Tertulia-Speaker Series featuring Solsiree Del Moral who will discuss "Sources and Methods in Puerto Rican History: Childhood, Crime, and Punishment." Solsiree Del Moral is a historian of modern Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, and U.S. Empire. Solsiree is a published author her book Negotiating Empire: The Cultural Politics of Schools in Puerto Rico, 1898-1952. “Street Children, Crime, and Punishment” is the first historical study of street children and incarcerated youth in post-World War II Puerto Rico. Children in jails and correctional schools suffered from overcrowding, lack of sanitation, poor hygiene, insufficient food, prolonged solitary confinement, physical abuse, and sexual violence.
Wednesday, October 10th, 12:00pm, El Instituto, Ryan Building, 2nd floor
RSVP to elinstituto@uconn.edu for lunch with your choice of wrap for lunch from this link: http://www.gansettwraps.com/menu2.html
For more information, contact: El Instituto at elinstituto@uconn.edu