University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program
Congratulations to Dr. Marisol Ramos (Library) for defending her PhD thesis “La nación del porvenir: La literatura fundacional cosmopolita de Alejandro Tapia (1823-1882)” at the University of Connecticut. Her dissertation will be the subject of our next tertulia on May 20th from 12-1:30 pm in Girvetz 2320.
LAIS is pleased to invite the campus community to a tertulia with Professor Federico Finchelstein. In this talk, Professor Finchelstein will discuss his latest book, The Wannabe Fascists: A Guide to Understanding the Greatest Threat to Democracy (University of California Press, 2024), where he maintains that Trumpism and similar movements across the world belong to a […]
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 on khipus, the famed bunches of colored cords dotted with knots used by the Inkas, revealing them as instruments of management, memory and power. Was […]
