Join us this February and March for film screenings and conversations on politics and authoritarianism in Latin America. 📍 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 🎟 Free & open to the public 🔗 Details at bildner.org

Happening tomorrow at 6 p.m.—don’t miss it.

Join us for a screening of María Antonia — a powerful classic of Cuban cinema 🗓️ Tuesday, December 2 – 6 PM
 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 👉 RSVP: [email protected] Co-sponsored by The Columbia University Seminar on Cuba.

Anthony Fontes examines how state actors engage in mass disappearance in El Salvador, Mexico, and the United States.

Dairee Ramírez shows how criminal groups make their moral vocabularies concrete through naming practices, ritual sponsorship, event order, and routine negotiations with officials in Mexico.

Verónica Zubillaga examines the dynamics of “mano dura” policies in Venezuela.

Zachariah Mampilly comments on illicit ideologies in Central America and the Caribbean

Angélica Durán-Martínez breaks down the roles of greed and grievance in driving crime in Colombia

Dennis Rodgers discusses gangs and the socialization of violence in Nicaragua @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Starting now! Join us for Illicit Ideologies in Latin America The event is beginning — you’re still on time to join the discussion. 📍 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 🗓️Today | ⏰ Happening now All are welcome!

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Happening today at 2 PM @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

Join us for this roundtable bringing together leading scholars to explore how illicit organizations shape governance and power across Latin America. 🗓️ Thursday, November 13 🕑 2:00 PM 📍 Room 9207, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

Join us for Illicit Ideologies in Latin America, a full-day conference exploring the intersection of crime, politics, and ideology. 🗓️ Friday, November 14 🕘 9:00 AM (Registration begins at 8:30 AM) 📍 Skylight Room, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

Join us for a screening of El ángel exterminador (1962) followed by a Q&A! 🗓️ Tuesday, November 25 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 📩 RSVP: [email protected] #LuisBuñuel #FilmScreening #ElÁngelExterminador #CUNYEvents #BildnerCenter #ClassicCinema

Last week we were privileged to host Professor José Miguel Cruz (FIU) at the Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies. Dr. Cruz discussed how in El Salvador it is more appropriate to speak of autocratic restoration of lasting mano dura policies rather than democratic backsliding.

Join us tomorrow for this special screening!

Luis Buñuel’s Él (1953) remains one of cinema’s most compelling portraits of control, desire, and moral hypocrisy 🎬 Join us for a screening followed by a Q&A! 🗓️ Tuesday, October 21 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

Join us for a timely conversation around this new volume analyzing the fentayl crisis. RSVP at [email protected]

Join us this Tuesday 10/07 at 3pm for the presentation of this new volume at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Featuring Jonathan Rosen, @adamisacson.com and Deborah Koetzle, the authors will analyze the complex ecosystem behind the ongoing opiod crisis in the 🇺🇸. RSVP at [email protected]

Join us today at 4pm @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

I'm pleased to invite you tomorrow 10/02 at 4pm for a terrific conference entitled "Punitive Populism and Autocratic Restoration in El Salvador" by Jose Miguel Cruz at the @bildnercenter.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. RSVP: [email protected]. Looking forward to seeing you.

Don’t miss this important conversation tomorrow on El Salvador and the rise of punitive populism. A timely discussion you’ll want to be part of!

The fentanyl crisis: a public health & security challenge across the Americas. Join us for this timely talk at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 🗓️ Oct 7 🕒 3 PM 📍 Room 9207 RSVP: [email protected]

How has punitive populism shaped democracy in El Salvador? 🇸🇻 Join José Miguel Cruz for this timely talk at the GC, moderated by @desarias.bsky.social 🗓️ Oct 2 🕓 4:00 PM 📍 Skylight Room, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social RSVP: [email protected]

🎬 Film Screening: Los Olvidados (1950) Join us for Luis Buñuel’s powerful classic, followed by a Q&A session. 🗓️ Tuesday, Sept. 23 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 📩 RSVP: [email protected]

🎬 Join us June 17 at 5:30 PM for short films + the NY premiere of No Nos Moverán — a powerful Mexican drama on justice and memory. 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 📩 RSVP: [email protected] #FilmScreening #TAFFNY2025 #NoNosMoverán #CUNYEvents

📢 Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis Join us for a powerful bilingual panel featuring Cuban scholars and artists reflecting on oral history, censorship, and academic freedom. 🗓️ Thursday, May 8 | 6 PM 📍 Rooms 9206/07, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 💻 Hybrid via Zoom ✉️ RSVP: [email protected]

🎬 Reminder: Join us tomorrow at 6 PM for the screening of NO at the Segal Theatre @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Stay after the film for a Q&A session! RSVP: [email protected] #FilmScreening #CUNYEvents #NOFilm #BildnerCenter

📢 Reminder! Join us today at 3 PM for the panel "Gangs and Security in Haiti" at @baruch.cuny.edu (Room D-301) Don’t miss this timely conversation with leading experts. RSVP: [email protected] #CUNYEvents #Haiti #Security #PublicPolicy #BildnerCenter #BaruchCollege

📚 Book Talk: Plebeian Consumers
 Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ana María Otero-Cleves on global trade, local markets, and everyday consumption in 19th-century Colombia. 
🗓️ Tuesday, April 22, 2025 📍 Room 5409 @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 
🕔 5 PM RSVP: [email protected]

Join us for a screening of NO (2012), the Academy Award–nominated film that tells the story of an ad campaign that helped bring down Chile’s dictatorship. 🗓️ Tuesday, April 29
 🕕 6:00 PM
 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social RSVP at bildner.gc.cuny.edu #CUNYEvents #CUNY

Join us for a timely conversation on the escalating security crisis in Haiti, with leading experts examining the rise of armed groups, their political influence, and possible policy responses. 🗓️ Thursday, April 24 🕒 3 PM 📍 Baruch College (Room D-301) RSVP at bildner.gc.cuny.edu

This event has been postponed until further notice.

🎙️ Join us for a powerful bilingual conversation "Hearing Cuban Voices in Times of Crisis" 🗓️ Thursday, April 10 🕕 6 PM 📍 Skylight Room, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 💻 Hybrid event – also available via Zoom RSVP: [email protected] #Cuba #CubanVoices #CUNYEvents #LatinAmerica #BildnerCenter

TODAY!

🎬 Join us for a special screening of Quilombo 🗓️ Tuesday, March 18 ⏰ 6 PM 📍 Segal Theatre @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social Enjoy the film followed by a Q&A session with curator & moderator Jerry W. Carlson 📩 RSVP at [email protected] Don't miss this engaging discussion on history and resistance!

TODAY!

📢 Join us for: "Odious Debt and the Making of Latin America: A 400-Year History of Moral Bankruptcy" 🎤 Speaker: Edward Jones Corredora (Senior Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute) 🗓️ February 21, 2025 ⏰ 12:00 PM 📍 History Lounge, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social 🔗 RSVP: bit.ly/odiousdebt

Join us for a special screening of Salt of the Earth (1954), a groundbreaking film on labor rights, gender equality, and social justice. 📽️ 🗓️ Date: Tuesday, February 25 at 6 PM
 📍 Segal Theatre, @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social RSVP at [email protected]