Encounters: One Year After Maria
When: Saturday, September 22, 10-12 with lunch following
Where: Hartford History Center at the Hartford Public Library
What: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. The surrounding destruction and displacement, along with Puerto Rico’s status as an unincorporated territory, has led some scholars, such as Yomaira Figueroa, to call the event a “natural colonial disaster.” Join us a year after Hurricane Maria for small group discussions on the historical and contemporary issues still plaguing Puerto Rico and federal responses to the crisis.
1. "Working With Dark Light..." by Samuel Granados & Kevin Schaul (February 28, 2018): https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/national/puerto-rican-art-hurricane-maria/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ce2f04419dce
2. "STORM SURGE: Report on the Findings…on Impact of Post-Maria Displacement…" Carlos Vargas Ramos, Hunter College & Charles R. Venator-Santiago, UConn (July 11, 2018): http://docdro.id/9Hv5Ri3
Lunch will be provided after the 10am-12pm discussion. Space is limited. Please RSVP to jeagosto@hplct.org.
For more information, contact: Dana Miranda at dana.miranda@uconn.edu