Past events

Casa de América – IE Business School SMEs Forum: Colombia

24 February 2015 Madrid, España

This session of the Casa de América – IE Business School SMEs Forum is held in the framework of the “Month of Colombia” at Casa de América Madrid.

At this event, economists and businesswomen and men will discuss business opportunities offered by Colombia and stress its peculiarities. Some...

Brazil-Ireland Science Week in Dublin

23 February 2015 - 26 February 2015 Dublín, Irlanda

The event is organized by RBI – Research Brazil Ireland, an organisation that brings together Irish third-level institutions and research centres as a consortium to drive a coordinated national approach to promote Ireland’s scientific and technological reputation in Brazil. The event aims to...

Diez de Cien

23 February 2015 - 28 February 2015 Madrid, España

Casa de América organises the exhibition “Diez de Cien” for the creation of an art object around the Colombian identity.

This exhibition coincides with the days of ARCOmadrid, which during the current year represent Colombia as the guest country.

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Conversation: Street Arte and social Movement in México: Colectivo Lapiztola (Oaxaca)

23 February 2015 Londres, Reino Unido

UCL’s Institute of the Americas and Development Planning Unit organise this event to explore therole of street art in contemporary social movements in Mexico and in debates over art and activism, citizenship, and democracy.

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VII ABEP Conference 2015

20 February 2015 - 21 February 2015 Londres, Reino Unido

The Association of Brazilian Post-grad students and Researchers in the UK (ABEP) organises its 7th Conference at The ImperialCollegeBusinessSchool, London.

The 2015 ABEP Conference brings together Brazilian researchers, students, government stakeholders and industry leaders to a day of networking,...

Presentation of the research study: The Trade and Investment Agreement between the European Union and the United States: Challenges and Opportunities for regional relations between the EU and LAC

18 February 2015 Managua, Nicaragua

The International Foundation for the Global Economic Challenge (FIDEG) organises the launch of the EU-LAC Foundation’s study in Managua. The study’s presentation will be carried out by the researcher, Gloria Carrión, and counts with the participation of FIDEG’s President and Eric Dejoie from...

Octavio Paz: War, Censorship and Freedom

17 February 2015 - 20 March 2015 Alcalá de Henares, Spain

The Spanish Ministry of Education and University of Alcalá, in collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico and the Anteneo de Madrid, organise a photography exhibition that gathers unique shots of the visits of Octavio Paz in 1937 and 1982 to Spain, as well as other documents kept in the file...

Public Dialogue on Peace and Reconciliation in Colombia

17 February 2015 Londres, Reino Unido

The "Learning from Leaders" research project investigates how political leaders bridge the gap between elite-level national peace negotiations and peace and reconciliation efforts at the local level. This public dialogue, hosted by SOAS, examines the Colombia civil conflict, bringing together...

Mexican Film Week at The London Film School

12 February 2015 - 16 February 2015 London, UK

This event is organized in collaboration with London Film School, Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom and the Mexican Institute. The program begins with a conversation between Mike Leigh, the Chairman of the LFS, Ignacio Duran and Jorge Sanchez followed by a reception at the residence of the...

Seminar:`The Ball is Round`: Social and Economic inequalities on the amateur football field in Jamaica

11 February 2015 Londres, Reino Unido

The seminar ‘The Ball is Round`: Social and Economic inequalities on the amateur football field in Jamaica, is organised by William Tantam (Goldsmiths, University of London) in order to present the research that took place during 14 months about the ethnographic fieldwork in Black River, Jamaica....

MACLA Bordeaux 2015: Exhibition of Contemporary Latin American Art in Bordeaux 2015

6 February 2015 - 31 March 2015 Bordeaux, France

Instituto Cervantes in cooperation with Casa de Perú and City Hall of Bordeaux presents a Contemporary Art exhibition with paintings, photographs, prints, installations and other works by 13 young Latin American artists.

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Cineastas Contados…. de ambos lados

4 February 2015 - 3 April 2015 Madrid, España

Cineastas Contados…. de ambos lados is presented by Casa América in Madrid. This is a short collection of a wider range of black-and-white photography portraits of documentary nature about several generations of Spanish and Latin American filmmakers photographed in their most intimate and...