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The Latin American Briefing Series

The University of Chicago Center for Latin American Studies

The CLAS Latin American Briefing Series brings academic and policy experts to the University of Chicago campus to address important events and issues in contemporary Latin America. The serie...

Episodes

20 of 34 episodes

"International Reactions to the Coup in Honduras" (video)

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of Presiden...

01:32:00Nov 17, 2010

"International Reactions to the Coup in Honduras" (audio)

Rodolfo Pastor is Minister of Culture, Arts and Sports of Honduras, and, since the coup of June 28 that overthrew the government of Presiden...

01:13:19Nov 17, 2010

"The Informal Economy in Mexico" (audio)

Santiago Levy is Vice President for Sector and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank and author of the book Good Intentions, Bad...

01:17:59May 6, 2010

"The Informal Economy in Mexico" (video)

Santiago Levy is Vice President for Sector and Knowledge at the Inter-American Development Bank and author of the book Good Intentions, Bad...

01:18:10May 6, 2010

"The Cuban Transition: Imagined and Actual" (video)

Rafael Hernández is the editor of Temas, the leading Cuban magazine in the social sciences and the humanities, which is renowned for its con...

01:20:46Oct 7, 2009

"The Cuban Transition: Imagined and Actual" (audio)

Rafael Hernández is the editor of Temas, the leading Cuban magazine in the social sciences and the humanities, which is renowned for its con...

01:20:46Oct 7, 2009

"Mexican Oil and Gas Policies"

A presentation by Adrián Lajous, Former Pemex CEO. Adrián Lajous is Chairman of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, President of Petrom...

01:09:07Mar 5, 2009

"Challenges in Latin America: The Importance of Increased Economic and Political Integration" (video)

A talk by Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro, Senior Coordinator for the Western Hemisphere Free Trade Agreements Task Force, Bureau of Western H...

00:59:26Feb 5, 2009

"Challenges in Latin America: The Importance of Increased Economic and Political Integration" (audio)

A talk by Ambassador Charles S. Shapiro, Senior Coordinator for the Western Hemisphere Free Trade Agreements Task Force, Bureau of Western H...

00:59:11Feb 5, 2009

"Hugo Chavez y la Realidad Venezolana de Hoy"

A talk by Teodoro Petkoff, prominent Venezuelan politician, journalist and economist. From the Center for Latin American Studies.

02:13:00Oct 21, 2008

"Poverty and Income Inequality in Brazil"

A presentation by Ricardo Paes de Barros, University of Chicago Tinker Visiting Professor, and Researcher at the Instituto de Pesquisa Econô...

01:34:21Jan 29, 2008

"Indigenous Rights: The Case of Chiapas"

A talk by Jorge Fernandez-Souza, Magistrate Judge, Professor of Law and former Dean of Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, former Delegado o...

01:10:16May 21, 2007

"The Modern Human Rights Movement in Mexico"

A talk by Mariclaire Acosta. Acosta is affiliated with the Organization of American States, co-founder of the Academia Mexicana de Derechos...

01:26:32May 17, 2007

"U.S.-Cuban Academic Relations Part II: Roundtable Discussion on U.S.-Cuban Academic Exchange"

Introduction: Alan Kolata, University of Chicago. Discussants: Stephan Palmie, University of Chicago; Agnes Lugo-Ortiz, University of Chicag...

00:59:34May 4, 2007

"U.S.-Cuban Academic Relations Part I: The Politics of U.S.-Cuban Exchanges"

Wayne Smith, Center for International Policy and Louis Pérez, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. U.S. and Cuban scholars involved in...

01:45:01May 4, 2007

"Labor Rights: The Case of Ciudad Juarez"

A talk by Bertha Lujan, Secretaria del Trabajo, Gobierno "Legitimo" de México (de Andrés Manuel López Obrador), former Controlora, Cd. de Mé...

00:51:36May 3, 2007

"Militarization of U.S. Foreign Relations with Latin America: Prospects for Change"

A panel discussion with: Lisa Haugaard, Executive Director of the Latin America Working Group; Joy Olson, Executive Director of the Washingt...

01:43:17Apr 17, 2007

"Reflections on Argentina" - Session 3 of "Poverty & Growth: Reflections on Latin America"

A three-part workshop with Professor Juan Pablo Nicolini, Winter Tinker Visiting Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Sponsored by the...

01:22:29Feb 19, 2007

"Growth, Poverty and Economic Development" - Session 2 of "Poverty & Growth: Reflections on Latin America" (audio)

A three-part workshop with Professor Juan Pablo Nicolini, Winter Tinker Visiting Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Sponsored by the...

01:22:11Feb 5, 2007

"Growth: Evidence and Sources" - Session 1 of "Poverty & Growth: Reflections on Latin America"

A three-part workshop with Professor Juan Pablo Nicolini, Winter Tinker Visiting Professor, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Sponsored by the...

01:27:22Jan 22, 2007