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Interview with LAIS Master’s Alumni Jorge Gonzalez (2012)
LAIS alumni Jorge Gonzalez (2012) shares his experiences in the LAIS graduate program and how his studies influence his work… read more
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Interview with LAIS Undergraduate Major Lee Leal-Ramirez
LAIS undergraduate major, Lee Leal-Ramirez, join us to talk about what motivates her to study Latin America and her work… read more
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Dr. Anabel Ford has a new publication in “Popular Archaeology”
r. Anabel Ford (Anthropology) and colleagues Sherman Horn, Thomas Crimmel, Justin Tran, and Jason Woo, have a new article in Popular… read more
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Professor G. Reginald Daniel’s book featured in the “New York Review of Books”
Professor G. Reginald Daniel’s (Sociology) book, Machado de Assis: Multiracial Identity and the Brazilian Novelist (2012), is featured in the New York Review of… read more
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Congratulations to Marisol Ramos for receiving a Librarians Association of the University of California grant!
Marisol Ramos has received a grant from the Librarians Association of the University of California. This grant will support proofreading, editing,… read more
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Congratulations to Professors Garcia and Arenas Velazquez, and Dr. Saldivar for receiving the 2021 UCSB Migration Initiative grant!
Professors San Juanita Garcia and Erika Arenas Velazquez, and Dr. Emiko Saldivar have been awarded the 2021 UCSB Migration Initiative Grant to support their project,… read more
University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program
Photograph: Tristan Partridge
Welcome to LAIS
The Latin American and Iberian Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara is devoted to the study of the histories, languages, literatures, and cultures of the peoples of Latin America and Iberia, from antiquity to the present day, and of their diasporas in Africa, Asia, and the Americas — including the Latino/a communities of the United States.
Our affiliated faculty, scholars, and students examine a diversity of themes and issues — including history, religion, politics, gender, language, literature, music, and performance — drawing on a broad range of disciplines across the humanities, fine arts, social sciences, and more.
This rich and engaged scholarly community allows us to offer our students thorough interdisciplinary training in our undergraduate major and minor and in the MA in Latin American and Iberian Studies, and to support PhD students engaged in the study of Latin America and Iberia across campus. Join us!