Above all, CLAS is a place of gathering.
Students, faculty, staff, and visiting scholars from throughout the Americas
come here to teach, study, and expand their knowledge through our many programs and events.
News & Announcements
CLAS mourns the loss of the Mexican historian and former CLAS lecturer (2008–2010).
UChicago students, faculty, and alumni are invited to submit photos that reflect the continued presence of Latin America and the Caribbean in their lives during the pandemic.
Watch or read the transcript of our chat with Keegan Boyar, PhD Candidate in History.
Watch or read the transcript of our chat with Isabela Fraga, PhD Candidate in Romance Languages & Literatures.
The Process Genre (Duke University Press, 2020) won “Best First Book Award" from the Society for Cinema and Media Studi
Events Calendar
Multimedia
Contextos: Strong Leaders in Decline? It’s Complicated: A look at Brazil’s Evangelicals and the Election of Jair BolsonaroGuilherme Baratho, a MAPSS alumnus, considers not just the when, but how and why strong leaders are elected. |
Contextos: The Corridors of Funk in Rio de Janeiro: Meaning, Violence, and Contestations of SpacePatrick Murphy, a doctoral student in Music, reflects on questions related to his upcoming dissertation research on the baile de corredor. |
Contextos: Criminality and Evangelisms in the Favela: Ethnographical Notes from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilAna Beraldo, a former visiting doctoral student at CLAS, reflects on bandits and believers in the favelas of Belo Horizonte. |
EntreVistas: Surinamese Artist Marcel Pinas on His Roots, His Work, and His CommunityMarcel Pinas, a Surinamese artist with Maroon roots, traces his professional and personal journey to becoming an internationally-recognized artist as well as a community activist and advocate. Full episode available here. |
Contextos: Making Wind Energy with Venezuelan HorsepowerSteven Schwartz, a doctoral candidate in Anthropology, discusses the significant presence of Venezuelan cars in La Guajira, Colombia's wind energy center. |