February 17 - February 18, 2023
Presented by the Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University and the UNC Charlotte Latin American Studies Program.
An in-person conference hosted by Duke University
at the John Hope Franklin Center (2204 Erwin Road) and Trent Drive Hall (310 Trent Drive), Durham, NC 27705
Registration deadline: February 3, 2023
(pre-registration is required of all attendees, including all presenters)
List of hotels convenient to Duke Central Campus.
Parking Information
Friday, February 17, before 5:30 pm
Guests from outside Duke may park at PG2/The Duke Hospital Garage. Enter at 2223 Elba Street, Durham, NC 27705. (Parking is $2/hour or $8/day) When walking out of the garage onto Elba Street, turn right and go to Trent Drive. Turn right and go down the hill. The Franklin Center will be on the right at the next corner (intersection of Trent Drive and Erwin Road). If walking out of the garage onto Erwin Road, turn left and walk to the next building, which is the Franklin Center. Building entrances are at the far end of the building or the back of the building.
Friday, February 17, after 5:30 pm
Free parking is available at the Pickens Health Center parking lot. Enter from Trent Drive. It is across the street from the Franklin Center
Saturday, February 18, all day
Free parking is available at the Pickens Health Center parking lot. Enter from Trent Drive. It is across the street from the Franklin Center
Reception and Exhibit Information
Friday, February 17, 6:00 pm, Franklin Center Gallery and Room 130/132
Wesley Nóog is a Brazilian singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and band leader. With a 20+ year career and 7 albums recorded, he is one of the most respected Samba-Soul artists in Brazil today. Since moving to the USA in 2021, Wesley has participated in various shows as a solo artist, singing and playing guitar and cavaquinho or accompanied by a band playing his original compositions, a unique mix of Brazilian samba with American soul, as well as samba, bossa nova, and tropicalismo standards.
Conference participants will have the opportunity to view the exhibit Patrimonio/Heritage in the Franklin Center Gallery. It features a series of drawings on llanchama (Amazonian tree bark) by Peruvian/American artist Renzo Ortega. The artist will be present during the conference reception.