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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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Tertulia | Bolivia and Chile Today: Democracy Vindicated?
Watch a recording of this Tertulia here: https://youtu.be/28L30480tY0 Join us for a LAIS Tertulia in the Time of COVID, 2020-2021! After a tumultuous year of contested elections, street protests, and state […]
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Lo propio es así: Raza y matiz racial en la República Dominicana
“Lo propio es así: Raza y matiz racial en la República Dominicana” Seis siglos de historia y de legados transatlánticos han dado forma a un entorno racial complejo en la […]
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Letter from LAIS Director Cecilia Méndez
Late last Winter, as we were purchasing tickets and reserving hotel rooms for the two keynote speakers of our second International Graduate Student Conference “Borders, Power, Transgression,” COVID struck. Months […]
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Welcome to new LAIS Graduate Student Emma Laura Zamora
Emma Laura Zamora joins LAIS at UCSB from Cal Poly SLO where she received a B.A. in History. Read on to learn about what motivated Ms. Zamora to study Latin America, […]
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Welcome to new LAIS Graduate Student Marlene Torres-Magaña
Marlene Torres-Magaña received her BA in Chicana/o Studies and Black Studies at UCSB. Read on to learn about what motivated Ms. Torres-Magaña to study Latin America, her current research plans […]
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Ixil Maya Resistance against Megaprojects in Cotzal, Guatemala
Join us to hear from Dr. Giovanni Batz (UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Davis) about “Ixil Maya Resistance against Megaprojects in Cotzal, Guatemala” Among the Ixil Maya of Guatemala, the […]
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Tertulia: Social Movements, Identity, and Resistance in Contemporary Nicaragua
You can watch a recording of this Tertulia here: https://youtu.be/zXXfEU7ThzQ Join us for a LAIS Tertulia in the Time of COVID, 2020-2021! The people of Nicaragua have faced a series of […]
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