Reforming Communism: Cuba in Comparative Perspective~~~Pre-conference lectures and keynote speaker--OPEN TO THE PUBLIC --11/6/2014

An International Conference on “Reforming Communism: Cuba in Comparative Perspective”

November 6-8, 2014

Pre-Conference Lectures

(OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)

 

“A View from Cuba” (in Spanish with English translation) by:

Lenier González Mederos (editor, Cuba Posible): “Sociedad civil en Cuba: apuntes para el presente”

Roberto Veiga González (editor, Cuba Posible): “La Constitución de nuestra República ante una sociedad que renueva sus imaginarios socio-políticos”

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014

Time: 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Location: University Club, Conference Room A (3^rd floor), 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 

Keynote Address (in English) by

Carmelo Mesa-Lago (Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Economics and Latin American Studies)

Date: Thursday, November 6, 2014

Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Location: University Club, Conference Room A (3^rd floor), 123 University Place, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

 

Opening Remarks: Scott Morgenstern (Director, Center for Latin American Studies) and Jerome Branche (Associate Professor of Latin American and Cultural Studies, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures)

Introduction: Jorge Pérez – López (International Economist)

Welcoming: Patty Beeson (Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor)

 

Reception to follow 7:00 - 8:15 p.m.

 

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ATTENTION

To attend the conference on November 7-8, you must register (no registration fee applies). For more information, location, and registration, please visit: http://www.ucis.pitt.edu/clas/cuba_conference or email Diana Shemenski at dms180@pitt.edu

 

Sponsored by Center for Latin American Studies, Global Studies Center (Global Academic Partnership), Office of the Provost, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures, Department of Political Science, and the Center for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with the Cuba Study Group, Inc.

 

 

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University Center for International Studies

University of Pittsburgh

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Pittsburgh, PA  15260

Office: 412-648-7392

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clas@pitt.edu

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