Tuesday Seminar on Latin American Studies (Zoom)

Date: 

Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Online Only

"Abortion Politics In Latin America"

Attend this event via Zoom (advance registration required)

Speakers: 

Jocelyn Viterna, Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Harvard University.

Camilla Reuterswärd, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Cora Fernandez Anderson, Assistant Professor of Politics, Mount Holyoke College.

Discussant: 

Mala Htun, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, University of New Mexico.

Moderator:

Steven LevitskyFaculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Director, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies; David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Contact:

Paola Ibarra
pibarra@fas.harvard.edu

This event is online only. Please click the "Read More" link for full instructions on how to attend this seminar.

Remote Access Information:

To join by computer:

https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_p10Ve6nDRL6wVTCQ8l8l0w

Please note: This event requires registration in advance in order to receive the meeting link and password.

Abstract:

Argentina’s legalization of abortion on demand in 2020 was closely followed across Latin America. The role of religion in politics has changed dramatically in the region. On the one hand, societies gave grown more secular and the influence of the Catholic Church has waned; on the other hand, growing evangelical movements have given new life to social conservatism. How are the politics of abortion changing in twenty-first century Latin America? Is Argentina a pioneer—or an outlier?