La Plaza Virtual

Every academic year, El Instituto awards Pre-doctoral fellowships to support pre-doctoral graduate student research or creative projects related to Latina/o and/or Latin American Studies.

This semester, join El Instituto’s Pre-doctoral Fellowship Awardees research presentations!

Presenter: Daniela I Domínguez Tavares

Title: “The afterlives of Mexican oil expropriation: tourism, development, and natural resources propaganda. 1939-1960”

Daniela Domínguez Tavares will present part of her dissertation prospectus and
expects feedback and comments to help her complete it. Tavares’s PhD project
examines the post-revolutionary Mexican state and the importance of oil for development, natural resource narratives, and US-Mexico bilateral relations.

There is limited space; RSVP today!

FILM SCREENING: The Eternal Night (La Noche Eterna) + Q&A with Coco Fusco (director) and Enrique del Risco (screenwriter)

The Eternal Night-La noche eterna is the story of three young Cuban men who were condemned for their beliefs and their creations. It is about the power of the imagination to transcend circumstance.

Sponsors: John N. Plank Cuban Lecture Series, Department of Literatures, Cultures and Languages (Spanish)

“ELIN’s Graduate Research Forum: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies”

Saturday, March 1, 2025
9:45am-2:15pm
Ryan Building, Room 204

Join El Instituto’s Graduate Research Forum, where graduate students will share and defend their research! This research forum showcases new interdisciplinary collaboration and academic exchange across multiple departments: valuable feedback and networking opportunities with peers and faculty.

Schedule Overview:

• 3 Sessions with presentations along with Q&A
• Breaks in between sessions
• Lunch provided to conclude event

Please enter through El Instituto’s main entrance on the side of the building passing the (InCHIP) Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy. You can find information for directions in El Instituto’s website.

There is limited space, RSVP today!