Program of UMass and Five Colleges Events For
Angel Quintero-Rivera
2012-2013 Distinguished Latin American Visitor
Five College Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies Council (FCLACLSC)
An initiative of the UMass Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies and the Five College Latin
American, Caribbean and Latino Studies Council. Funded by the Five College Residencies and Visiting
Positions Program.
Event title: Caribbean Cultural Studies: Their Political and Socio-economic Backgrounds
Date: Monday, October 29, 4:00-7:00 PM
Location: Amherst Room, 10th Floor Campus Center, UMass
Summary: Public lecture, dance performance by Cayena, Reception to follow
With the collaboration of: UMass Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department(LLC), Portuguese and
Spanish Unit (LLC), Latin American Cultural Center, and Latinos Unidos/Cayena Dance Group.
Event title: Danza, sexualidad y la “barbarización” del otro
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 8:30 AM
Location: 192 Barrett, Amherst College
Summary: Representaciones culturales del género en las ínter-relaciones diplomáticas y
culturales de América Latina con los Estados Unidos y Europa Occidental
Event Title: Narratives on Puerto Rican History: Working class and popular culture perspectives
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 PM
Location: Chenoweth Lab 108, UMass
Event Title: Afro Latin American Cultural Studies and Music
Date: Wednesday, October 31, 11:00 AM
Location: Andreola Room, Willits-Hallowell Center, Mount Holyoke College
Summary: Bringing in the Social Science and the Humanities in the struggle against the coloniality of
knowledge
Title: Problems and Perspectives on Working Class
Historical Sociology of the Hispanic Caribbean
Date: Thursday, November 1, 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Location: Neilsen Browsing Room, Smith College
Summary: Focusing on Puerto Rico and its US Diaspora
Event Title: Historical Sociology of Slavery Studies in the Americas
Date: Friday, November 2, 2:30 – 3:20 PM
Location: Flint Lab 201, UMass