Library Past Events (2023)


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Fall 2023

“River(s) of Grass: The Enduring Legacies of Marjory Stoneman Douglas”
Opening Event and Reception

November 30th, 2023 | 6 p.m.

“One Brilliant Flame” with Joy Castro and Chantel Acevedo

November 16th, 2023 | 6 p.m.

Deep Dives Into Special Collections
“Be a Nuisance Where it Counts: Celebrating Marjory Stoneman Douglas’ Legacy”

November 16th, 2023 | 1pm

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GIS Day 2023
Geography and Urban Justice

November 15th, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.

Open Access Week 2023
Scholarly, Publishing, Policies, and You: Building a Community for Open Access

October 25th, 2023 | 12 p.m.

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New Directions in Cuban Studies
Conference 2023

October 18th – 20th, 2023

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Deep Dives Into Special Collections: Mapping a New World

October 12th, 2023 | 1 p.m.

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In Search of a Native Textual Community
The Use of “Frontier” by Native and non-Native Authors

October 8th, 2023 | 2:00pm

“Operation Pedro Pan: The Migration of Unaccompanied Children from Castro’s Cuba”
by John Gronbeck-Tedesco

September 28th, 2023 | 2:00 pm

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Ecos del archivo: Una conversación en torno a In your face, papi! Arte, política y sociedad civil en Cuba

September 14th, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.

Deep Dives – Special Collections Series
Art for the People

September 14th, 2023 | 1:00 pm

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“The Cintas Foundation: An Archival Perspective” Exhibition Opening

August 24th, 2023 | 6pm

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Read about the Exhibition.

Summer 2023

La Bella Cubana en la fotografía y la literatura del siglo XIX

July 18th, 2023 | 2pm

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New Books in Cuban Studies from former Goizueta Fellows of the CHC

June 15th, 2023 | 2:00 pm

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Unexpected Adventures Told in Three Maps
Western Australia, the Indian Ocean, and Captain James Cook’s First Voyage

June 8th, 2023 | 1:00 pm

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Indigenous Cartography and Cartography of the Indigenous

June 1st, 2023 | 1:00 pm

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Spring 2023

It Came from a Blue Sky
with John Hessler

Thursday, May 25th, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.

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Collective Voices: Online Community Archives on Cuba and its Diaspora

May 24th, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.

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Visages of Memory: Holocaust Exhibit and Event

Wednesday, May 17th, 2023 | 3 p.m.

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What Makes a Map Persuasive? Or Not?

Thursday, May 11th, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.

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El sueño inconcluso
Historia del Directorio Revolucionario Estudiantil (D.R.E.), Cuba 1959–1966

May 10th, 2023 | 6:30pm

Preservation Week 2023
GROUNDED IN PRESERVATION From Cellulose to Concrete

May 5th, 2023 | 2pm

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Ballerinas, Butterflies, and Bucky Balls
Three Architects Redesign the World Map for the Modern Age

Thursday, May 4th, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.

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Library Research Scholars 2022-2023

May 3rd, 2023 | 6pm

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Remembering Jacques Stéphen Alexis
A Centenary Celebration

April 27th, 2023 | 6pm

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Voices of Change
The Rise of Independent Journalism in Cuba

April 13th, 2023 | 6:30 pm

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Shipwrecks, Treasures, and Maps at the End of the 17th Century
The Manuscript Atlases of William Hack

Thursday, April 13th, 2023 | 1:00 p.m.

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Mariano: One Hundred Masterpieces

March 29th, 2023 | 6:30pm

Diaspora in Recent Film from the Spanish Caribbean
A Two-Day Virtual Symposium

March 28-29th, 2023 | 10 am

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Investigating the Indefinite Detention of Mariel Refugees

February 27th, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.

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One Book One U 2023

February 15th, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.

Cubans: An Epic Journey

February 10th, 2023 | 6:30 p.m.

First-Hand Knowledge
Exploring Primary Sources at the UM Libraries

February 7th, 2023 | 12:00 pm

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Hacia El Futuro – Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion 20th Anniversary

January 20th, 2023 | 7:00 p.m.

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