LACIS is proud to announce that Kierstin Conaway, Graduate Project Assistant, was awarded a Fulbright grant for the 2021-2022 cycle. Below is an interview with Kierstin on her Fulbright award: Where will you be traveling/working …
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2021 LACIS Area Studies Undergraduate Paper Awardees
by Isabelle Johnson, LACIS Communications/Social Media Assistant This week, LACIS would like to congratulate our four 2021 LACIS Area Studies Undergraduate Paper Award recipients! Each year, the Institute for Regional and International Studies in partnership …
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 …
2020 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners
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 …
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 …