LAIS End of Year Picnic!
Goleta Beach ParkPlease join LAIS Graduate, and Undergraduate Students, Faculty, and Staff Friday May 10th to celebrate the coming end of the Academic Year. LAIS has grown rapidly over the past year […]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program
12 events found.
Welcome Lunch
State Street Room UCenJoin us for lunch and a chance to meet our new LAIS graduate students, and reconnect with other LAIS members. Lunch and beverages provided.
Robespierre de Oliveira, “The State of the Opposition in Brazil”
SS&MS 2135With the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma in 2016 the right and extreme right came to power as the opposition split. Dr. Oliveira will show how Brazilian politics have turned […]
Free
Robespierre de Oliveira, “The Dark Side of the Earth or the Attempt to Empower”
HSSB 4020This talk is part of the 8th Biennial Conference of the International Herbert Marcuse Society, Oct. 10-12, 2019. For a PDF of the conference program: https://www.history.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/IHMS-Conference-ProgramOct2b.pdf This event is co-sponsored by […]
Documentary Screening – Emilia: An Untold Cuban American Story (2017)
McCune Conference Room HSSB 6020Filmmaker and producer Luis Pérez Tolón and Cuban expert Professor Lillian Manzor (University of Miami) will be at hand to contextualize the 40 minutes film and answer questions. *The film […]
Free
“Transcorporeality in Black Atlantic Religions”, a talk with Roberto Strongman
Department of Black Studies Conference Room (South Hall)Roberto Strongman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. This presentation establishes Transcorporeality as the distinct Afro-Diasporic cultural representation of […]
Lecture “Pop Music Before The Pop Era Spanish Music in the US Early Recording Industry (1896-1914)” by Professor Kiko Mora
Phelps 2524Professor Kiko Mora (Ph.D. The Ohio State University) is professor of the Semiotics of Advertising and Culture Industries in the Department of Communication and Social Psychology at the Universidad de Alicante […]
5th Bi-Annual Sal Castro Memorial Conference on the Emerging Historiography of the Chicano Movement
McCune Conference RoomThe 5th Bi-Annual Sal Castro Memorial Conference on the Emerging Historiography of the Chicano Movement to be held Feb. 28-29, 2020 in the McCune Room of the IHC. The conference […]
Free
Protests and Politics in Latin America: What is new in Chile and Colombia?
McCune Conference Room HSSB 6020Join us to learn more about the current political situations and ongoing protests in Chile and Colombia. A round table discussion will be lead by Javiera Barandiarán (Director, EAP in […]
History of Art and Architecture 2019-2020 Lecture Series: Making. “Were They Enslaved? A New Look at Maya Figurines”
Arts 1332 (History of Art & Architecture Conference Room)Please join the LAIS Community in attending the Department of History of Art and Architecture’s public lecture “Were They Enslaved? A New Look at Maya Figurines”, delivered by Mary Miller […]
Coronavirus and Historical Patterns of Epidemics in Latin America
ZoomA Zoom Talk by Dr. Marcos Cueto Wednesday, May 13, at 12 pm – 1:30 pm (PST), via Zoom Abstract. Historical studies on epidemics in Latin America have magnified fragilities […]
LAIS End of Year Awards Ceremony
ZoomJoin the 2020 Latin American and Iberian Studies End-of-Year Awards Ceremony to celebrate the achievements and hard work of LAIS majors, minors and graduate students, faculty and staff. The ceremony […]