by Sarah Ripp, LACIS’ Assistant Director During the 2020-2021 academic year, LACIS was incredibly fortunate to have the administrative support of two amazing undergraduate students: Annalise Ebert and Isabelle Johnson. While we are sad to …
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LACIS Honorary Fellow contributes to “The White/Wiphala Paper on Indigenous Poeples’ Food Systems”
LACIS’ Honorary Fellow, Olga Lucia Chaparro Africano has contributed to this important document (The White Wiphala paper Indigenous Peoples Food Systems) which was prepared by the World Center for Food Systems of Indigenous Peoples of …
Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2021 Congress
The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) held its 39th Congress in Vancouver, Canada, May 25-29, 2021. The theme of the Congress was: “Crisis global, desigualdades y centralidad de la vida.” The Congress was held virtually …
LACIS’ Promotional Video is Live!
Learn more about LACIS and all that we have to offer! This short, but informative video was narrated by LACIS’ Associate Director, Alberto Vargas.
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series (10/27): An Interview with speaker Lucia Melgar
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant What have you been doing/working on most recently? In the past months, I have been teaching courses on Literature and Gender Studies. I have also done some research …
LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series (10/20): Learn about conservation and armed conflict in the Colombian Amazon
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS’ Communications Assistant Each week this semester, LACIS is excited to introduce a new lecturer focusing on various cultures, issues, and histories arising from the regions of Latin America, the Caribbean, or …
Meet LACIS’ Spring/Summer 2020 Graduates!
Nabuco 2020 Award Announcement!
by Janel Anderson (LACIS Outreach Coordinator & PhD Candidate, UW-Madison) Each year LACIS, in collaboration with the International Division at UW Madison, sponsors the Joaquim Nabuco Award. The award is given to a degree-seeking student …
Message to LACIS Community…
(edited Friday, March 13th) Dear LACIS Community (including faculty, staff, students, and community supporters)… It is very likely that you have already heard about UW-Madison’s decision to temporarily suspend face-to-face course instruction, as well as …
Alberto Vargas Helps to Launch Mexico Chapter of the WI Alumni Association
by Alberto Vargas, LACIS Associate Director LACIS Associate Director, Alberto Vargas, participated in the launching of the Mexico Chapter of the Wisconsin Alumni Association, on November 16, 2019 in Mexico City. The event gathered a …