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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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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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LAIS Tertulia in the HFA news! “Coronavirus and Historic Patterns of Epidemics in Latin America” with Dr. Marcos Cueto
The LAIS March 2020 Tertulia, “Coronavirus and Historic Patterns of Epidemics in Latin America” with Dr. Marcos Cueto, featured by the Humanities and Fine Arts News at UC Santa Barbara. […]
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Professor Miroslava Chavez-Garcia interviewed about the forced sterilizations of migrant women in detention in Georgia.
Professor Miroslava Chavez-Garcia (History) was interviewed about the forced sterilizations of migrant women in detention in Georgia. You can read the article HERE.
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Professor Dwight Reynolds has a new book, “The Musical Heritage of al-Andalus” (Routledge/Taylor & Francis)
Professor Dwight Reynolds (Religious Studies) has a book in press with Routledge/Taylor & Francis titled The Musical Heritage of al-Andalus that deals with music in medieval Iberia from the Muslim conquest in 711 CE […]
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LAIS invites proposals for Roundtable Tertulias in the Time of COVID
LAIS invites affiliated faculty, instructors, students, alumni and staff to propose Roundtable Tertulias. In these extraordinary times, LAIS proposes to fund up to six virtual tertulias for the 2020-2021 academic year […]
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Congratulations to Professor Melissa Morgan
Professor Melissa Morgan (Gevirtz Graduate School of Education) made Full Professor this year and became a Fellow of the American Psychological Association! The LAIS family congratulates Professor Morgan on these two achievements.