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Notes on LAIS Tertulia: Grassroots Resistance to Bukele’s Authoritarian Regime in El Salvador
On February 27th, we were joined via webinar by Yesenia Portillo, director of CISPES (Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador) for the first talk of CLAIR’s Central […]
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Notes on LAIS Tertulia: Violence and Drug Trafficking in Ecuador
On February 14th, we were joined on a webinar by Michelle Maffei (Universidad de Guayaquil), Alejandro Borja (Universidad San Francisco de Quito), and José Zurita (University of Bergen) to discuss […]
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Reflecting on Professor Cobo’s Book Presentation
The second event sponsored by the new Center for Latin American and Iberian Research was the book presentation on February 7th of Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, […]
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Reflecting on Professor Batz’ Book Presentation
The first event sponsored by the new CLAIR (Center for Latin American and Iberian Research) at UCSB was Dr. Giovanni Batz’ launch of The Fourth Invasion on February 5th. This […]
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Tertulia: “Violence and Drug Trafficking in Ecuador”
Please join us for the first LAIS Tertulia of this year, on Friday, February 14th, at 11 am, in Girvetz 2320, on the subject of Violence and Drug Trafficking in Ecuador. […]
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Book Presentation with Juan Cobo on The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, and Spanish Colonialism in the New Kingdom of Granada
Professor Juan Cobo Betancourt, Director of the LAIS Program, has an upcoming event on February 7 for his recent publication of “The Coming of the Kingdom: The Muisca, Catholic Reform, […]
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Notes on Dr Adriana María Linares-Palma’s Talk: “Community-based archaeology in the Ixil region, Guatemala”
On October 8, Dr. Adriana Linares-Palma came to present her work on community-based archaeology in the Ixil region of Guatemala. During visits to the area in the early 2010s, Dr. […]
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Book Presentation with Giovanni Batz on The Fourth Invasion: Decolonizing Histories, Extractavism, and Maya Resistance in Guatemala
On February 5, Professor Giovanni Batz will have a book presentation on his new publication, “The Fourth Invasion: Decolonizing Histories, Extractavism, and Maya Resistance in Guatemala.” This presentation will feature […]
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LAIS Community Breakfast in April
Our monthly community breakfast will be on Wednesday, April 9, at 10am. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee, while hearing our LAIS graduate students share […]
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LAIS Breakfast in May
Our monthly community breakfast will be on Wednesday, May 14, at 10am. Come out to Girvetz 2320 to enjoy free bagels and coffee, while hearing our LAIS graduate students share […]
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