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Connecting Archaeological Legacies, Memory, and Communities in the Northern Peruvian Andes
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 […]
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The Power of Partnership: Revitalizing Limonese Creole (Costa Rica) Through Joint Action
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 […]
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Notes on Webinar “What’s Next for Venezuela?”
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, the UC Santa Barbara Center for Latin American and Iberian Research (CLAIR) hosted a virtual panel titled “What’s Next for Venezuela?” The event focused on […]
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LAIS Community Breakfast in February
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!
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LAIS Community Breakfast in January
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!
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LAIS Community Breakfast in December
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!
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Discovering Columbus (and his Many Lives)
“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 […]
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Discovering Colonial Latin American History
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 […]
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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!
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Latin American Studies v. the Psychedelic Renaissance
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 […]
University of California, Santa Barbara
Latin American and Iberian Studies Program