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    • The Center for Latin American Studies is Berkeley's home for research, publications, and events about Latin America and the Caribbean. 

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    • Audience members laugh at stories from Isabel Allende, February 2020. (Photo by Peg Skorpinski.)

      The Center for Latin American Studies brings together leaders, thinkers, and scholars of Latin America and the Caribbean into a vibrant and dedicated community.

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    • Central American Panel discussion, September 2019. (Photo by Jim Block.)

      The Center for Latin American Studies presents events connect the best of Latin America and the Caribbean to our educators, students, and community members at Berkeley and around the world. 

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    • A cropped version of the cover of the Spring 2021 Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies: A woman receives one of Brazil’s first Covid-19 vaccinations, February 2021. (Photo by Breno Esaki/Agência Saúde DF.)

      The Center for Latin American Studies publishes research on Latin America and the Caribbean, written by Berkeley students, faculty, and the greater community.  

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    • Denise Dresser lectures in The Southern Border course, Fall 2017.

      UC Berkeley offers a wide range of paths to engage with Latin America and the Caribbean. As a research unit, the Center for Latin American Studies provides academic and research resources for study of the region.  

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    • 2022 Summer Reseearch Grant recipient Anaid Cardenas Navarrete in the field.

      CLAS offers funding for research and study in Latin America and the Caribbean, with ongoing grant programs for students, faculty, and visitors.  

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Banner for the 2023 Latin American Studies Conference.

OPPORTUNITY: Funding for travel to Latin American Studies Congress Association 2023

Mam Mayan fabrics in reds, blues, and whites. (Photo courtesy of Henry Salas.)

OPPORTUNITY: Free Mam Culture and Language Workshop Summer 2023

The hidden bookstore La Niña Oscura houses an extensive collection of magazines and journals from the 19th and 20th century in a

OPPORTUNITY: CLAS funding for Event Series in 2023-24

Students in a hallway in the Latin American Art and Literature Working Group.

OPPORTUNITY: CLAS support for Research Working Groups

Spring 2023 list of CLAS events, over a photo of a pile of colorful Peruvian fabrics.

EVENTS: Spring 2023 Calendar

The Center for Latin American Studies works to foster and support new ideas and research by bringing together academics, artists and community members from Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States, and the world.

News & Updates

March 20, 2023

Mar 20
Funding Opportunities at CLAS!

January 17, 2023

Jan 17
New article from Taylor and Gordon

November 16, 2022

Nov 16
CLAS stands in solidarity with the UAW strike - events postponed

November 13, 2022

Nov 13
FLAS Applications due 2/6

November 1, 2022

Nov 01
2023 Field Research Grant Appications Available
News Archive

New event Video

Corrina Gould and Rocío Moreno discuss rematriation, returning lands to Indigenous women, in Mexico and California
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