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
Monday, October 14, 4:30–5:30pm. Come learn more about the undergraduate major and minor programs in Latin American and Caribbean Studies!
Over the summer, CLAS welcomed a new assistant instructional professor, student affairs coordinator, and librarian.
Events Calendar
Multimedia
Contextos: Slave Nostalgia: When the Plantation Doctor Tries to Read the Minds of the EnslavedIsabela Fraga, PhD Student in Romance Languages & Literatures, on death from nostalgia. |
Contextos: Past and Present Perceptions of the “Police Problem” in Mexico CityKeegan Boyar, PhD Candidate in History, examines the institutional and social construction of public order and security in Mexico City. |
EntreVistas, episode 2: Participatory Security in Latin AmericaYanilda María González, School of Social Service Administration, discusses her research on participatory security in Buenos Aires, São Paulo, and Bogotá. Full conversation here.here. |
EntreVistas, episode 1: Monumental AnxietiesMiguel Caballero, Collegiate Assistant Professor of Humanities, is currently completing a book manuscript titled Monumental Anxieties, on the controversy of monumentality and the reinvention of monuments between the 1920s and 1970s. |