Luis Garzón
“A Critical Look at the Uribe Government”

Luis Garzón was the president of Colombia’s largest labor federation, the CUT (Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores), from 1996-2001. He was a presidential candidate in 2002 for the new party, Polo Democrático, and won the largest support a third-party candidate has ever received in the history of Colombia. Currently, he is a key figure in the peace process, serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the National Peace Council.

Thursday, February 27, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
Lounge, Women's Faculty Club

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Álvaro Mutis
Public Reading and Conversation

Álvaro Mutis is one of Latin America most prominent poets and novelists. He has won countless awards including the Colombian National Literature Prize (1983) and the prestigious Prix Médicis Étranger (1989). Mutis, who produces an average of one book a year, is author of Abdul Bashur, soñador de navío (1991), The Adventures of Maqroll: Four Novellas (1995), and many poems.

Websites featuring Mr. Mutis can be found here and here

Mr. Mutis' visit has been postponed until Fall 2003.

Nancy Appelbaum
"Competing Histories: Local Narratives of Race and Place in Colombia"

Nancy Appelbaum is Assistant Professor of History and Latin American Studies at the State University of New York at Binghamton. Her research interests include Latin America, Colombia, race, and gender. Of her many publications, her most recent book, Muddied Waters: Race, Region, and Local History in Colombia, will be released from Duke University Press in spring 2003.

Wednesday, March 19, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
CLAS Conference Room

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