February 28, 2012—Speaking “first and foremost as a social activist,” New Mexico criminologist and university professor Cynthia Bejarano examined the unsolved murders of girls and women in the region of Ciudad Juárez-El Paso before a gathering of more than 80…
Category: Latino/a and Latin American Studies
War and Memory: Bearing witness to loss in everyday life
University of Oregon School of Law Symposium Keynote: Arturo Arias, University of Texas, Department of Spanish and Portuguese Symposium website
“Whatever Happened to Zulay?”—a documentary film by Sharon Sherman
115 Lawrence Hall 1190 Franklin Blvd. UO campus Free Film Showing Whatever Happened to Zulay? An Otavaleña’s Journey is the story of a remarkable Ecuadoran woman who went through several life changes and maintained some continuity in her life, a…
Fighting Impunity in National Courts: Human Rights & Transitional Justice in Latin America
Knight Library, Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. UO campus This talk addresses critical issues in the efforts to bring to court human rights violators in Latin America. It discusses two types of national courts litigation: first, when litigation is available…
