Past events
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Leandro Minuchin, UoM: Architectures of Exit: Libertarianism, Anarcho-Capitalism, and the Substitution of Politics in Latin America
17:00 - 18:30 22 October 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 22 Oct 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: From private cities to metaverses, contemporary design is increasingly involved...
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WCLC: Giannis Koutis & Reza Mirjalali: Ottoman classical music. Presented by the departments of Music & Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies
13:10 - 14:00 30 October 2025
We welcome two virtuoso performers from Cyprus and Iran to the Martin Harris Centre. An oud player and teacher, giving workshops and concerts around the world, while also researching Modal Music of the Eastern Mediterranean, Giannis Koutis has participated in music events, seminars and music festivals worldwide. Reza Mirjalali started music at...
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Ed King (Bristol): Addressing Algorithmic Bias through Video Game Design in Brazil
17:00 - 18:30 12 November 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 12 November 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: Structural racism in the video games industry in Brazil is being challenged...
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Nicolle Alzamora (UoM): A Tale of Two Invasions: Fictional Excavations of Panama’s Difficult Pasts
17:00 - 18:30 26 November 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 26 Nov 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: In this presentation, I focus on the novel Una corona con cantáridas (2018),...
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Agustin Diz (Edinburgh): After Abundance: Guaraní Settlements and the Making of the Gran Chaco’s Extractive Frontier
17:00 - 18:30 10 December 2025
This talk is part of the seminar series of the Centre for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Wed 10 Dec 2025, 5pm (UK time). This event will be in person, in Samuel Alexander Building, room A214. It can be followed online here: https://zoom.us/j/95860231166 Abstract: The natural resources taken from the hills and semi-arid plains that make...
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