Current News & Events

For a complete listing of events from the Consortium in Latin American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University, please visit our Consortium calendar.

Exploring Conservation in Latin America
Current teaching resources and curriculum for 6-12 science classes. more info

Spring 2010 Course Highlights
more info

2009 NC Latin American Film Festival
feature length movies, documentaries, animation, short movies, and video art from the Americas. November 1-22.

From November 1 to 22, Durham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Greensboro will enjoy feature length movies, documentaries, animation, short movies, and video art from the Americas. This year the festival presents films from twelve countries (for the first time films from North America, Central and South America and Caribbean) and will enjoy the presence of eleven film makers who will introduce their films and talk about their experiences of working in the region.

The 23rd NC Latin American Film Festival (which started in 1986) is organized by the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University, a multidisciplinary and open institution that brings attention to the Cultures of these regions. Under the artistic direction of Miguel Rojas-Sotelo (for a second year), the Festival is gaining ground on community exchange and participation throughout the Americas.

All Festival activities are FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

Save the dates and be ready to experience a visual and cultural immersion in the stories of the Americas.

For more info: http://latinfilmfestivalnc.com/

Festival trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De_h4_dt9gU

Fall 2009 at Duke: Soccer Politics
Laurent Dubois presents a series exploring the power of the global game. All events are free and open to the public. http://soccerpolitics.com/