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A Wave of Difference: Language Expression in the Argentine Feminist Imaginary
Join this LAIS co-sponsored event to hear from Nicolas Cuello (National University of La Plata, Argentina). Link: https://tinyurl.com/ve3fxb6c (Passcode: argentina) In the context of a disproportionate increase in sexual violence against cis, […]
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LAIS MA Recruitment Day
Winter 2021 virtual visit to UC Santa Barbara for students accepted into the LAIS MA program. Zoom link for the main events: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/86523798829 Zoom link for the graduate lunch: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/82934523856 Below is […]
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Recording of December 2020 Tertulia now available and featured in HFA news!
This tertulia was featured in the UC Santa Barbara Humnaities and Fine Arts News! Read the article here. You can watch a recording of this Tertulia here: https://youtu.be/zXXfEU7ThzQ The people of Nicaragua have faced […]
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Interview with faculty affiliate Prof. Jaime Alves
Dr. Jaime Alves is an Assistant Professor in Black Studies at UCSB. He received his Ph.D. Social Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. Before coming to UCSB, he taught […]
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Interview with LAIS Student Service Manager, Carol Flores
Ms. Carol Flores is the Student Service Manager of Graduate and Undergraduate Programs for the Phelps Administrative Support Center. When she is not sewing or gardening with her family, Ms. […]
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Juan Cobo Betancourt interviewed by Radio Voz Andina Internacional
Professor Juan Cobo Betancourt (History and LAIS Program Vice Director) was interviewed by the Ecuadorian radio Radio Voz Andina Internacional of the Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar about his work digitizing historical documents […]
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Tertulia | Race and Caste in Latin America, India, and the USA: A Global Conversation
Join us for a LAIS Tertulia in the Time of COVID, 2020-2021! In her widely acclaimed book Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson complicates the category of race, […]
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Fall 2020 Noticias: A Newsletter of LAIS
Noticias, the LAIS Fall 2020 Newsletter is available here! Read words from LAIS Director, Cecilia Mendez, about our upcoming events, news from LAIS faculty, staff, students and alumni, and learn about […]
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Recording of November Tertulia now available!
On November 17, 2020, we were joined by Javiera Barandiarán, María Galindo, and Tathagatan Ravindran for a lively discussion about the current situations in Chile and Bolivia. LAIS Director, Cecilia Mendez, […]
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Latin American and Iberian Studies Undergraduate Essay Competition
The Latin American and Iberian Studies Program (LAIS) at UC Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the inaugural Latin American and Iberian Studies Undergraduate Essay Competition! Please share this opportunity […]
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