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Latin American and Iberian Studies
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  • Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Bad Influence (Mala junta), dir. Claudia Huaiquimilla, 2016, 89 min. — Chile. Rebellious Tano is sent from Santiago to Southern Chile under the custody of his father whom he has not […]

    April 7, 2026
  • Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Mixteco Knot (Nudo Mixteco), dir. Ángeles Cruz, 2021, 91 min. — Mexico. Taking place in a rural Mixtec village in Oaxaca, southern Mexico, Nudo Mixteco follows the return of María, Esteban, and Toña, each […]

    April 7, 2026
  • Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Who Is Dayani Cristal? (¿Quién es Dayani Cristal?), dir. Marc Silver, 2014, 85 min. — Mexico, United States. Deep in the sub-blistered Sonora desert beneath a cicada tree, Arizona border police […]

    April 7, 2026
  • Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Ixcanul, Volcano (Ixcanul, Volcán), dir. Jayro Bustamante, 2015, 91 min. — France, Guatemala. Maria, a 17 year old Maya girl, lives and works with her parents on a coffee plantation in […]

    April 7, 2026
  • Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Latin American and Iberian Film Festival

    Embrace 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 […]

    April 7, 2026
  • LAIS Community Breakfast in April

    LAIS Community Breakfast in April

    Our 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!

    April 1, 2026
  • LAIS Community Breakfast in March

    LAIS Community Breakfast in March

    Our 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!

    March 2, 2026
  • Notes on Presentation”The Power of Partnership: Revitalizing Limonese Creole (Costa Rica) Through Joint Action”

    Notes on Presentation”The Power of Partnership: Revitalizing Limonese Creole (Costa Rica) Through Joint Action”

    On Thursday, February 12, 2026, the UC Santa Barbara Center for Latin American and Iberian Research (CLAIR) and the Awakening Languages: Actions for Revitalization and Maintenace (ALARM) Lab hosted a […]

    February 25, 2026
  • Connecting Archaeological Legacies, Memory, and Communities in the Northern Peruvian Andes

    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 […]

    February 19, 2026
  • The Power of Partnership: Revitalizing Limonese Creole (Costa Rica) Through Joint Action

    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 […]

    February 11, 2026
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Latin American & Iberian Studies Program

Phelps Hall 4206
University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-4150

Fax: (805) 893-8341

Monday through Friday
9am-11:30am and 1:30-4pm

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Juan Cobo Betancourt

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Alicia Boswell

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Alicia Boswell

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Cristina Venegas

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Elena Baez
(805) 893-3161

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Margarita Delcheva
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Tyler McMullen
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