Join us on Friday, March 25th at 4 PM EST for an Afternoon Tertulía: Reggaetón, Race, and Cultural Politics. Let’s explore the Puerto Ricans roots and contributions to reggaetón, a musical genre that has reached worldwide attention and has transformed the music scene and culture for the past few decades. From an intersectional approach (class, race, gender, […]
Join us as we close off the month of March with an Afternoon Tertulía on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Set in the wake of Hurricane Maria, Xavier Navarro Aquino’s unforgettable debut novel follows a remarkable group of survivors searching for hope on an island torn apart by both natural disaster and human violence. Velorio—meaning “wake”—is a […]
Join us for Town Hall X: Inclusivity Across Language on Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 4 PM EST. We will be joined by Dr. Ana Celia Zentella, Dr. Irma Olmedo, Dr. Jose Luis Vega, and Dr. Lawrence la Fountain-Stokes to discuss proponents and opponents of the use of inclusive language (Latinx, Latines, Latinus, etc.) among Puerto […]
Play ball! Join us for a Library Lunch Hour - Raul Ramos: Baseball Writer on Tuesday, April 5th, 2022 at 12pm EST. In this event, Centro Library Manager, Aníbal Arocho and baseball writer, Raúl Ramos, will discuss legendary baseball player Francisco Pancho Coímbre and Raúl’s book, Francisco Coímbre: Los bates grandes se respetan. As part of […]
Join us on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at 5 PM EST for an Afternoon Tertulia: PR Studies in CUNY - 50 Years. We’ll be joined by Dr. Virginia Sanchez-Korrol and Dr. María E. Pérez y Gonzalez, Conor Tomás Reed, and Edna Acosta-Belento discuss the creation of the book Puerto Rican Studies in the City University of […]
Join us on Thursday, April 7th, 2022 at 5 PM EST for an Afternoon Tertulía: PR Studies in CUNY - 50 Years. We’ll be joined by Dr. Virginia Sanchez-Korrol and Dr. María E. Pérez y Gonzalez, Conor Tomás Reed, and Edna Acosta-Belento discuss the creation of the book Puerto Rican Studies in the City University of New […]
Join us for a Cafecito con Rocio Zambrana on April 8th, 2022 at 4 PM EST. Professor Rocio Zambrana will be in conversation with Dr. Raquel Salaz Rivera in presenting her new book Colonial Debts. Colonial Debts explores neoliberal coloniality out of Puerto Rico’s debt crisis and the ways in which debt functions as a way of using […]
Join us on Saturday, April 9th, 2022 at 4:30 PM EST for a Cafecito Con… Casa Pueblo: Puerto Rican Model of Self-Reliance. We’ll be joined by Casa Pueblo founder, Alexis Massol, Centro Research Director, Jennifer Hinojosa, and Malín Falú as moderator in discussing community self management and the importance of protecting natural and cultural resources. This conversation will be preceded by […]
Join us for a Town Hall – Expanding the Curriculum: Supporting Connecticut’s Ethnic Studies Curriculum. During this event, Centro Education Policy Researcher, Dr. Elizabeth Taveras Rivera will interview Paquita Jarman-Smith and Nitza Diaz, Consultants for Connecticut’s State Education Resource Center, SERC, to learn about their work with the African American, Black, Latino, and Puerto Rican […]
Join us for a Cafecito con Amor y Anarquía on Wednesday, April 27th, 2022 at 2 PM EST. We will be joined by Beatriz Llenín-Figueroa, Julio Ramos, Jorell Meléndez-Badillo, Luis Othoniel Rosa, Teresa Peña Jordán, and Raquel Salas Rivera in discussion of Luisa Capetillo’s book, Amor y Anarquía, a century after Capetillo’s death. This book includes […]
