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The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) serves students, faculty and scholars from across the University of Illinois campus, along with communities across Illinois and the Midwest, by promoting innovative research, specialist teaching, and public awareness of the Latin American and Caribbean region. CLACS is a designated National Resource Center for the 2022-2026 period, supported by the Department of Education under Title VI funding.
- On October 31st, we are honored to welcome Valerio Bosco, Political Affairs Officer at the United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti, since 2008. With extensive experience in UN peacekeeping missions and a deep understanding of international... Read full story Upcoming Talk by Valerio Bosco: “La transition qui en finit pas”
- Dear colleagues: On behalf of the entire CLACS staff, I want to invite you to our annual reception, on Monday. October 21, beginning at 6pm at Maize at the station [100 N Chesnut St, Champaign IL 61820]. Like our previous receptions, this one... Read full story 2024 Fall Reception
- Last month, the LAC Cities Collective kicked off its 2024-2025 Speaker Series with an extraordinary visit from Dr. Bjørn Sletto, Professor of Community and Regional Planning at the University of Texas at Austin. This event, led by faculty members—... Read full story Recap of Dr. Bjørn Sletto's Visit: Kicking Off the 2024-2025 LAC Cities Collective Speaker Series
Spotlight on Innovation: Meet Kenton McHenry, NCSA's Associate Director
This month, we’re excited to feature Kenton McHenry, Associate Director for Software at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). As a first-generation software engineer and research computing expert of Guatemalan descent, Henry brings a unique perspective to his field. NCSA has shared an insightful article about him that you won’t want to miss if you’d like to learn more! Read full article here.
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LAST 170: Que Pasa in Latin America? Cultures, Histories and Politics South of the Rio Grande.
Introduction to Latin America offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the ways of life of Latin American peoples, their origins, historical legacies, and current cultural expressions.
QUEC 410, CRN 77348: Beginner Quechua 1
An introduction to the largest indigenous language family of the Americas. This course focuses on the Southern Quechua variety, spoken from southern Peru through Bolivia, up to northern Argentina.
LAST 210, CRN 78201: Life in the Andes
An overview of contemporary Andean culture, as practiced by the people in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
LAST 395: Archaeology Field School in Peru
This course is an archaeological field school where students will have the opportunity to engage in innovative original research at the archaeological site of Cerro Blanco, a Chancay Administrative Center located in central Peru.
REL 511: The Jewish Atlantic
The course will cover quite a bit of material on Jewish history and culture in the Caribbean after 1500, including Suriname, Barbados, and Jamaica. The course will also engage theory and historiography as it related to the Atlantic as a scholarly lens more broadly.