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Prof. Javiera Barandiarán’s New Achievements!
The LAIS Program would like to congratulate Professor Javiera Barandiaran (Global Studies), for having won a residency fellowship for March… read more
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Prof. Jaime Alves has Received a Fellowship!
Congratulations to Professor Jaime Alves (Black Studies) who received the Burdick Scholar Fellowship as a part of UC Santa Barbara’s… read more
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Prof. Carlos Morton has Received an Award!
Congratulations to Professor Carlos Morton (Theater and Dance) who was honored with Texas State’s Black and Latino Playwrights Celebration Distinguished… read more
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Meet Our New LAIS Faculty Affiliate Prof. Giovanni Batz!
Dr. Giovanni Batz, an Assistant Professor in the Chicano/a Studies department, recently joined the LAIS Program as an affiliated faculty… read more
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Prof. Alicia Boswell has Received a Fellowship!
Congratulations to Professor Alicia Boswell (History of Art and Architecture), who won a one-year fellowship at Dumbarton Oaks in Washington… read more
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Meet Our New Graduate Student Jennifer Valenzuela!
Jennifer Valenzuela joined the LAIS Master’s Program in Fall 2023. In this interview she shared her motivations to study Latin… 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!