03/11/2021 - We are excited to be sharing this invitation that marks the beginning of "On Contamination: An Extended Space for Sustaining Encounters through Art". This is an interdisciplinary...
News
02/19/2021 - Three current and former Latin American History Ph.D. students are making waves with important publications in Hispanic American Historical Review, the flagship journal for Latin American...
11/18/2020 - The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign stands in solidarity with our colleagues, friends, and family in Peru as they fight to protect...
08/14/2020 - The Illinois Maya Initiative, an interdisciplinary projected housed in CLACS is in the news! The core research/engagement team, Ryan Shosted (Linguistics), Margarita Teran-Garcia (Human Development...
07/28/2020 - Atmospheric Sciences Professor (and CLACS Affiliate), Stephen Nesbitt, was recently featured in the New York Times for his research storm chasing with the RELAMPAGO project in Argentina. ...
06/08/2020 - In Solidarity We share the anguish of our families, our coworkers, and our community as George Floyd’s killing is added to so many others. We urge all to listen to communities...
05/19/2020 - Julie L. Williams Julie L. Williams is a friend of CLACS and UIUC alumna who received her Ph.D. from the Department of Anthropology. She is also a former FLAS fellow. Currently, she serves as...
05/12/2020 - CLACS extends heartfelt congratulations to affiliate Dr. Kora Maldonado (Anthropology/American Indian Studies) for her recent receipt of the J. Fedrick Miller Award for Distinguished Volunteer...
05/12/2020 - Dear Colleagues, As this difficult semester winds down, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is thrilled to share three items of good news from the past few months. First, CLACS...
05/05/2020 - by Joe Coyle Joe Coyle is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology who has recently returned from Brazil after the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted his dissertation fieldwork. Joe's...
04/27/2020 - By Ian Middleton Ian Middleton (Ph.D. 2018, Musicology) is a UI grad and longtime friend of CLACS, having both TA'ed and taught LAST 170: Introduction to Latin American Studies. He now is an...
04/20/2020 - By Kelsey O'Berry This piece was originally published on Recognizing Excellence a website affiliated the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Update: Olimpismo: The...
04/13/2020 - by Claire Branigan (Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology) Claire Branigan is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology who has spent the last year living in Argentina while conducting...
04/13/2020 - CLACS is pleased to announce that we have award SGRF fellowships to 18 students from across campus. The SGRF fellowship program consists of four awards, Tinker Foundation Field Research Grants,...
03/30/2020 - Dear Colleagues, As you know, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies has suspended public programming for the remainder of the spring semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and...
