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.

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Events Calendar

Multimedia

Contextos: Strong Leaders in Decline? It’s Complicated: A look at Brazil’s Evangelicals and the Election of Jair Bolsonaro

Guilherme 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 Space

Patrick 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, Brazil

Ana 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 Community

Marcel 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 Horsepower

Steven Schwartz, a doctoral candidate in Anthropology, discusses the significant presence of Venezuelan cars in La Guajira, Colombia's wind energy center.

 

CLAS by the Numbers

53
Years—CLAS was founded in 1968
60+
Affiliated Faculty—across the University
80
Events in 2020–21—lectures, conferences, film screenings and more
89
Latin America-focused Courses in 2020-21—offered across disciplines