Events
The Latin American Studies Program is committed to sponsoring events that expose both the campus and the broader community to Latin America and its global significance. Please see below for upcoming and past events.
2026
Apr 23, 2026,
4:30pm
– 6:00pm
In-Person
134 HUB-Robeson Center (First Floor)
2023
Latin American Studies Spring 2023
Sep 29, 2023,
3:30pm
– 5:00pm
In-Person
Foster Auditorium (102 Paterno Library)
Please see the attached flyer for details, including access to the zoom link.Empires of the Dead Flyer (Digital)
2022
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Apr 25, 2022,
3:15pm
– 4:15pm
In-Person
Keller 202
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Apr 18, 2022,
4:00pm
– 5:00pm
In-Person
102 Weaver Building
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Apr 14, 2022,
4:30pm
– 5:30pm
In-Person
Hosler 26
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Apr 6, 2022,
12:00pm
– 1:00pm
Remote Event
https://psu.zoom.us/j/94002853635
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Mar 15, 2022,
5:30pm
– 6:30pm
In-Person
121 Borland Building
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Mar 4, 2022,
3:00pm
– 5:00pm
Remote Event
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Feb 22, 2022,
5:30pm
– 6:30pm
In-Person
121 Borland Building
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Feb 8, 2022,
5:30pm
– 6:30am
In-Person
Borland 121
Latin American Studies Spring 2022
Jan 11, 2022,
In-Person
2019
Dec 5, 2019,
3:00pm
In this workshop, Chet Van Duzer discusses several early modern maps to demonstrate the value of applying patient contemplation to cartography.
In-Person
Weaver 102
Nov 15, 2019,
12:00pm
– 1:00pm
Join us for presentations, discussions, and sandwich lunches!
In-Person
Borland 121
Oct 29, 2019,
4:00pm
– 5:30pm
This talk explores how religious change in small highland Maya communities offers a framework for negotiation between external innovations and traditional ritual practices during the Spanish conquest.
In-Person
102 Weaver Building
Sep 19, 2019,
5:30pm
Come join three Penn State scholars who conduct research in different sites throughout the Amazon for the first of a series of events to be held over the course of the 2019-2020 academic year.
In-Person
Willard 160
2018
Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar Series
Oct 4, 2018,
6:00pm
This talk with focus on the disposability of race and non-white peoples in Latin American censuses.
In-Person
162 Willard Building
Sep 24, 2018,
4:00pm
In-Person
Weaver 102
