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Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies at Yale University. Exchange of ideas. Academic research. International conferences. Experiences abroad.

New Haven, CT
Joined August 2015
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Join us this Thursday for a book presentation of “Bloody Numbers: The Early Atlantic Slave Trade and the Invention of Modern Corporeality” with the author, Pablo Gómez. 📅Thursday, November 5, 2026 🕰️12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 📍Humanities Quadrangle 136 320 York Street, New Haven CT
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This Wednesday, join us to explore how the sounds of the neighborhood of young Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis have left a mark on the distinctive soundscapes of his literary work. 📅Wednesday, November 4 🕰️12 PM - 1:30 PM 📍Humanities Quadrangle 276 320 York Street, New Haven CT
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Join us this Thursday to hear Dr. Dora Ting Huang present “Sex Must Speak: Confession, Power and Intermediality in Arnaldo Jabor’s Cinema”. 📅Thursday, October 29, 2026 🕰️12:00 PM - 1:30 PM 📍Humanities Quadrangle 276 320 York Street, New Haven CT, 06511
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Join us for the Spring 2026 Latin American History Speaker Series featuring Jeffrey Gould. 🗓 April 21 ⏰ 12:00–1:30 PM 📍 HQ 276 “Beyond the Burdens of Labor: Minor Utopian Experiences in Central America and the Southern Cone, 1958–1985”
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Join us for the Ancient Latin America Lecture Series featuring Shintaro Suzuki. 📍 10 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 🗓 Friday, April 17, 2026 Part of an ongoing conversation on the histories and cultures of ancient Latin America.
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Join us today for Latin American Studies senior Ivana Ñique’s senior showcase! Shaping a Nation: Plasticity Across 20th-Century Politics of Peru explores how Peru’s national identity was shaped over the 20th century. 📍 Luce Hall 🗓 Wednesday, April 15 ⏰ 4:00 PM
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We’re excited to welcome Roberto García Ferreira for a fascinating talk: “An Immense Explosive Potential: Uruguay, the ‘Cuban Question,’ and the Inter-American System, 1959–1964.” 🗓 April 14 ⏰ 10:30–11:20 AM 📍 HQ L02
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🇵🇹 Join us for a special conversation with Francisco Duarte Lopes, Ambassador of Portugal to the United States, on U.S.–Portugal relations. 📅 Monday, April 13 ⏰ 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 46 Hillhouse Ave, Room 104 🔗 Registration is required using the link or QR code in the post!
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🇧🇷 Final Brazilian Studies Lecture Series of the year! Join us for “Intertextual Layers of Culture in Two Brazilian Translations of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” with Olívia Leandro Sá Motta. 📍 Luce Hall, Room 203 📅 Monday, April 6 ⏰ 2:00–3:30 PM
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DATE CORRECTION: Tuesday, April 7 at 12:00pm Interested in a global career? The Latin American Studies major at Yale can help! 📍 Rosenkranz Hall, Room 102 🗓 April 7 | 12–1 PM 🍽 Lunch provided Open to undergraduate students only. Registration required.
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📚 Latin American History Speaker Series Join us for a book talk with Ana María Otero-Cleves (University of York) on Plebeian Consumers: Global Connections, Local Trade and Foreign Goods in Nineteenth-Century Colombia. 🗓 Thursday, March 26 ⏰ 12:00–1:30 PM 📍 HQ Room 136
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Join us for “Building Global Careers: Why Regional Expertise Matters” and learn how the Latin American Studies major can open doors across government, business, and international organizations. 📍 Rosenkranz, Room 102 🗓 Tuesday, April 7 ⏰ 12:00–1:00 PM
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Mexico’s Price to Keep the USMCA Alive: Subservience or Strategic Autonomy? Join Isidro Morales for a timely talk on North American trade dynamics. 🗓 Wed, March 25, 2026 ⏰ 12:15 PM 📍 Luce Hall, Room 202 Q&A preview: macmillan.yale.edu/latam/sto…
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Talk Alert: Authoritarian Legacies and Far-Right Normalization in the Andes 🗓️ Thursday, Mar 5 ⏰ 2 PM 📍Luce Hall 203 Paolo Sosa Villagarcia explores how historical violence and authoritarian rule shape far-right politics across Peru, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
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Brazilian Studies Lecture Series LGBT Wings: Gendered Punishment, and Prison Governance in Brazil with Vanessa Sander 📅 Wednesday, March 4, 2026 🕑 2:00–3:00 PM 📍 Luce Hall, Room 203 Join us for a discussion on care, conflict, and the crisis of the prison system in Brazil.
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🚨 Date Change Alert! 🚨 Due to last week’s weather, our lecture with Irvin Ibargüen has been rescheduled — and we hope to see you there! 📅 NEW DATE: Tuesday, March 3 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM 📍 Location: Rosenkranz Hall, Room 202
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🎬 Screening: Magellan From acclaimed Filipino director Lav Diaz, this sweeping Cannes-premiered epic reimagines Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage and the violent encounter of empire and exploration. 🗓 Feb 27, 2026 | 4–7 PM 📍 Humanities Quadrangle, L02 🎟 Free & open to all !
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Join us for the Latin American History Speaker Series with Tony Wood ! He’ll discuss his new book, Radical Sovereignty: Debating Race, Nation, and Empire in Interwar Latin America(University of California Press, 2026). 🗓 Feb 27, 2026 | 12–1:30 PM 📍 Luce Hall, Room 202
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Join us for a powerful talk with Irvin Ibargüen on The Fantasy of Migration Control — a deep dive into Mexico’s long, forgotten efforts to stop emigration and why every policy failed. 🗓 Tuesday, Feb 24, 2026 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM 📍 Rosenkranz Hall, Room 202
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Join us for Creating Places of Sustenance: Ancient Maya Urban Planning at San Bartolo–Xultun, Guatemala with renowned archaeologist Dr. Heather Hurst. 📅 Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 🕛 12:00–1:00 PM 📍 10 Sachem Street, Room 105 ✨ Part of the Ancient Latin America Lectures
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