Brazil Studies at The Graduate Center

 

Upcoming Events

Fall 2010 Lectures and Events:

Healthcare in Brazil: The Subnational Dimension

WHEN: Friday, November 12, 2010, 4:00 PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Room 9205

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

Historical Perspectives on Rio de Janeiro

WHEN: Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 12:30 PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Room 9204

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

Opportunities for Collaboration with Brazilian Universities

WHEN: Monday, September 20, 2010, 12:30 PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Room 9204

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

 

Spring 2010 Lectures and Events:

Joaquim Nabuco and Brazilian Abolitionism

Speaker: Prof. Angela Alonso, University of São Paulo; Guggenheim Fellow; and Visiting Fellow at Yale University
WHEN: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 4PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms C201/C202

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street) 

New Seminar Series: Brazil: 25 Years of Democracy
The Sleeping Giant Awakens: Unraveling Brazil’s Surprising Success

Speakers: Prof. Peter Kingstone, University of Connecticut and
Dr. Mauricio Font, The Bildner Center and the Graduate Center
WHEN: Friday, January 29, 2010, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms 9204/9205

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

 

2009 Lectures and Events:

Brazil: The Politics of cultural Heritage

Speaker: Prof. Stephen Selka, Indiana University
WHEN: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms C201/C202

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

Urban Crime in Brazil

Speaker: Claudio Beato, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais / Harvard University
WHEN: Tuesday, November 24, 2009, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Segal Theatre

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

BRAZIL COLLOQUIUM

The Brazilian State: Paths and Prospects of Dirigisme and Liberalization WHEN: Monday, November 9 - Tuesday, November 10 WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms 9204-9206

South American Intervention in Haiti:
The Challenges of Comparative Advantages

Speaker: Prof. Monica Hirst, Professor, Torcuato Di Tello University

WHEN: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Political Science Student Lounge

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)
*Cosponsored by the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies
and the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect

Brazil's Amazon: Biofuels, Beef, and Biodiversity

Speaker: David Cleary, Director, Conservation Strategies, Latin America
WHEN: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, The Science Center (Room 4102)

365 Fifth Avenue (@ 34th Street)

*Cosponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Research and Sponsored
Programs and the Doctoral Program in Earth and Environmental Sciences*

Brazil's Interface with the Global Crisis, 2008-2009

WHEN: Thursday, May 7, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Science Center, Room 4102

Recent Crime Trends in Brazil:
Possible Causes and Policy Solutions

WHEN: Friday, May 1, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms C202/C203

From Squatter Cities to Zones of Special Interest:
The Changing Logic of Urban Informality in Rio de Janeiro

WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 4:00PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, History Department Lounge

Co-sponsored with the Doctoral Program in History

Party and Democracy in Brazil

WHEN: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 4PM

WHERE: The Graduate Center, Rooms C203/C204 

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