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A Conversation with Baltazar de la Cruz Rodríguez: An Analysis of the National Situation in Guatemala
LAIS and the Central American Studies Working Group are happy to invite you to the conversation with Baltazar de la Cruz Rodríguez, a Maya Ixil ancestral authority of Cotzal, Guatemala. […]
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Remembering Professor Reg Daniel
Reginald Daniel, Professor in the Sociology department and a LAIS Faculty Affiliate, was a dear member of the LAIS community. Passionate and generous as a mentor and colleague, he was […]
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Notes on Giovanni Batz’ Tertulia: “Historical Maya Displacements and the Invasion of Extractive Industries in Guatemala”
In our second Tertulia of the year, on Friday December 1st, we welcomed Dr. Giovanni Batz an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chicana/o Studies at UCSB, specializing in extractivist […]
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Zoom Informational Meeting About the Master of Arts in LAIS, Watch Video
LAIS will hold a Zoom informational meeting about the Master of Arts in Latin American an Iberian Studies Tuesday December 12th, 12:00 -1:00 pm. Learn about the Program, find out […]
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Reflections on Lydia Fossa’s Tertulia: “Khipu, an instrument of management, memory, and power”
Our first tertulia & lunch of the year took place on October 20 and featured Lydia Fossa, an independent scholar specialized in Andean colonial and indigenous history and literatures. Dr. […]
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Tertulia: “Historical Maya Displacements and the Invasion of Extractive Industries in Guatemala”
Welcome to our second tertulia of the year! “Historical Maya Displacements and the Invasion of Extractive Industries in Guatemala”With Prof. Giovanni Batz (Chicana/o Studies UCSB) When: Fri. Dec 1st 12:00 […]
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Prof. André Corrêa De Sá
LAIS congratulates Prof. André Corrêa De Sá on the publication of his book, Ecofagias. The book examines some of the narratives through which societies in Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa and […]
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Prof. Cecilia Méndez is new LAIS Director
Professor Cecilia Méndez has been appointed as Director of the Latin American and Iberian Studies Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Méndez is a Professor of History and […]
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LAIS Welcome Back Lunch / Tertulia
Khipu, and Andean Instrument of Management, Memory and Power with Dr. Lydia Fossa In our first tertulia of the year, Peruvian researcher Lydia Fossa will discuss her most recent findings […]
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The Bones of Contention
MAR 2 – 5, 2022 / 7 pm MAR 5 – 6, 2022 / 1 pm See full details on the Theater and Dance website:https://theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/911
University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program