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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 (Director, The Getty Research Institute) Maya figurines of the 8th century from the island of Jaina, off Yucatan, Mexico, long admired for their lifelike, poignant, […]

Coronavirus and Historical Patterns of Epidemics in Latin America

Zoom

A 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 in public health structures, revealed the vulnerability of the poor and discovered cases of heroism under adversity. They have also identified an historical trend –revived […]

LAIS End of Year Awards Ceremony

Zoom

Join 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 will take place on Friday, May 29, 2020 from 4:30pm to 5:00 pm via Zoom: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/94463220616 The Latin American & Iberian Studies Program is proud […]

Populism and the Pandemic- A Comparative Perspective: Venezuela and Nicaragua

Online

Professor Kai Thaler (Global Studies) and colleague, Rachel Schwartz (Otterbein University), will talk about Nicaragua and COVID-19 as part of the “Populism and the Pandemic- A Comparative Perspective” virtual lecture series by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Universidade de Brasília. This international virtual lecture series investigates the response of populists in different countries to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

LAIS Welcome Reception Fall 2020

Zoom

The Latin American & Iberian Studies Program, at UC Santa Barbara, invites faculty, students, staff and alumni to join us to meet our new members and connect with LAIS. Zoom Link: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/99766499556″>https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/99766499556 See the LAIS Facebook event: www.facebook.com/events/1618757631629455″>https://www.facebook.com/events/1618757631629455″>www.facebook.com/events/1618757631629455″>https://www.facebook.com/events/1618757631629455 Schedule 2:00 Welcome by LAIS Director Cecilia Méndez 2:05 Self-introductions by PASC and LAIS Staff 2:10 Juan Cobo, LAIS […]

Ixil Maya Resistance against Megaprojects in Cotzal, Guatemala

Zoom

Join us to hear from Dr. Giovanni Batz (UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Davis) about “Ixil Maya Resistance against Megaprojects in Cotzal, Guatemala” Among the Ixil Maya of Guatemala, the arrival of megaprojects is referred to as the “new invasion”. This presentation examines a movement in Cotzal, Guatemala against the construction of the Palo Viejo […]

Lo propio es así: Raza y matiz racial en la República Dominicana

Zoom

“Lo propio es así: Raza y matiz racial en la República Dominicana”  Seis siglos de historia y de legados transatlánticos han dado forma a un entorno racial complejo en la República Dominicana y con el tiempo las categorías raciales dominicanas han generado tanto interés académico como controversia social. En esta presentación, la Dra. Wheeler, en […]

LAIS EAP Get-together

Zoom

Would you like to know more about other LAIS students’ study abroad experiences? Join us Friday, October 20, 2020, via Zoom, to hear from a panel of LAIS undergraduate and graduate students who have previously studied abroad. They will share their experiences and will answer any questions you may have. Join us via Zoom at: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/8058933161

Tertulia | Bolivia and Chile Today: Democracy Vindicated?

Watch a recording of this Tertulia here: https://youtu.be/28L30480tY0 Join us for a LAIS Tertulia in the Time of COVID, 2020-2021! After a tumultuous year of contested elections, street protests, and state repression, Bolivia and Chile have evidently reached important turning points in their democratic struggles. Is democracy back to stay? In this roundtable tertulia, one public […]

Tertulia: Social Movements, Identity, and Resistance in Contemporary Nicaragua

You can watch a recording of this Tertulia here: https://youtu.be/zXXfEU7ThzQ Join us for a LAIS Tertulia in the Time of COVID, 2020-2021! The people of Nicaragua have faced a series of compounding crises over the past decade: the growing authoritarianism of the Ortega-Murillo government, assaults on women’s and LGBT rights, colonization of indigenous and Afro-descendant communities’ […]

Tertulia | Race and Caste in Latin America, India, and the USA: A Global Conversation

Join us for a LAIS Tertulia in the Time of COVID, 2020-2021! In her widely acclaimed book Caste: The Origins of our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson complicates the category of race, as it is commonly understood in the US, by bringing caste to the fore. She discusses the “caste” historical experience of the US in light […]

LAIS MA Recruitment Day

Winter 2021 virtual visit to UC Santa Barbara for students accepted into the LAIS MA program. Zoom link for the main events: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/86523798829 Zoom link for the graduate lunch: https://ucsb.zoom.us/j/82934523856 Below is the schedule for the Winter 2021 virtual visit to UC Santa Barbara for students accepted into the LAIS MA program.