Butler Library Room 523
We are excited to invite you to our FIRST event in the three-part series, “Imborrable: Conversations on Latinx/Caribbean Diaspora Archives.”
The series is organized by the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER), the Greater Caribbean Studies Program at the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS), and the Rare Book & Manuscript Library (RBML).
Roundtable 1: The Power and Peril of Latinx/Caribbean Archives
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 4PM
Butler Library Rm. 523
A reception with food and refreshments will follow
RSVP HERE; contact cser@columbia.edu with any questions.
Roundtable 1 will feature Latinx and Caribbean Studies scholars, curators, and archivists discussing the state of the field, the relevance of Latinx/Caribbean archives, and the potential and challenges of the current moment.
Panelists:
- Taína Caragol, Curator of Painting and Sculpture and Latino Art and History at the National Portrait Gallery
- Yomaira Figueroa-Vásquez, Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) and Professor of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies at CUNY Hunter
- Katerina Gonzalez Seligmann, Associate Professor of Literatures, Cultures and Languages & El Instituto: Institute for Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut
- Mario H. Ramirez, Associate Dean and Chief Librarian at CUNY CCNY
- Maja Horn, Professor of Spanish and Latin American Cultures at Barnard College
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Stay tuned for announcements about future roundtables as part of Imborrable: Conversations on Latinx/Caribbean Diaspora Archives!
