Taught by Carlos Molina-Vital, come learn about the culture and people in Andean Educator, Peru, and Bolivia. Find out about their worldview, history, religion, struggles, and contributions to our world.
LAC Cities Collective: Claudio Alvarado LincopiJoin us on November 10th for the second visitor in the LAC Cities Collective, giving a talk on the production of public spaces.
Latin American Story TimeJoin us with your kids at the Urbana Free Library on Saturday, November 12th for bilingual storytelling, crafts, and songs.
CLACS Lecture Series: Dominque RissoloOur final lecture series of the semester is on Monday, November 14th - hope to see you there!
K-12 Educators WorkshopThe National Museum of Mexican Art is leading a workshop on artisan paper crafts common during the Day of the Dead on Saturday, November 19th. (Participants receive PDH.)
Week At A Glance
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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.
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LAST 445Interested in learning the most widely spoken indigenous language in the Americas? Our Quechua courses are taught by linguist Carlos Molina-Vital and promise to offer insight into a fascinating part of the world. Classes are available in beginning and intermediate Quechua.
LAST 395This 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. In this four-week field course, students will have the opportunity to...
LAST 170Introduction to Latin America offers an interdisciplinary introduction to the ways of life of Latin American peoples, their origins, historical legacies, and current cultural expressions. This course assumes no prior knowledge of Latin America, and incorporates the insights of several disciplines...
