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 […]

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”  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 […]