by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant This week, LACIS would like to congratulate two incredible Indigenous leaders from Latin America, Leydy Pech and Nemonte Nenquimo for being named the 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize recipients …
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LACIS Lunchtime Lecture Series (11/17): An Interview with speaker Cymene Howe
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant What have you been doing/working on most recently? I’m working on a project now that I call Melt/Rise, which is a transnational study of adaptation to changing hydrospheres …
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 …
Introducing the Undergraduate Paper Award Recipients
Written by Claire Campbell, Communications and Social Media Intern Each year, we at LACIS are honored and excited to participate in the Area and International Studies Undergraduate Paper Awards, as organized by IRIS. This scholarship …
Meet LACIS’ Spring/Summer 2020 Graduates!
LACIS Affiliates Lauded for their Work
Written by Claire Campbell, LACIS Communications and Social Media Intern This has been a great year for LACIS faculty. We are proud to announce that our associate, Professor Lisa Naughton, has been elected to the …
On the Ground News: Spain
Written by Vicente Lopez Abad. Translated by Claire Campbell, LACIS Communications and Social Media Intern. In Valencia, in general, everything is pretty much under control given the exceptional health situation in which we are living …
On the Ground News: Argentina
Written by Alejandro Meitin, artist, lawyer, social innovator, founder of the art collective Ala Plastica (1991-2016) and Casa Río Power to do Lab. Translated by Claire Campbell, LACIS Communications and Social Media Intern. The …