CLAS is in Session

During the summer, the CLAS newsletter will be distributed every other week. Weekly newsletters will resume autumn semester.

Race, Racism, and Antiracism in the U.S. and Brazil

The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to sponsor an upcoming webinar hosted by the Columbus Council on World Affairs.

Antonio Bacelar da Silva’s forthcoming book, Between Brown and Black: Antiracist Activism among Afro-Brazilians, addresses racial inequity by exploring three areas: (1) black consciousness classes, (2) the racial quotas system, and (3) electoral politics. On June 22, 2021 Dr. Bacelar da Silva will discuss the similarities between the racial equity movements in Brazil and the United States and how we can learn from one another.

AWANA Minka Cultural Virtual Concert

This webinar event, to be held on May 12, 2021, will showcase more than a dozen Andean artists and the musical projects they have undertaken this year in collaboration with the K'acha Willaykuna Andean and Amazonian Indigenous Arts and Humanities Collaboration under the Global Arts and Humanities Discovery Theme at The Ohio State University. This event is FREE and open to the public!

LAII at UNM Looking for Assoc. Director

The Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico is hiring a new Associate Director to help develop and coordinate programs with campus, community, national and international partners, and to support Latin American Studies. Prospective applicants are welcome to contact LAII director Frances Hayashida (fmh@unm.edu) with any questions.

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