Events
Upcoming Events
RECURRING
WINTER 2026
- From the Classroom to the Frontlines: South American Women Intellectuals and the Second World War Talk: Mar 11th at 4pm, RLL Commons (4314 MLB)
- Return to Nature: The Politics of Animals and Plants in Two Turn-of-the-Twentieth-Century Latin American Vegetarian Cookbooks Workshop: Mar 12th at 10:30am, RLL Commons (4314 MLB)
- LACS Indigenous Lecture Series featuring Professor Kelly McDonough (UT Austin): March 12th and 13th
- Italian Classics on Campus Film Screening Series: Mar 17th at 7pm in 2435 NQ
- RLL Coffee Bar: March 23rd 9:30-11:30am, RLL Commons (4314 MLB)
- RLL Social Raven's Club Event: March 25th 4-6pm, 207 S Main St
- End of Semester/Sant Jordi Celebration: Apr 21st 12-2pm, RLL Commons (4314 MLB)
- Italian Classics on Campus Film Screening Series: Apr 7th at 7pm in 2435 NQ
FALL 2026
- Lecture to honor Javier Sanjinés featuring Bruce Mannhein: Mid-September
Event Request Process
Step 1: Get Departmental Approval
Step 2: Submit the Event Request Form once approval is obtained.
Step 3: The event team will connect with you to coordinate your event.
For more information about the event planning process, you can visit the Planning Resources page.
In this workshop, we will discuss the emergence of extractivism as a key concept in the environmental humanities. We will review the history of extractivism in Latin America as well as various aesthetic forms of its representation. In advance of the workshop, please read Carolyn Fornoff’s keyword essay “Extractivism,” from the Handbook of Latin American Environmental Aesthetics.
| Building: | Modern Languages Building |
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| Event Type: | Workshop / Seminar |
| Tags: | Activism, book discussion, Books, Culture, Discussion, Diversity, Environment, free, Global, humanities, In Person, Inclusion, institute for the humanities, Interdisciplinary, International, Latin America, literary, literature, multicultural, Research, Romance Languages And Literatures, Social Impact, social justice, Talk, Workshop |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from Romance Languages & Literatures RLL, Rackham Graduate School, International Institute |
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