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LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections raises awareness of past and current issues affecting Latin America and U.S. Latina/o communities through its world-class collections, globalized higher education, research, international exchange, and public programs.
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NEWS and EVENTS
Sept. 1-15, 2021
Take care of each other!
Get the latest information about vaccination for the UT Austin community at https://protect.utexas.edu/vaccine/. Eligible members of the non-university public can now be vaccinated through UT's program. Click here to learn more.
LLILAS BENSON NEWS
Professor Adela Pineda Franco Starts Her Term as Director of LLILAS
No stranger to Texas, Adela Pineda Franco earned an MA in Latin American Studies and a PhD in Comparative Literature at UT Austin. “I am thrilled to join UT Austin as the new director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, my alma mater,” she said. Dr. Pineda Franco will officially assume her position on September 1, 2021. Read more about the new director here.
LLILAS Welcomes Three Visiting Faculty
LLILAS welcomes Nahua scholar Eduardo de la Cruz (Mexico), Fulbright Visiting Professor Teresa Cristina Marques (Brazil), and Tinker Visiting Professor Gustavo Vaamonde (Venezuela). Read more about these visiting faculty and the courses they will teach here.
New Podcast: The Benson at 100
In honor of the centennial of the Benson Latin American Collection, we are pleased to announce the launch of The Benson at 100, a podcast created by Daniel Arbino, head of collection development, and Pilar Zazueta, historian / LLILAS faculty and associate director. Visit the podcast homepage for access to episodes in English and Spanish.
Latin American Studies Summer Academy
LLILAS Benson hosted its first-ever Latin American Studies Summer Academy. Conducted in a virtual format, the academy was open to high school students from Texas and beyond, and offered a taste of the Latin American Studies college experience as well as information on campus resources for undergraduate students. Read more here.
In Memoriam: Manuel Tahay (1960-2021)
LLILAS Benson mourns the death of our beloved friend and colleague Manuel de Jesús Tahay Gómez, aka Tat Wel, who died of COVID in Guatemala on August 15.
Tahay taught K’iche’ Maya on campus for two years as part of the LLILAS Indigenous Languages Initiative. Read about Tat Wel's profound impact on his students, colleagues, and friends here.
Bill Glade's Legacy Noted by LASA
Economist William Glade (1929–2021) had a long and illustrious career serving in many prestigious posts, including as director of ILAS (1971–86) and president of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA, 1979–80). Read about his legacy in this LASA Forum article.
EVENTS & EXHIBITIONS
Venezuela bajo el control del Chavismo
Wednesday, Sept. 8 | 3:00 pm CDT
Facebook Live
Tinker Visiting Professor Gustavo A. Vaamonde (Universidad Central of Venezuela) will discuss the contemporary history of Venezuela under Chavismo. The event will be in Spanish. Learn more here.
Online Exhibition: A Hemisphere of Knowledge
A Hemisphere of Knowledge, curated by Head of Collection Development Daniel Arbino, celebrates the centennial of the Benson Latin American Collection by exploring diverse forms of knowledge production in the Americas. Visit the trilingual exhibition.
IN PRINT & ONLINE
Shankleville Community Oral History Collection Digitization — Shankleville is a historic Black freedom colony located in East Texas, one of many independent communities founded by African Americans between 1856 and 1920. The Black Diaspora Archive and the Benson Latin American Collection are pleased to announce that the multimedia collection, created by Lareatha Clay, is now digitized on the UT Libraries Collections Portal. Visit the collection here.
Curating an Oral History of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at UT Austin — Brianna Marie Davis, a recent UT Austin graduate in Anthropology and African American Studies, presents three beautifully written blog posts based on oral histories of Black women at UT who were members of the Delta Xi Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. Read her posts on the Black Diaspora Archive page.
Cuba Sings Its Political Story — Professor Robin Moore of the Butler School of Music wrote in the Wall Street Journal about the use of music in recent Cuban protests. Read the article here.
"Enough with Copenhagen!" — Faculty affiliate Juan Miró (School of Architecture) writes an op-ed in ArchDaily arguing that the U.S. should look to models closer to home when planning cities. Read Miró's piece here.
STUDENT NEWS
 In Wallmapu, Colonialism and Capitalism Realign
LLILAS PhD student Pablo Millalen is one of four authors of this report on the standoff between the Chilean state and its forestry industry and Indigenous Mapuche land claims. The report appears in NACLA Report on the Americas, vol. 53, no. 3. Another co-author is LLILAS and LBJ School alum Alvaro Hofflinger. (Access to full article available via UT Libraries, or e-mail Susanna Sharpe to request PDF.)
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