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***IN AUSTIN*** Ernesto Cardenal in Word and Action
LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections presents Ernesto Cardenal in Word and Action: Poetry, Politics, and Priesthood in 20th-Century Nicaragua The archive of Nicaraguan poet, priest, and political activist Ernesto Cardenal will open in November at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection at The University of Texas at Austin. Join us to celebrate the opening of the Ernesto Cardenal Papers at a poetry reading by Cardenal and a roundtable moderated by LLILAS Benson director Virginia Garrard-Burnett, historian, with…
Find out more »The Politics of Mexican Immigration in the Federal Criminal Justice System
San Antonio College Mexican American Studies (MAS) will host federal public defenders, Molly Roth and Alfredo Villarreal (SAC Alum). This discussion will highlight immigration statistics, as well as anecdotes and opinions on how the criminal justice system's treatment of immigrants has changed post-9/11.
Find out more »The Role of Art in the Advanced Care Planning Conversation with Artist David Moss
The workshop on Wednesday is limited to 30 people, so please pre-register.
Find out more »Maverick Lecture – Sebastian Junger @TrinityU
Sebastian Junger is an internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of Tribe: on Homecoming and Belonging, WAR, The Perfect Storm, A Death in Belmont, and Fire. He is also the director of the documentaries Restrepo and Korengal. Junger serves as a contributing editor to Vanity Fair magazine and to ABC News. He has covered major international news stories and has been awarded the National Magazine Award and an SAIS Novartis Prize for Journalism. In 1998, Junger established The Perfect Storm Foundation,…
Find out more »Film: “Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery”
Chasing Light Pictures, LLC is presenting a film screening and Q&A of Weaving the Past: Journey of Discovery. This critically-acclaimed film tells the untold stories of Mexican-American history, culture and ancestry, particularly the decade-long quest of filmmaker, writer, and producer Walter Dominguez to unlock the secrets of his long lost family of origin in Mexico and to learn more about the life of his grandfather Emilio Hernandez and the forces that compelled him to immigrate from Mexico to the U.S.…
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