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Prof. Aline Ferreira has Two New Books!
The LAIS Program congratulates Professor Aline Ferreira (Spanish and Portuguese) for the publication of her new book The Routledge Handbook… read more
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Yuri Fraccaroli Receives Mellon/ACLS Fellowship!
Congratulations to LAIS graduate affiliate Yuri Fraccaroli (Feminist Studies) for their 2024 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellowship, which will allow them… read more
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Interview with Marisol Ramos, recently minted PhD!
Dr. Marisol Ramos is a scholar and archivist affiliated with LAIS. Currently, she serves as the subject librarian for Latin American and… read more
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Prof. Laura Marqués-Pascual has a New Book!
The LAIS Program congratulates Laura Marqués-Pascual (Spanish and Portuguese) who, along with Irene Checa-García, co-edited/authored Current Perspectives in Spanish Lexical… read more
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Prof. Jeffrey Hoelle is Leading a Research Initiative!
Congratulations to Professor Jeffrey Hoelle (Anthropology), who was selected to co-lead an international research initiative in the Amazon through the… read more
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Prof. Miroslava Chavez-Garcia has Published a Book!
The LAIS Program congratulates Professor Miroslava Chavez-Garcia who co-authored with Yvette Martínez-Vu, Is Grad School for Me?: Demystifying the Application… 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!