University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program
Discovering Columbus (and his Many Lives)
McCune Conference Room HSSB 6020“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 […]
LAIS Community Breakfast in November
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!
Discovering Colonial Latin American History
Girvetz 2320Matthew 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 […]
LAIS Community Breakfast in December
Girvetz 2320Our 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!
LAIS Community Breakfast in January
Girvetz 2320Our 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!
LAIS Community Breakfast in February
Girvetz 2320Our 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!
The Power of Partnership: Revitalizing Limonese Creole (Costa Rica) Through Joint Action
South Hall 3605Despite 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 […]
Connecting Archaeological Legacies, Memory, and Communities in the Northern Peruvian Andes
Arts 1332Archaeology 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 […]
LAIS Community Breakfast in March
Girvetz 2320Our 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!
LAIS Community Breakfast in April
Girvetz 2320Our monthly community breakfast will take place on Wednesday, April 1, at 9:00 a.m. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee!
Latin American and Iberian Film Festival
Chem 1171Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente), dir. Ciro Guerra, 2015, 125 min. — Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela. A breathtaking ethnographic odyssey through the heart of the Colombia Amazon, Embrace of the Serpent is the epic story of the first contact, approach, betrayal and, eventually, friendship.