Brooklyn College Dept. of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Presents ‘Puerto Rican Migration Then and Now, Through the Lens of Contemporary Art, 1950–2019’

Feb. 5, 2019

The Brooklyn College Department of Puerto Rican and Latino Studies will host a multi-event, interdisciplinary look at the migratory experience of the Puerto Rican community arriving in New York City from the 1950s to today. All events are free and open to the public, and will take place in the Brooklyn College Library. The series runs through April 2019.

Events

Montage Quotidien: The Photographs of Máximo Rafael Colón

Thursday, February 7, 5–7 p.m., Exhibition Opening

¡Palante Siempre Palante!: The Young Lords (1996)

Thursday, February 21, 3:45–6 p.m.

Antonia Pantoja ¡Presente! (2009)

Thursday, March 14, 2:15–4:30 p.m.

Workshop with Artist Máximo Rafael Cólon and Laura Bravo López, Ph.D.

Thursday, March 28, 2:15–4:30 p.m.

Puerto Rican Independence Movements: A Panel Discussion

Thursday, April 11, 2:15–4:30 p.m.

Press contacts: Rich Pietras, 718.951.5000 x6350 | Keisha Anderson, 917.622.0506 | richard.pietras@brooklyn.cuny.edu

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