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Professor Carlos Morton’s play is broadcasting on the radio in Honduras!
Professor Carlos Morton’s new radionovela, Frontera Sin Fin, tells the story of those forced to flee their homes in Central America and sheds light upon the issues of violence, poverty and exclusion. Frontera […]
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Professor William Robinson has published a new book!
Congratulations to Professor William Robinson (Sociology) on the publication of his new book, The Global Police State (Pluto Press, 2020). The Global Police State highlights the ways in which governments create stratification in their societies through […]
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Interview with LAIS Graduate Student Jennifer Amador
Jennifer Amador is a second year LAIS Masters Student. In this interview she talks about her passion for studying Latin America, her current research and future goals. Read on to learn […]
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Interview with LAIS Financial and Academic Manager Iryna Zdanovich
Iryna Zdanovich, LAIS Financial and academic Manager, joined us to talk about her work with LAIS faculty and students. Read below to learn more! What do you like most about […]
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Interview with LAIS Master’s Alumni Jorge Gonzalez (2012)
LAIS alumni Jorge Gonzalez (2012) shares his experiences in the LAIS graduate program and how his studies influence his work in activism. Read on to learn more! What spurred your […]
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Interview with LAIS Undergraduate Major Lee Leal-Ramirez
LAIS undergraduate major, Lee Leal-Ramirez, join us to talk about what motivates her to study Latin America and her work with Neogranadina. Read on to learn more! What motivated you […]
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Dr. Anabel Ford has a new publication in “Popular Archaeology”
r. Anabel Ford (Anthropology) and colleagues Sherman Horn, Thomas Crimmel, Justin Tran, and Jason Woo, have a new article in Popular Archaeology, “Modeling Ancient Maya Landscapes”. In this article Dr. Ford […]
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Professor G. Reginald Daniel’s book featured in the “New York Review of Books”
Professor G. Reginald Daniel’s (Sociology) book, Machado de Assis: Multiracial Identity and the Brazilian Novelist (2012), is featured in the New York Review of Books as part of an article on the Brazilian writer Joaquim […]
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Congratulations to Marisol Ramos for receiving a Librarians Association of the University of California grant!
Marisol Ramos has received a grant from the Librarians Association of the University of California. This grant will support proofreading, editing, and translation of one chapter for a book she is […]
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Congratulations to Professors Garcia and Arenas Velazquez, and Dr. Saldivar for receiving the 2021 UCSB Migration Initiative grant!
Professors San Juanita Garcia and Erika Arenas Velazquez, and Dr. Emiko Saldivar have been awarded the 2021 UCSB Migration Initiative Grant to support their project, “UndocuAging in Times of COVID-19: Stress, Mental Health, and Resistant […]
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