Age of Revolutions: Rethinking Mexican Independence from a Hemispheric Perspective

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September is a very important month for Mexico and the U.S. The Mexican Cultural Institute of Washington, D.C., is committed to sharing familiar histories, but retold from a hemispheric perspective. We seek to tell alternative stories and narratives of our shared past. Come celebrate with us Mexico's bicentennial of Independence and the U.S.' National Hispanic Heritage Month as we gather and host scholars and performers to think about how Mexico's proclamation of nationhood reshaped North America and its relationship to the world. See the schedule and speakers online.

This event will start a conversation between public history and cultural diplomacy to explore the meaning of independence as a shared experience across the Americas. Each day of the event will feature an exchange between scholars followed by a cultural celebration of Independence. They will come together in a dialogue exploring how Mexico's experience intersected with, was influenced by, and contributed to the Age of Revolutions.

The event will mix in-person and virtual panels and performances throughout the three-day Cultural Public History event that will be held at the Mexican Cultural Institute, Sept. 23, 24, and 25. Your presence at the event will enrich these conversations among scholars and with the audience during the Q&A session and reception that will follow each conversation. The panels, workshops, and performances will take place at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C. as well as being broadcast on Facebook Live: @MexCultureDC

Casey Lurtz, an assistant professor of history at Johns Hopkins, is moderating "Conversation I: Mexican Independence in Latin American Perspective" on Sept. 23 at 6.15 p.m. EDT and providing closing remarks during "Conversation III: Independence in U.S. and Mexican Historical Memory" on Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. EDT.

The event will conclude with a day-long virtual conference on Sept. 27 hosted by the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas-UNAM, highlighting emerging scholars working on Mexican Independence.

This series of public programs is the result of an exciting binational collaboration with university partners in Mexico and the U.S. This program is hosted collaboratively by the Mexican Cultural Institute (MCI) of the Embassy of Mexico in the United States, the Latin America in a Globalizing World Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, and the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas-UNAM.