Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies

Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (LACLAS) offers you a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on the histories, geographies, economies, political systems, artistic and literary expressions, and activism of this vibrant region and its diasporas. Our program gives you insight on both the common cultural formations and the different and unique cultures that give life to this region of the world, as well as the (Afro)Latinx and Caribbean diasporic cultures that have flourished in the Global North. Following a Hemispheric approach, our program focuses on the many relationships between Latin America, the Caribbean, and the United States, and enables you to learn about (Afro)Latinx experiences, memories and histories. By studying South-South and South-North migratory movements and diasporic experiences, our program focus is dynamic and in touch with the most current issues in the contemporary world and in the field. Our faculty are active scholars from a wide range of academic disciplines, spread across multiple departments, including Anthropology, Black Studies, Communications, Economics, Education, English, Francophone Studies, Geography, History, Political Science, Sociology, Spanish, Theater Arts, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies. The interdisciplinary character of our program and faculty lets you approach Latin America, the Caribbean and the Latinx experience from a wide variety of perspectives; it also lets you combine it with other courses of study as a double major or minor. As a program we are committed not only to providing you with a rigorous and wide interdisciplinary academic preparation but also enabling you to relate directly to the region through study abroad programs, internships, talks by prominent Latin American artists and scholars, and many other extra-curricular social and cultural activities.

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