Orquestra de São Paulo

Maestro Kazem Abdullah
Friday, Oct. 9 – 7:30 p.m.

Considered the most significant symphony orchestra in Latin America, the Orquestra de São Paulo performs with infectious exuberance and breathtaking expertise.

The Orquestra, led by talented American conductor Kazem Abdullah and joined by internationally acclaimed percussionist Evelyn Glennie, will present works by Guarnieri, Brahms and a special concerto for percussion and orchestra, Veni, Veni, Emmanuel, by Scottish composer, James MacMillan.

With Glennie’s superb technique, the Orquestra’s energy and precision, and a passionate program celebrating rhythm, this dynamic event is not to be missed.

Rudo y Cursi (Mexico, 2008)

Mexican Cinema Club
Screening of Rudo y Cursi (Mexico, 2008)
Tuesday, October 6th
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Wescoe 4012.

Rudo y Cursi (Mexico, 2008)
Director: Carlos Cuarón

Synopsis: Tato (Gael Garcia) and Beto (Diego Luna) are two brothers that work on a banana plantation and play amateur soccer in rural Mexico. By chance they are discovered by Batuta, a professional scout, who wants to take them to Mexico City to play professionally. The problem is that Batuta can only sign one of the brothers, so they battle it out to see who gets his break first. The two brothers become famous and they begin to enjoy the fame that glamorous Mexico City can offer, but at a very high price.

Latin Dance Party

GRASP is working with the Latino Faculty and Staff Council to co-host a Latin Dance Party on October 3, 2009 at Wilde’s Chateau 24. The event will begin at 8pm, and admission is $10 ($8 with a KU ID).

This is a benefit to raise money for the Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) Scholarship, which will help low-income, first-generation students at KU. For those of you teaching this semester, I would really appreciate it if you would make your students aware of this event so that we have a good turn-out!

Please come out and show your support!

Brazilian Favela Documentary

Rocinha: At Home on the Big Hill
Thursday, September 24th @ 8:30 p.m.
3rd floor of Ellsworth

Presented by Ellsworth Hall and Two Brothers Foundation of KU

Shot on location in Brazil, this half-hour documentary explores a squatter town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the lives of three young people who live there, all students of the Two Brothers Foundation, and NGO working to provide educational opportunities for Rocinha residents. KU's professor Paul Sneed, co-founder of the Two Brothers Foundation and Ellsworth Hall's Faculty Partner directs the film (2007, in Portuguese with English subtitles).

Come and join this Thursday @ 8:30!
*Free pizza and soda.

Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel

Latin American Seminar

Yolanda Martínez-San Miguel
Spanish
University of Pennsylvania

"Sexiles: (Post)Colonialism and the Machine of Desire"

Friday, September 25
3:30-5:00 PM
Hall Center Seminar Room

The paper for this seminar is available as an Adobe PDF file on our website. To obtain a copy, click the link below. This link will take you to this seminar's schedule for the semester. Click the “View Event Details” link for this session. This will take you to a new page in the website. The paper can be obtained by clicking on the .pdf file under related documents. This will open your Adobe Reader.

The password to access the paper is "latam".

http://www.hallcenter.ku.edu/Seminar/LatinAmerican


If you would like more information, contact Elizabeth Kuznesof (Center of Latin American Studies, 864-24213, kuznesof@ku.edu), Brent Metz (Anthropology, 864-2631, bmetz@ku.edu), or contact the Hall Center by calling 864-4798.

Latino Faculty and Staff Council - Welcome Dessert Social

Please join us for an evening of delectable desserts and fun times. This event is open to all KU students, staff, faculty, and their families who are interested in Latino issues.

Thursday, September 17th, 2009
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

KU Visitor's Center
(1502 Iowa St.)

This is a potluck event, so please feel free to bring a dessert of your choice!

Hosted by the Latino Faculty and Staff Council at KU
Providing support and encouragement to Hispanic/Latino staff and faculty at the University of Kansas

2009 Friday Fall Fellowship Brown Bag Lunch Series

Informational Sessions for graduate students interested in predoctoral, dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships will be held from Noon to 1:00 pm, September 4th through October 30th as follows.

Sessions are from 12:00-1:00 pm. Please bring your lunch and your questions! We will provide beverages and cookies. Space is limited for these sessions, so please register by emailing graduate@ku.edu, noting the date and name of the session(s) you are interested in attending.

For more information, contact the office of Research and Graduate Studies at 864-8040.

National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
English Room, Kansas Union, Sept. 4

Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowships
English Room, Kansas Union, Sept. 11

Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship
Alcove G, Kansas Union, Sept. 18

Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
International Room, Kansas Union, Oct. 2

Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowships
Alcove B, Kansas Union, Oct. 9

National Institutes of Health F31
Regionalist Room, Kansas Union, Oct. 23

National Institutes of Health F32
Parlor ABC, Kansas Union, Oct. 30

Churrasco Brasileiro Piquenique

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese will provide the meat for the churrasco brasileiro and some drink, but this is a pot-luck picnic.

The picnic will be on Saturday, September 12, around noon, at Centennial Park (CENTENNIAL SHELTER EAST), next door to the Cooperative Mercantile, on 9th Street and Iowa Street.

Volunteers are more than welcome; people helping with this event will arrive around 10:30-11:00am to start preparing everything.

There is a sign-up sheet by the Dept office. Let us know what you plan to bring and how many people will come with you. If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to contact Antônio Simões (864-0285 or asimoes@ku.edu).

Thanks for coming!