DRCLAS Thesis Prizes!
The *James R. and Isabel D. Hammond Thesis Prize* is awarded to the best
Harvard undergraduate senior honors thesis related to Spanish-speaking
Latin America. *Each department may nominate one candidate*, and a faculty
committee selects the prize recipient.
The *Joan Morthland Hutchins Thesis Prize* is awarded by DRCLAS to
recognize the Harvard College senior who writes the best thesis on a
subject concerning Latinos (either recent immigrants or established
communities of Latin American descent in the United States). Candidates may
be nominated by their department, concentration, instructional committee,
or they may nominate their own theses.
The *Kenneth Maxwell Senior Thesis Prize in Brazilian Studies* is awarded
to the best Harvard College thesis on a subject related to Brazil. Candidates
may be nominated by their department, concentration, instructional
committee, or they may nominate their own theses.
*SUBMISSION DETAILS:* Please submit the student’s name and email address,
department, thesis advisor(s), and 2 hard copies of the nominated thesis to
Yadira Rivera, Student Services Associate at DRCLAS via mail or drop off at
1730 Cambridge Street, 2nd Floor. In addition, please send an electronic
version to yrivera(a)fas.harvard.edu.
Deadline for submissions: *Friday, April 10, 2015 by 5 pm *All thesis
prizes carry a monetary award of *$500*.
Prizes will be awarded at the DRCLAS Certificate Ceremony on Wednesday May
27th, 2015. for more information please visit:
http://drclas.harvard.edu/pages/certificate-latin-american-studies
*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar*
*Suicide, Slavery, and Martyrdom in Brazil and the Black Atlantic: The Case
of Zumbi dos Palmares*
*Marc A. Hertzman*
Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
Thursday, April 9, 12:00 p.m.
CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not
required.A Brazilian lunch will be served.*
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*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar*
*Suicide, Slavery, and Martyrdom in Brazil and the Black Atlantic: The Case
of Zumbi dos Palmares*
*Marc A. Hertzman*
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School; Assistant Professor, University of
Illinois
Thursday, April 9, 12:00 p.m.
CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not
required.A Brazilian lunch will be served.*
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<http://drclas.harvard.edu/>
*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar*
*Education in Brazil and Why We Should Innovate to Get Out of This Trap*
*Priscila Cruz*
MC/MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School; Executive Director of Todos Pela
Educação
Thursday, April 2, 12:00 p.m.
CGIS South Building, *Room S-250*, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not
required.A Brazilian lunch will be served.*
www.drclas.harvard.edu
*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar*
*Education in Brazil and Why We Should Innovate to Get Out of This Trap*
*Priscila Cruz*
MC/MPA Candidate, Harvard Kennedy School; Executive Director of Todos Pela
Educação
Thursday, April 2, 12:00 p.m.
CGIS South Building, *Room S-250*, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not
required.A Brazilian lunch will be served.*
www.drclas.harvard.edu
*Bate-Papo (Portuguese conversation practice)*
Practice your Portuguese and discuss Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking
countries and cultures at this informal roundtable. Everyone is welcome!
Guaraná and salgadinhos will be served.
*Friday, March 27, 3:00-4:30 p.m.*
CGIS South Building, 2nd Floor, Room S-216, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*Co-sponsored by the DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program and the Portuguese
section of the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard.*
www.drclas.harvard.edu
*DRCLAS Brazil Studies Program Seminar*
*Counting Everybody: Increasing Birth Registration and Enhancing Social
Inclusion in Contemporary BrazilWendy Hunter*
Professor of Government, University of Texas
Thursday, March 26, 12:00 p.m.
CGIS South Building, Room S-050, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge
*This event is free and open to the public, and registration is not
required.A Brazilian lunch will be served.*
www.drclas.harvard.edu
*Harvard Law School event*
The HLS Brazilian Studies Association presents:
*Transconstitutionalism: A discussion with Professors Marcelo Neves,
Universidade de Brasília and Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School*
*Wednesday, April 8th, 12:00 pm*
Location: Harvard Law School, Hauser 104
*Luch will be provided*.