CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new ensemble is helping to diversify the repertoire of music that is performed by the School of Music at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Latin American Ensemble plays a broad range of Latin American music from Mexico and...
Our congratulation to Lorena and Leonardo!
Congratulations to Nikolai A. Alvarado, Geography and Geographic Information Systems, and Magdalena Novoa E., Urban and Regional Planning for being selected for "2023–24 HRI Research Clusters".
Check out the article on the Inter-American Dialogue’s daily Latin America Advisor! Writers: Ellen Moodie Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Illinois Elizabeth Velasquez Estrada Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at Illinois...
Faculty Spotlight: 940 Feet with professor Felisa Vergara Reynolds
Join Kylie, a student in creative writing, as she interviews Felisa Vergara Reynolds, a professor in French at the University of Illinois. This video is part of the 940 Feet series, where College of LAS students and professors give a sneak-peak of one of the UIUC's most beloved spots. View them all...
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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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ETMA 499Lecturer: José Caixeta (Distinguished Visiting Scholar from the University of São Paulo, Brazil) Period: Fall (08/21/23-12/06/23); Wednesdays, 11:00 AM - 12:50 PM; Mondays, 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM Venue: Room 220, Agricultural Engineering Science...
GLBL 298This course explores the link between migration & urbanization within the context of Nicaraguan migrants in SanJosé, Costa Rica; complementary to classroom themes, students will participate in community projects on-site in San Jose, engaging in the everyday experiences of Nicaraguan migrants in...
LAST 395Intro to indigenous languages This course provides an overview of some indigenous language families in Latin America. The first part of the course is devoted to illustrating some salient morphosyntactic aspects in these languages. Among them we will include grammatical relations,...
LAST 210, CRN 78201Life in the Andes An overview of contemporary Andean culture, as practiced by the people in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Topics include but are not restricted to, the cultural geography of the Andes, agrarian techniques, worldview and spirituality, medicinal practices, and...
QUEC 410, CRN 77348Beginner 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. A Global Classroom Course, it includes a collaborative module...
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...
