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Latin American and Iberian Studies
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  • Marisol Ramos’s work on the 2019 Puerto Rico protests part of an IMLS Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program grant

    Marisol Ramos’s (Subject Librarian for LAIS) project, the #RickyRenuncia Project, which she managed with two Puerto Rican archival colleagues, about last year’s massive protests in Puerto Rico that forced the previous […]

    August 28, 2020
  • David Lopez-Carr and colleagues publish on conservation in Latin America

    Professor David Lopez-Carr (Geography) and colleagues recently published two articles that address conservation and land use concerns in Latin America. “Examining the relationship between migration and forest cover change in […]

    August 21, 2020
  • Populism and the Pandemic- A Comparative Perspective: Venezuela and Nicaragua

    Professor Kai Thaler (Global Studies) and colleague, Rachel Schwartz (Otterbein University), will talk about Nicaragua and COVID-19 as part of the “Populism and the Pandemic- A Comparative Perspective” virtual lecture series […]

    August 21, 2020
  • Anabel Ford and colleagues awarded five-year National Science Foundation grant

    Congratulations to Dr. Anabel Ford and colleagues! Dr. Ford’s El Pilar Project has been awarded a five-year grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate ancient Maya settlement patterns and […]

    August 14, 2020
  • Cecilia Méndez featured in the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Web News

    LAIS Director Cecilia Méndez (History) is featured in the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) Web News for her July 28, 2020, article in Ojo Público, “La independencia: una revolución olvidada (Independence: A […]

    August 10, 2020
  • Watch: Coronavirus and Historical Patterns of Epidemics in Latin America

    A Zoom Talk by Dr. Marcos Cueto Watch the Facebook Live video here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=2919408944833366 Friday May 22nd, at 12 pm – 1:30 pm (PST), via Zoom Abstract. Historical studies on […]

    June 10, 2020
  • Congratulations to LAIS students Favián Muralles (BA) and Christine Khrlobian (MA)

    Congratulations to LAIS students Favián Muralles (BA) and Christine Khrlobian (MA) for receiving the LAIS 2019-2020 student awards! Favián Muralles (BA) received the 2019-2020 Undergraduate Award for Exemplary Academic Performance. […]

    June 10, 2020
  • LAIS End of Year Awards Ceremony

    Join the 2020 Latin American and Iberian Studies End-of-Year Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements and hard work of LAIS majors, minors and graduate students, faculty and staff.  The ceremony […]

    June 10, 2020
  • Congratulations to professors Dolores Inés Casillas and Myriam Gonzales-Smith

    Award Recipient: Dolores Inés Casillas and Myriam Gonzales-Smith Award Date: Friday, June 5th, 2020 By vote of LAIS undergraduate and graduate Students, professors Dolores Inés Casillas (Chicana and Chicano Studies […]

    June 5, 2020
  • LAIS Teaching Associate Alba Constenla Torrado offered Tenure Track Position

    Congratulations to LAIS Teaching Associate Alba Constenla Torrado who has accepted a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of World Languages, at the School of Languages, Literatures, […]

    June 2, 2020
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Latin American & Iberian Studies Program

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University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4150

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Juan Cobo Betancourt

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Alicia Boswell

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Javiera Barandiarán

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Cristina Venegas

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Elena Baez
(805) 893-3161

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Jeremy Moore
(805) 893-2131

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Tyler McMullen
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Marisol Ramos

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