ANN: Invitation to the Series "Age of Revolutions," Mexican Cultural Institute, UNAM, and Johns Hopkins University (virtual and in person)

Casey Lurtz Discussion

Dear colleagues,

The Mexican Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Mexico in the United States (MCI), the Latin America in a Globalizing World Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, and the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México would like to invite you to the series “Age of Revolutions: Rethinking Mexico’s Independence from a Hemispheric Perspective” that will take place online and in person at the Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C., September 23, 24, and 25, 2021. 

This cultural and public history event will explore the hemispheric implications and resonances of Mexico’s proclamation of Independence on September 27, 1821. This experience intersected with, was influenced by, and contributed to the Age of Revolutions in the hemisphere. Scholars whose work examines the meaning of independence throughout the Americas will come together in a series of conversations that explore how Mexico’s proclamation of nationhood reshaped North America and its relationship to the world. 

You can find tickets to attend in person or a link to take part online here:  

https://instituteofmexicodc.org/index.php/stec_event/age-of-revolutions/

We would greatly appreciate if you could help us circulate the event among your students and colleagues who might be interested. 

Sincerely,

Casey Lurtz (Johns Hopkins) and Marcel Anduiza Pimentel (Mexican Cultural Institute)

 

Schedule:

Conversation I: Mexican Independence in Latin American Perspective
Thursday, September 23, at 6.15 p.m. EDT

Join us for a conversation with scholars exploring Mexico’s Independence era in Latin American perspective. This discussion will focus on various experiences of Independence in Mexico, Central America, and Gran Colombia and struggles for abolition in the independence and early national period.

Marcela Echeverri, Yale University

Jordana Dym, Skidmore College

Alfredo Ávila, IIH-UNAM

Moderator: Casey Lurtz, Johns Hopkins University
Musical performance by: Grupo Fénix 

 

Conversation II: Mexico and the United States during the Age of Revolutions
Friday, September 24, at 6.00 p.m. EDT

Join us for a conversation with scholars exploring the long-lasting impact of 1821 on the North American hemisphere. This discussion will focus on Mexico-U.S. relations, the Age of American Revolutions, and Latin America’s influence on popular understandings of race, revolution, and republicanism in the United States.

Note: This program will be conducted in a hybrid mode. The moderator will be in-house at the MCI, while the panelists will be connected remotely.

Érika Pani, Colegio de México
Caitlin Fitz, Northwestern University

Moderator: Marcel S. Anduiza, Mexican Cultural Institute of Wahington, D.C.


Conversation III: Independence in U.S. and Mexican Historical Memory
Saturday, September 25, at 1.00 p.m. EDT

Join us for a conversation with scholars exploring the history and memory of Mexico’s commemorations of its 1821 independence and nationhood. This discussion will focus on questions of public history, national celebrations, and historical memory, past and present.
Manuel Cuéllar, The George Washington University
Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo, University of Chicago
Moderator: Julia Young, Catholic University. Closing remarks by: Casey Lurtz, Johns Hopkins University
Performance by: Corazón Folklórico Dance Company 

 

Virtual conference: 1821: Proyecciones de una historia entrelazada
Monday, September 27, at 11:00 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CDMX)

In collaboration with Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas-UNAM. Virtual event in Spanish via Facebook Live: @MexCultureDC