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Assistant Professor Kai Thaler’s co-authored ‘Repression and Resilience in Nicaragua’
LAIS Affiliated Faculty, Assistant Professor of Global Studies Kai M. Thaler and co-author Eric S. Mosinger recently published Repression and Resilience in Nicaragua: How Daniel Ortega Weathered 2018 Storm… and […]
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Interview with LAIS’s Financial Coordinator Mayra Ponce Ascencio
Mayra Ponce Ascencio is the Financial and Personnel Coordinator for PASC, she works closely with Faculty, Staff, and both Graduate and Undergraduate Students to ensure both the short and long […]
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Interview with LAIS Alumna, Dr. Jusitne Meyr
Justine E. Meyr received her Ph.D. in Education with an emphasis in Applied Linguistics from UCSB in 2018 and a Masters in Latin American and Iberian Studies from UCSB in […]
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LAIS Vice-Director Juan Cobo awarded by vote of LAIS Students
Award Recipient: Juan Cobo Award Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Congratulations to LAIS Vice-Director Juan Cobo for winning the ‘Excellence in Graduate and Undergraduate Mentorship’ award at the LAIS annual […]
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Professor Silvia Bermúdez awarded by UCSB’s Academic Senate
Award Recipient: Professor Silvia Bermúdez Award Date: Thursday, May 30, 2019 Congratulations to Professor Silvia Bermúdez for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award from UCSB’s Academic Senate for the 2018-2019 […]
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Interview with Professor Alicia Boswell
Alicia Boswell is Assistant Professor in the History of Art and Architecture who specializes in the art and archaeology of the ancient Americas. Trained as an archaeologist, her research focuses […]
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LAIS Program Director, Prof. Cecilia Méndez awarded UC Humanities Research Institute Fellowship in Fall ’19!
Award Recipient: Professor Cecilia Méndez Award Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 LAIS Program Director Professor Cecilia Méndez is awarded the University of California Humanities Research Institute Fellowship to participate in […]
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Professor Casey Walsh’s new book “Virtuous Waters: Mineral Springs, Bathing and Infrastructure in Mexico”, 2018.
Professor Casey Walsh Virtuous Waters: Mineral Springs, Bathing and Infrastructure in Mexico, 2018. Virtuous Waters is a pathbreaking and innovative study of bathing, drinking and other everyday engagements with a […]
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LAIS Affiliated Faculty Ruth Helier-Tinoco’s “Performing Palimpsest Bodies: Postmemory Theatre Experiments in Mexico”, 2019.
Professor Ruth Hellier-Tinoco Performing Palimpsest Bodies: Postmemory Theatre Experiments in Mexico, 2019. Performing Palimpsest Bodies proposes the concept of palimpsest bodies to interpret provocative theatre and performance experiments that explore […]
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LAIS Affiliated Faculty Carlos Morton wins Fulbright Specialist Award!
Award Recipient: Carlos Morton Award Date: Monday, April 29, 2019 Carlos Morton LAIS affiliated faculty Carlos Morton recently was awarded the Fulbright Specialist, Aristotle University of Thessalonki, Greece, May, 2019. […]
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