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Video of the Welcoming Remarks of the Alumni Reunion, including Chancellor Henry Yang’s speech!
On April 29th, 2021 the LAIS program hosted the first day of the Alumni Reunion and Career Panels. The recording… read more
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LAIS 2nd International Graduate Student Conference, “Borders, Power and Transgression” featured in HFA news along with an interview from LAIS Director and Professor of History Cecilia Méndez!
The 2nd International Graduate Student Conference, “Borders Power and Transgression” featured presentations from 20 graduate students from across the globe.… read more
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Professor Cecilia Méndez has a new publication!
Professor Cecilia Méndez (History) has published a chapter in the Cambridge History of Terrorism entitled “Paths of Terrorism in Peru”.… read more
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Professor Méndez is interviewed by international outlets about Peru’s elections .
LAIS Director Cecilia Méndez was interviewed by different media outlets about the Peruvian presidential elections, among them La República, Al… read more
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Congratulations to LAIS Graduate Student Marlene Torres Magaña on receiving a Graduate Opportunity Fellowship for the 2021-2022 academic year!
Marlene Torres Magaña is currently working on her research project entitled, Historietas, Nationalismo Mexicano, y Cultura: The Construction and Promotion of… read more
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Interview with LAIS former director Víctor Fuentes.
You were born in Madrid, Spain. You left Spain in 1954 and got your PhD from the University of New… 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!