quad 264 (Centenary Room)
“La religión y la realidad contemporánea de América Latina”
Dr. Rodrigo Moreno, professor of History at the Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez in Chile, where he teaches a course for CSB/SJU students each fall semester, will speak about the presence of religion in public life in Chile and Latin America. Presentation in Spanish.
contact: Bruce Campbell for more information
Our program . . .
Latino/Latin American Studies consists of three intertwined programs: an academic minor, a co-curricular learning community, and study abroad programs in Chile and Guatemala.
Program highlights
- The program offers a variety of courses, some focusing on particular national groups or specific academic disciplines, and others organized around comparative topics or issues
- The purpose is to encourage in-depth study as well as to provide guidance for a general inquiry into the problem of cultural difference and its social and political implications, within both the Americas and the Caribbean
- CSB/SJU sponsors a nationally recognized Latino/Latin American Learning Community
Overview of Program
- Students will take a common introductory course and will complete their program with a common capstone
- The Latino/Latin American Studies minor requires Spanish-language proficiency and twenty-five (25) credits of Latino/Latin American Studies courses: seventeen credits, required; and eight credits, elective
Contact information:
Bruce Campbell, Ph.D.
QUAD 253 A
(320) 363-2727