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Black Internationalism in Translation and the Cartographies of Emancipation
Thursday, April 3rd | 12:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Marian Mayer Berkett Room, Tulane University Law School
Featuring:
Brent Hayes Edwards (Columbia University)
Annette Joseph-Gabriel (Duke University)
Mame-Fatou Niang (Carnegie Mellon University)
Grégory Pierrot (University of Connecticut)
Jean-Baptiste Naudy (Editions Ròt-Bò-Krik)
Join us wide-… (read more)

Tulane’s Mister Speaker: Welcoming the Gingrich Congressional Collection
Tulane University Libraries is proud to open the Gingrich Congressional Collection, a landmark addition to the Louisiana Research Collection (LaRC) and a generous gift from the Gingrich family. Comprising more than 3,450 boxes and 4,032 linear feet, this extraordinary archive offers an in-depth view of the political career and legacy of Newt Gingrich (MA ’68, PhD ’71)… (read more)

Tulane University Libraries Expands Collection to Include Audiobooks
Tulane University Libraries is pleased to announce the addition of audiobooks to its collection, furthering its commitment to accessibility and providing new ways for students and faculty to engage with course materials.
The library is prioritizing the acquisition of:
… (read more)
The Latin American Library Centennial Gallery Talks
The Latin American Library invites you to a series of gallery talks to close out our yearlong centennial exhibition “A Distinctive Trajectory: Reshaping Histories at the Latin American Library,” celebrating one hundred years of Latin… (read more)

The Latin American Library at the New Orleans Book Festival Family Day
To young and old alike:
Be sure to stop by the Latin American Library booth at the New Orleans Book Fest Family Day on March 29, 10-2!
Come explore what ancient Mesoamerican books looked like and how colonial Spanish Americans printed and bound their books. Family Day visitors can learn to solve a Maya almanac and practice counting, writing, and calendar-reckoning,… (read more)

Breakthrough Health Film Festival at Tulane
Breakthrough Health Film Festival at Tulane
April 6 - 8, 2025
Tulane Celia Scott Weatherhead School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
Diboll Gallery and Auditorium, 1440 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
The Breakthrough Health Film Festival at Tulane University is an… (read more)

Workshop: In the Archives: Researching and Learning with Primary Source Materials about New Orleans
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Louis Prima Room, Jones Hall 306 (6801 Freret St.) at Tulane University
Registration is required. Capacity: 20 attendees
This hands-on introduction to archives allows attendees to engage with holdings from the… (read more)

Tulane Libraries Hosts Bernice McFadden in Conversation with Jacinta Saffold
New Orleans, LA – Tulane University Libraries is pleased to present a special literary event featuring acclaimed author Bernice McFadden, in conversation with Jacinta Saffold of the Essence Book Project. This engaging discussion will explore McFadden’s journey as a writer, from her groundbreaking novel Sugar to… (read more)

Placing Enlightened Critique: The Trans-Caribbean Periodical Press, Manuscript Authorship, and Imperial Conflicts between the 18th and 19th Centuries
Join us for the work-in-progress talk by Kevin Sedeño-Guillén, 2024-25 Richard E Greenleaf Fellow at the Latin American Library.
Placing Enlightened Critique: The Trans-Caribbean Periodical Press, Manuscript Authorship, and Imperial Conflicts between the 18th and 19th Centuries
The talk analyzes how the interactions and displacements of periodicals, newspapers,… (read more)