Center for the Americas - University of Oklahoma

The Center for the Americas is dedicated to enhancing programming at the University of Oklahoma in several areas of the Western Hemisphere.

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Remember to join us for the screening of 500 Years, followed by a post-screening discussion and Q&A session with Director Pamela Yates and Producer Paco de Onis on Tuesday, April 16th, at 6PM in Dale Hall.

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Join us for Colombian Night on Mar. 9th in the Union! Admission tickets start at $12 for OU students and $22 for general admission!

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Don't forget the @CofAmericasOU is hosting our annual paper award for OU undergrads over any Latin America and Caribbean topic. The deadline in Mar. 15th, 2024!

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OU CIS faculty received the "Big Idea Challenge 2.0" award. The project's goal, under the direction of Kathy Pegion in collab w/ Drs. Fabio & Schwartz from CIS aim to create climate forecasting tools that help minimize risks for partners in Latin America. https://t.co/u8W4b3wGfH

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Next Thursday, join the OU Center for the Americas for a lunch and lecture with Tess Renker of the OU Spanish department, “Migration Narratives and Identities in Peru.” Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 5 at https://t.co/kf7ff4YOqX. We hope to see you there!

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Join @brazilstudiesou next Tuesday for a lunch and lecture with Marcelo Medeiros of Columbia University, “The Rich and the Poor: Inequality in Brazil.” RSVP by Friday at https://t.co/zyDQn1LhXW.

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Don't forget to join us on Tuesday, February 27, for the ICast & Brazil Studies research workshop, “Vaccine Hesitancy Across the Americas.” There will be three panels, and lunch will be provided during the second. We hope to see you there!

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Take advantage of this lunch and panel discussion about recent research in the Americas with Lewis Eliot, Annabel Ipsen, and Elyse Singer on Feb. 1st. Remember to RSVP by Jan. 30!

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Congrats to IAS Associate Professor Fabio de Sa e Silva, who was elected vice president of BRASA, the Brazilian Studies Association. BRASA is an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars who support & promote Brazilian studies in all fields: https://t.co/fruydZ71H1

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Don’t forget to join us for Brazil Night coming up next Thursday from 6 - 9 pm! There will be tons of fun with food, games, and music in the Couch Storm Shelter!

#whattodoatou #ou2023 #brazil #brazilnight

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Watch and discuss the film Tote/Abuelo in the Robert S. Ker Auditorium in the Sam Noble Museum at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, November 15th!

#whattodoatou #ou2023 #OU #film #mayanfilms #mayanfilmfestival

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Don’t forget to join us for lunch and a talk with director María Sojob on November 14 from 12-1:15pm in Zarrow Hall 145!

#whattodoatou #ou2023 #OU #indigenousfilm #indigenousfilmmaking

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Join us at 7:00 PM in Gaylord Hall for
two short films in Mayan languages (w/subs):
Chuj Boys of Summer and Campesino

where 3 panelists will comment:
Carol Rose Little (OU, Linguistics)
Justin Royer (UC Berkeley, Linguistics)
Luz Vázquez (Screenwriter for the film Campesino)

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Don't forget to join us for a live concert at Catlett Music Center in Sharp Hall at 7:30pm today! Tickets are $10 at the door!

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Join us for Fredy Peccerelli's lecture on the Search for Disappeared Persons in Guatemala: Dr. Clyde Snow's Legacy Lives On on Thursday, Oct. 19th, 2023, at 6pm in Sam Noble Museum.

#whattodoatou #guatemala #seminar #oucis #latinamerica #ou #boomersooner

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Come join us for a lunch and lecture at Zarrow Hall 145 feat. Fredy Peccerelli from 12 to 1:45pm, and don't forget to RSVP by tonight!

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Come join us tomorrow for the screening of El Equipo about Clyde Snow and the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team with a panel discussion featuring Director Bernardo Ruiz and Fredy Peccerelli at 6 pm in Meacham Auditorium.

#whattodoatou #internationalfilm #oucis #boomersooner

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Don't forget to join us tonight at the Sam Noble Museum at 7 pm for a seminar feat. Casey Camp-Horinek and Edgar Xakriba!

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Look out for our speakers @edgarkanayko and Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca) coming to @UofOklahoma on October 10th and 11th!

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We invite you to a screening of Tijuana: Ciudad De Migrantes a documentary by the student group Alas Sin Fronteras, from the Popular Autonomous University of Puebla (@UPAEP ), Mexico. Refreshments will be provided!