University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program
Please join us on May 23rd, from 2 to 4 pm, in Girvetz 2320, for a screening a discussion of The Market and the Monkey’s Paw: The Bitcoin Experiment in El Salvador, a documentary by Global Studies undergraduate Leo Safir, produced in collaboration with CLAIR Affiliate Prof. Nicole Cerpa Vielma (Global Studies). They will be in conversation […]
The last two decades have seen a resurgence of research with psychedelic substances for medical purposes that has concurred with a proliferation of neo-shamanic or mystical practices, retreats and communities that have the consumption of psychoactive plants and preparations at the center of their rituals. This “psychedelic renaissance,” largely popularized by Michael Pollan’s best-selling book How […]
“I thought there were too many books on Columbus until I read Matthew Restall’s,” judged one reviewer of The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus— “which has made me realize that formerly there were at least nine too few.” Said the New York Times: “Entertaining and unpredictable.” For answers to the questions you’ve always had—and some […]
Our monthly community breakfast will take place on Wednesday, November 5, at 9:00 a.m. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee!
Matthew Restall is a historian whose scholarship focuses on six areas of specialization: the Spanish Conquest era in the Americas; Aztec and Maya history; the history of colonial Mesoamerica, primarily Yucatan but including Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize; the African diaspora in the Americas; the history of Christopher Columbus; and the history of popular music. Join […]
Our monthly community breakfast will take place on Wednesday, December 3, at 9:00 a.m. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee!
Our monthly community breakfast will take place on Wednesday, January 7, at 9:00 a.m. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee!
Our monthly community breakfast will take place on Wednesday, February 4, at 9:00 a.m. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee!
Despite being Costa Rica’s most widely spoken minority language, Limonese Creole lacks constitutional recognition and continues to bear a legacy of social stigma. In response, a collaboration between the Programa de Lingüística Centroamericana (PROLINCA) at Universidad Nacional and the speaker community has pursued a strategy of direct empowerment and revitalisation. This partnership has produced an […]
Archaeology in the Northern Peruvian Andes is not only about the past—it is about how memory continues to live in bodies, territories, and everyday practices. In this talk, I draw on more than a decade of research and community-based work in Cajamarca. I examine urban and community-centered archaeological projects developed in collaboration with local governments […]
Our monthly community breakfast will take place on Wednesday, March 4, at 9:00 a.m. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee!
