Timothy Hyde Monday, 17 June 2013, 6.00-7.30pm, Keynes Library (Room 114), Birkbeck School of Arts, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD Discussant: Peter Hulme The drafting and promulgation of a new Cuban Constitution in 1940 marked the culmination of a… Continue Reading →

Friday, 1 March 2013, 6.00-7.30pm, Room B33, Malet Street (Entrance via Torrington Place), Birkbeck, University of London Conceived as a visual ethnography of the religious experience during the Holy Week of Huaraz, Peru, this film focuses on a group of… Continue Reading →

Adam Feinstein Thursday 26 September 2013, 6.00-7.30pm, Birkbeck, University of London, Torrington Sq., Main building, Room 538 Two of the great cultural giants of the twentieth century, Pablo Neruda and Pablo Picasso, shared not only a first name but a… Continue Reading →

Saturday 12 October 2013, 1.00pm to 7pm, Birkbeck, University of London, Torrington Sq., Main Building,  Room B20 CILAVS is delighted to host Circular: 2nd Brazilian Youth Film Festival in London. Curators: Cristiane Pederiva and Pedro Michelli Programme First Session: suitable… Continue Reading →

Saturday, 19 October 2013, 1.00-5.00pm, Birkbeck Cinema, 41 Gordon Square, WC1H 0PD São Paulo is the largest city in South America and the powerhouse of Brazil’s economy. A multi-racial metropolis with a diverse population of Asian, Arabic, and European immigrants… Continue Reading →

28-30 November 2013, Birkbeck Cinema, 41 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD The Colombian Film Panorama is a selection of documentaries made by young emerging women filmmakers as well as experienced directors and their perspective on women. The programme focusing on… Continue Reading →

Jean Franco Friday 22 November 2013, 6.00pm, Keynes Library, School of Arts, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD In this seminar, Jean Franco will discuss her latest book Cruel Modernity, which examines the conditions under which extreme cruelty became the… Continue Reading →

Roger Bartra (University of Mexico – UNAM) Thursday, 19 June 2014, 6.00-7.30pm, Peltz Gallery, School of Arts, Birkbeck, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD In this talk, Roger Bartra will discuss his latest book Anthropology of the Brain: Consciousness, Culture… Continue Reading →

Lúcia Sá (University of Manchester) Tuesday, 3 June 2014, 6.00-7.30pm, Birkbeck Cinema, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD In this paper, Prof Lúcia Sá discusses the depiction of women in urban spaces by Brazilian media, with particular attention to the… Continue Reading →

Andrés Montenegro (Assistant Curator, Essex Collection of Art from Latin America – ESCALA) Friday, 30 May 2014, 12.00pm -1.30pm, Room 122, Birkbeck, University of London, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD Organizers: Dolores Galindo, Bea Caballero and Tomás Peters (Birkbeck’s… Continue Reading →