An important collection of works by Professor Juan Bosch has been donated by the Ambassador of the Dominican Republic in London, H. E. Anibal de Castro, and the Counsellor for Cultural Affairs, Ms. Marlen Vasquez. Click here for full details.

Event videos:

Revolutions! U.S. and Spanish-American Independence Compared, 2 June 2010

From Duvalier to Préval: Haiti Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, 21-22 June 2010:

Haiti and the regional and international communities since 12th January 2010,
Reginald Dumas, former Special Advisor on Haiti to the UN Secretary-General

Haitian Exceptionalism: The Caribbean’s Great Morality Play
Anthony Maingot, Professor Emeritus, Florida International University

From Duvalier to Aristide: The Political Economy of Colour and Class in Haiti
Alex Dupuy, Professor of Sociology, Wesleyan University

Women and US Foreign Policy - Keynote Address: Today's Women and National Security Challenges, 21 May 2010

Women and United States Foreign Policy - Roundtable, 21 May 2010

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New publications:

Quebec and the Heritage of Franco-America edited by Iwan Morgan and Philip Davies.

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Forthcoming events:

All are welcome to attend Institute events, and the majority are free of charge. Most events are held in Senate House or Stewart House - a location map is available here. If you wish to receive reminders about our events, please sign up to our email mailing list. See also videos of past events.

Autumn 2010 Programme of Events:

Thursday 7 October, 17:30 - 19:30
Staging Strikes: Labor, Race and Gender in Depression Era Theatre
Kate Dossett
Venue: The Pollard Room (IHR)

Wednesday 13 October, 17:00 - 19:00
Madness, Meaning and Kinship in the Andes: Mental illness among Quechua-speaking peasants in rural Peru
David Orr, University College London
Venue: Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor)

Friday 15 October, 17:00 - 19:30
Intersecting Inequalities. Women and Social Policy in Peru, 1990-2000
Jelke Boesten, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds
Venue: Room G37 (Senate House, Ground Floor)
See also the Book flyer

Wednesday 20 October, 17.00 - 19.00
Policing the Caribbean: Transnational Security Co-operation in Practice Panel and Book Launch
Venue: to be confirmed

Wednesday 27 October, 17:00 - 19:00
Continuities and discontinuities in U.S.-Latin American relations: smart power, the Obama administration and U.S.-Latin American Relations
John Saxe-Fernandez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Venue: Room G35 (Senate House, Ground Floor)

Other expected forthcoming events:

Responding to the Economic Crisis of Stagflation, November 2010
Challenging narratives of memory in Latin America, November 2010
In Conversation with Earl Lovelace, November 2010
Rising Brazil – Trends, Directions, and Challenges, November - December 2010
The Americas in the Cold War, December 2010
Is US Government Broken? December 2010
Workshop on the Guianas, January 2011
Two Nations United in Debt: A Comparison of US and UK Deficit Problems, February 2011
Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean: Migrations, Diaspora and Contemporary Relations (JISLAC conference), February 2011
The Dominican Republic: Issues and prospects, Spring 2011

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