The Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies (MACLAS) is comprised of Mid-Atlantic region scholars, researchers, teachers, students and professionals.

Joined May 2015
Call for Papers: MACLAS 2020 Conference at Salisbury University. See maclas2020.exordo.com/ for details and submission.
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Thank you to 5 Years of MARLAS reviewers & editorial board members! We express our appreciation to the more than 160 reviewers (listed in this editorial note) who contributed to the quality of MARLAS through their conscientious review of manuscripts. doi.org/10.23870/marlas.382
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Five Years of MARLAS in Numbers! For more details, see the editorial note in the 5th anniversary issue: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.379
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Just published: Middle Atlantic Review of Latin American Studies (MARLAS) vol. 5, no 2. Check out the editorial note on our 5 year anniversary, plus research articles, an essay, Creation Space, and book reviews! Published open access on @LARC_LASA: marlasjournal.com/23/volume/…
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The first published review of The Invisibility Bargain is out! Check out Maria-Jose Rivera's review of the book in International Migration Review: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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MARLAS nota de investigación de la semana: "Política de género en la educación superior latinoamericana. Los desafíos que enfrentan las profesoras," por M. Fernanda Astiz (@CanisiusCollege ). Publicado en formato acceso abierto en @LARC_LASA: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.337
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MARLAS article of the week: "Uneasy Lies the Head That Wears a Crown: Narcoqueens, Beauty Queens and Melodrama in Narconarratives," by Maria Luisa Ruiz (@stmarysca). Published open access on @LARC_LASA : doi.org/10.23870/marlas.360
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MARLAS essay of the week: "Refashioning Collaborations: Crossing Borders During the Pandemic," by Regina A. Root @DrModa (@williamandmary ) & Stephanie N. Saunders (@Capital_U). Published open access on @LARC_LASA : doi.org/10.23870/marlas.361
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Entre Voces podcast: No episódio 2, Caroline Gomes entrevista Miranda Chase, uma bolsista do IGERT (NSF) e uma candidata do Phd para @conresglobal na @UMassBoston sobre sua governança ambiental e como ela constrói pontes de entendimento. soundcloud.com/user-62763849… @MaclasOrg
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New issue alert! Check out the articles, essays, research note, and reviews in MARLAS vol. 5, no. 1, published open access by @MaclasOrg on @LARC_LASA: marlasjournal.com/22/volume/…
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MARLAS article of the week: "Politics of Expertise and Blame during COVID-19 Quarantine in Chile," by Kelly Bauer @__queli (@NEwesleyan ) & Claudio A. Villalobos @cavi11al (@UCLASemel). Published open access on @LARC_LASA : doi.org/10.23870/marlas.329
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MARLAS article of the week: "The COVID-19 Crisis and Its Impacts on Social Welfare in Latin America," by Daniel Francisco Nagao Menezes (@mackenzie1870) & Ernani Contipelli. Published open access on @LARC_LASA: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.324
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MARLAS articulo de la semana: "Pandemia y crisis del sujeto neoliberal: Algunas reflexiones sobre la emergencia del Covid-19," por Diego Alejandro López González y Edward Herrera Sanclemente (@UnivalleCol). Publicado en @LARC_LASA : doi.org/10.23870/marlas.336
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MARLAS article of the week: Tharcisio Leone (@GIGA_Institute), "The Harmful Effects of Denial: When Political Polarization meets COVID-19 Social Distancing." Published open access on @LARC_LASA: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.327
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MARLAS article of the week: Diane E. Johnson & Mario Siddhartha Portugal Ramírez @mariosiddhartha, "Political, Social, and Cultural Upheavals in the COVID-19 Era in Latin America," intro to MARLAS special issue. Open access on @LARC_LASA: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.355
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MARLAS article of the week: "Afro-Venezuelan Cultural Survival: Invoking Ancestral Memory," by Mesi Walton (@HowardU). Published open access on @LARC_LASA: doi.org/10.23870/marlas.346
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At the 2021 (virtual) annual conference of the Middle Atlantic Council of Latin American Studies, Saturday, March 20, the following awards were presented. Congratulations to the winners!
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Congratulations to the Street Prize honorable mentions @MARLASjournal: Irune del Rio Gabiola, 2020. "Berta vive": Solidaridades transnacionales y luchas interseccionales en Honduras @marianasabina & @Nate_SDSU, 2020. Mafalda and Women’s Rights: A Canvass of the Sixties
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Congratulations to Dr. Patricia Rodríguez and Dr. Jeffrey Pugh, recipients of the Władysław Maryan Froelich Grant for research or creative projects by faculty members of @MaclasOrg!
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