by Emma Nelson, LACIS’ Communications Assistant This fall, the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Center was pleased to support a visit by children’s author Karla Arenas Valenti, the Pura Belpré Award-winning author of …
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Event Recap: “Snack & Screen Featuring ‘Woven Lives’ Documentary”
by Emma Nelson, LACIS’ Communications Assistant In honor of Latine Heritage Month, the Latine Cultural Center and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Center (LACIS) hosted a special screening on October …
“Reform, Curriculum Development, and Internationalization” with Dr. Tom Popkewitz
by Emma Nelson, LACIS’ Communications Assistant This past summer, LACIS faculty affiliate Tom Popkewitz, a Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in the School of Education, taught a course in Brazil, focused on different schools of …
Welcome from LACIS’ Incoming Faculty Director, Dr. Victor Goldgel Carballo
Dear LACIS Community, Welcome back! I am delighted to begin my term as the new Faculty Director of the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program. It is an honor to join this wonderful team. Many …
Message from Outgoing LACIS Faculty Director
Dear LACIS Community, As I come to the end of my term as Faculty Director of Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies, I have been thinking a great deal about what a privilege it has …
“LACIS Faculty Affiliate, Dr. Ksenija Bilbija, analyzes the connection between Buenos Aires, Argentina and Belgrade, Serbia through tango”
by LACIS Communications Assistant, Emma Nelson With generous support from the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program, Professor Ksenija Bilbija traveled to Belgrade, Serbia. Bilbija represented the University of Wisconsin-Madison at the IV …
Puppets, Masks, and Movement: LACIS Hosts Visionary Spring Artists‑in‑Residence
by Emma Nelson, Communications Assistant Recently, LACIS was pleased to host Alejandro Jimenez Molina and Carolyn Kallenborn as Spring Artists-in-Residence from April 20th through May 2nd. Alejandro Jimenez Molina– Mexican sculptor, puppeteer, and actor– alongside …
LACIS Announces Spring/Summer 2026 Graduates!
On behalf of all of us in LACIS, congratulations to our spring/summer graduates! Undergraduates: Diana Bonilla Juan Carlos Garcia McKenna Lea Grau Kaelin Hansen Karla Martinez Ava Peplinski M.A. Students: Payton Cushman
LACIS student Angeline Morgado receives 2025-2026 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award
by Emma Nelson, LACIS Communications Assistant Congratulations to LACIS undergraduate Angeline Morgado Romero for being selected as a 2025-2026 Chancellor’s Undergraduate Award winner, being recognized in the Sophomore Research Award category. This award is funded …
LACIS Announces Summer 2026 Tinker-Nave Field Research Recipients!
LACIS is pleased to announce its Tinker-Nave Summer 2026 Field Research Awardees. Tinker-Nave Awardees are graduate students attending U.S. universities conducting pre-dissertation or masters thesis research in Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. Congratulations to them all! …