The Canal That Never Was: Territory, Nature, and Nationhood in Southern Chile

Tuesday, September 22, 2026
2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location
Floor/Room #
405

An event series for the 2026-27 academic year entitled “Place-Making: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Global Studies” and sponsored by Latin American and Caribbean Studies, the Global Projects Program, and the Global Lab.

Guest Speaker: María de los Ángeles Picone, Associate Professor of History, Boston College

Title: “The Canal That Never Was: Territory, Nature, and Nationhood in Southern Chile”

Commentors: WPI Professors William San Martín and Laureen Elgert