ANTH 467: Youth Cultures of Africa

With the largest and fastest-growing youth population of any continent, Africa is the site of numerous cultural, political, and economic shifts that ripple across the globe. This course centers young Africans in different geographical places and historical moments to better understand how sociopolitical processes like globalization, urbanization, and development - as well as events like social movements, conflicts, and health crises - transform societies. ANTH 467: Youth Cultures of AfricaInstructors: K. Smalls, S. Telep | Mondays 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM  

Thank You for Joining the CLACS Dance Party!

CLACS Dance Party
On Thursday, November 13, CLACS hosted a mid-Fall semester dance party at The Gallery Art Bar, bringing together students, faculty, and friends to celebrate Latin American and Caribbean culture.Thank you to everyone who came out, danced, and helped make it such a fun night!Stay tuned for more...

Grassroots Computing

 Is computing only for big companies, research centers, states and ellites? Can computing be otherwise?The course begins with the observation that grassroots spaces are sites of critical imagination where alternatives to the interlocking crises of the present emerge, however brief, unfinished and precarious. As instructor, I draw from my experiences of research and advocacy with rural communities in Colombia and from a decade-long engagement with networks of community-engaged practitioners and scholars in Latin America. Credits: 3 hoursTime: MW/ 3:30pm-4:50pmLocation: 1057 Lincoln...

CLACS Hosts Breakfast for Miguel Zenón Quartet Performance

Breakfast with Miguel Zenon
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois hosted a special breakfast for members of the Puerto Rican community at UIUC, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and community supporters. The gathering created a space to connect, celebrate Puerto...
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