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Congratulations to Professor Alicia Boswell for receiving the Hellman Family Fellowship grant!
Professor Alicia Boswell has been awarded the Hellman Family Fellowship which will fund archaeological fieldwork in the Piura valley of Northern Peru… read more
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Congratulations to Prof. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia for receiving a UCHRI grant to support the work of the California Eugenics Legacies Project!
Dr. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia (History) has received a University of California Humanities Research Institute Grant to support the California Eugenics Legacies… read more
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PRONUNCIAMIENTO DEL PROGRAMA DE ESTUDIOS LATINOAMERICANOS E IBÉRICOS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CALIFORNIA, SANTA BÁRBARA, SOBRE LA VIOLACIÓN DE DERECHOS HUMANOS EN COLOMBIA
El programa de Estudios Latinoamericanos en Ibéricos de la Universidad de California, Santa Bárbara, condena los actos de violencia que… read more
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STATEMENT OF THE PROGRAM IN LATIN AMERICAN AND IBERIAN STUDIES AT UCSB REGARDING THE VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN COLOMBIA
The program in Latin American and Iberian Studies at UCSB condemns the acts of violence perpetrated by Colombia’s law enforcement against… read more
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Recordings of the 2021 Graduate Conference Key Note Lectures are now available!
The 2nd Latin American and Iberian Studies International Graduate Student Conference was a great success. We had excellent talks by… read more
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February 2021 Tertulia featured in HFA news!
The LAIS February Tertulia, Race and Caste in Latin America, India, and the USA: A Global Conversation, is featured in UCSB… 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!