CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

CLAS is in Session

December 04, 2023

Andean Fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) on walking path around Limpiopungo Lagoon hike, Cotopaxi volcano national park, Quito, Ecuador.

Upcoming FLAS Fellowship Information Sessions

CLAS is seeking applications for FLAS Fellowships for Summer 2024 and Academic Year 2024-2025 under the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship program. Fellowships are available for Ohio State graduate, professional, and undergraduate students pursuing a course of study requiring advanced foreign language (Haitian Creole, Portuguese, or Quechua) and Latin American area studies training.
For more information, you can attend one of the upcoming info sessions:
-Friday, December 8, 2023, 12 - 1 p.m.
-Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m.

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MA in Latin American Studies student, Felipe Caro Lopez, published in Translingual, 'The Journal of International Voices'

Felipe Caro Lopez, first year student as a Political Analyst, Graduate Ambassador and Dual Degree graduate Student in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs and Center for Latin American Studies, The Ohio State University, published the article "Climate Change, a New Geopolitical Strategic Between USA and Latin America"

Wanto to learn more?

Read an exerpt here

Textos Híbridos - Revista de Estudios sobre Crónica y Periodismo Narrativo
Vol 1- No 2 published

Volume 10 of the e-journal Textos Híbridos has been published. The e-journal is available in Spanish, Portugese, and English.

Textos Híbridos is partially supported by the Center for Latin AMerican Studies through the National Resource Centers, Title VI budget from the Department Education.

Textos Híbridos Vol 10 No2

SP24 Course
Free Blacks in Antebellum America

Do you to learn about Free Black folks who fled to Mexico? Take HIST 3081 – Free Black in Antebellum America in the Spring with Dr. María Hammack!

Course Info

Interview with Dr. Fabio Leilte, director for Ohio State's Brazil Gateway

Dr. Fabio Leite, Associate Professor of Psychology at the Lima Campus, shared some thoughts about the efforts to build bridges with Latin America.

Read the interview here!

Funding opportunities

Tolman Award (Graduate Student Travel Grants) for BRASA XVII Congress

The Jon M. Tolman Award is designed to assist graduate students with their conference-related travel expenses. We plan to significantly expand the number of recipients in order to maximize graduate student participation in BRASA XVII Congress. The award will be the price of one economy-class round-trip ticket to San Diego or Los Angeles with a $1800 limit for Brazil-based students, $1000 for Europe-based students, and $500 for US-based students. Fares that exceed these values will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. This award can only be used for air travel.

Applicants are required to be BRASA members at the time of submission. Applications should include the following items:
• Title of paper being presented at BRASA XVII
• A short description of the presentation (300-400 words)
• Other funding sources, either secured or pending
• Abridged Curriculum Vitae (1 page)
Please submit all documents as a single PDF document to brasa@brasaweb.org.
In the subject line, please write: Your full name + Tolman 2024
Partial applications or applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered.
Rolling Applications: In order to expedite the process, we will evaluate the applications as they are received. The final deadline for application is January 8, 2024.
Awards will be announced by February 1, 2024 and recipients will be recognized at the opening ceremony at BRASA XVII at San Diego State University.

Upcoming Conferences

IFE Conference 2024 - Tecnológico de Monterrey

The IFE Conference is a space that will allow you to be part of the trends and practices that are revolutionizing the world of education. This Conference, created by the Institute for the Future of Education at Tecnológico de Monterrey, and named after it, provides an international educational innovation event every year to continue driving the future of education.

Upcoming events

December 5

5:00–6:30 p.m.

"What's your Story?: Teaching and Learning across Culture and Content" workshop series

This teacher education opportunity aims to promote dialogic linguistic education through exchanges of theoretical and practical knowledge in the area of teaching and learning among participants: undergraduate and graduate students in Languages and Education, and teachers of basic education (K12) from diverse subject areas.

Dec 8, Jan 10

CLAS FLAS Fellowship Information Sessions (via Zoom)

All prospective FLAS applicants are strongly encouraged to attend one of CLAS' Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information sessions, to be held via Zoom. Each session includes a presentation on the fellowship and application process and an opportunity to ask questions.

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CLAS is in Session

Upcoming FLAS Fellowship Information Sessions

MA in Latin American Studies student, Felipe Caro Lopez, published in Translingual, 'The Journal of International Voices'

Textos Híbridos - Revista de Estudios sobre Crónica y Periodismo NarrativoVol 1- No 2 published

SP24 CourseFree Blacks in Antebellum America