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Centre of Latin American Studies official account, @Cambridge_Uni. Tweeting on matters of interest to our students, staff and Latin Americanists worldwide.

 Cambridge, UK
latin-american.cam.ac.uk
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Applications are open for 2027 entry at CLAS, University of Cambridge. 🥳 Explore MPhil and PhD study in Latin American Studies, spanning the humanities and social sciences. 🎓 Explore our programmes and apply: postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk…
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🎓 Considering an MPhil or PhD in Latin American Studies at Cambridge? Join our Virtual Postgraduate Open Day! 📅 3 November | 14:00–14:45 (UK) 💻 Online + Q&A Register: postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk… #StudyAtCambridge #PostgraduateStudy #mphil #phd #CLAS60Years
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📚 Thu 29 Oct, 5pm | Book presentation Thread Stories (Historias de hilo) by Valentina Gajardo. S1, Alison Richard Building. Free and open to all. Further information: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/sit…
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📣 CLAS EVENTS | 28 Oct, 12:15 PM Dr Daniela Soto Hernandez (Sussex) explores the “right to avoid Development” and fossil fuels in Latin America. 📍 Room S2, Alison Richard Building More info: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/sit… Open to all. Refreshments afterwards. #CLAS60Years
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📢Applications are open for researchers seeking to be hosted by CLAS for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowships 2027. Internal deadline: 12 noon, 23 October 2026. Eligibility and application details: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/lev…
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📣 CLAS EVENTS presents: Reinterpretation of Andean Music With Vivi Guerrero and John Jairo Pantoja. 📅 21 Oct · 6:30 PM 📍 S1, Alison Richard Building Selected live music will form part of the workshop. 🎟️ Register: tickettailor.com/events/clas… #CLAS60Years
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📣 CLAS OPEN SEMINARS presents: The Unmaking of an Indigenous Saint: The Lives and Afterlives of Nicolás Ayllón Speaker: Dr María Gracia Ríos Chair: Dr Stephanie Rohner 📅 19 Oct · 5:15 PM 📍 SG1, ARB All welcome. #CLAS60Years More info: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/cla…
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CLAS Events are back for Michaelmas ✨ Join us for roundtables, workshops, lunchtime seminars, book presentations and talks. All events are free and open to all, with refreshments afterwards. Explore the programme so far: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/lat… #CLAS60Years
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🍂 Our first Open Seminar of Michaelmas is coming up! Book launch: From Megachurch to Metachurch. The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God Professor David Lehmann, CLAS Senior Research Associate 📅 12 Oct · 5:15 PM 📍 SG1, Alison Richard Building All welcome. #CLAS60Years
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Further information: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/sit…
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The new academic year is almost here. Earlier this summer, Evan Grandidge de Paz and Vedanitya Dharwar were each awarded two 2025–26 Simón Bolívar Prizes. 🎓🎉 Read the full story: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/new…
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✨ CLAS Open Seminars | Michaelmas 2026 Our new term programme is now live. Mondays · 5.15 pm SG1, Alison Richard Building Open to everyone! Full programme: latin-american.cam.ac.uk/cla… #CLAS60Years
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Latin American Scholars Grants Up to 10 awards of £1,750 each supporting scholars based in Latin America to attend and present at the SLAS Annual Conference. Deadline: 27 Nov 2026 Eligibility and submission here: shorturl.at/PL92c
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As part of CLAS’s 60th anniversary, we revisit the Centre’s creation and longer history of #LatinAmericanStudies at #Cambridge. Formally created on 11 June 1966, CLAS built on earlier teaching and research at the University. Research: @rafashimabukuro, CLAS Research Associate.
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Please consider applying and share widely. The Faculty of History and Christ's College invite applications for a three-year fixed term early career Fellowship in Latin American History at the University of Cambridge. Deadline: 30 September cam.ac.uk/jobs/isaac-newton-…
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📢 Call for Papers CLAS Director Pedro Mendes Loureiro is co-editing a special collection for Humanities & Social Sciences Communications on crisis and resilience in Latin American politics. Submit by 12 November 2026: nature.com/collections/dgacc…

Crisis and resilience in Latin American politics

This Collection seeks to explore continuity and change in Latin American politics in both historical and contemporary perspectives.

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🌎 Interested in an MPhil or PhD in Latin American Studies at Cambridge? Explore funding through Cambridge’s webinars for international postgraduate applicants across all subjects. Upcoming sessions: USA, 28 Aug | Latin America, 15 Sept. Details: postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk…
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Recommended Article 📚 Fujimorismo popular: cinco propuestas desde abajo By @rafashimabukuro, CLAS Research Associate El 5 de abril de 1992, Alberto Fujimori anunció la disolución del Congreso y el Poder Judicial por televisión. […] 🔗 Read it here: tramacritica.pe/perspectivas…

Fujimorismo popular: cinco propuestas desde abajo

El 5 de abril de 1992, Alberto Fujimori anunció la disolución del Congreso y el Poder Judicial por televisión. Las Fuerzas Armadas, coautoras del autogolpe, tomaron el control de puntos clave...

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Recommended article Growing in and from Crisis: Environment, Labor, and Capital in Brazil’s Exponential Prison Expansion Authors: Bruna Angotti, Graham Denyer Willis, Pedro Mendes Loureiro & Luiz Fernando Toledo (CLAS academics) Read it here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Recommended article From the infrastructure of food to food as infrastructure in Brazil’s urban peripheries Authors: Mara Nogueira, Gareth A. Jones and Aiko Ikemura Amaral (CLAS Teaching Associate) Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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