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Center for Latin American Studies
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A Visit by Latin American Academicians
On September 19, 2006 , a group of nine lecturers from Latin American universities visited Assoc. Prof Pachee Yuvajita, Associate Dean for International Affairs, Assoc. Prof Sathaporn Tippayasak, Director of the Center for Latin Studies and faculty members from the Spanish Section. The discussion involved how to create cooperation between Thai and Latin America universities as well as ways of promoting Thailand as a center of academic networks between Asian and Latin American academicians. |
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The Gabriela Mistral Exhibition
On August 30, 2006, the Latin Studies Centre at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University and the Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Bangkok organized an exhibition in commemoration of the sixtieth anniversary of the presentation of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Gabriela Mistral, a female Chilean poet. The exhibition was opened by the Chilean Chargé d’Affaires and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and it was attended by a number of staff members from the Embassy of Chile and the Faculty of Arts. The opening ceremony was marked by speeches from the Chargé d’Affaires and the Dean and included readings of Gabriela’s poems in Spanish and in Thai translations. |
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The Tango
On January 31, 2005, the Latin American Studies Center and the Spanish Section of the Western Languages Department, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Argentina in Thailand and the Plaza Athene Hotel, organized a tango dance performance, featuring two famous Argentinian dancers—Martin Marchese and Florencia Mare at the Faculty of Arts Theatre. The performance was attended by H.E. Ambassador Carlos Faustir Garcia of Argentina and Dr. Theraphan Luangthongkum, Dean of the Faculty of Arts. |
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The Centennial Celebration of Pablo Neruda
On November 18, 2003, the Latin American Studies Center of the Faculty of Arts and the Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Bangkok organized the “Centennial Celebration of Pablo Neruda,” a Chilean Nobel Laureate for Literature. The event took place on the mezzanine level of the seventh floor of the BRK Building. H. E. Ambassador Luis Alberto Sepuveda of Chile and Dean Theraphan Luangthongkum presided over the opening ceremony. A seminar in Spanish on Pablo Neruda, an exhibition on the life and work of the Nobel Laureate, a dance in accompaniment of the reading of Neruda’s poems and a presentation of the film, El cartero from November 18 - 26 for the general public were all part of the celebration. |
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Center for Latin American Studies
8 th Floor, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Building
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
Tel. 02-218-4773
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