Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at Indiana University is a pivotal site for interdisciplinary research, instruction, and outreach focused on Latin America and the Caribbean. CLACS offers academic programs, courses, and financial aid to undergraduate and graduate students. The master's degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies is its principal academic program. More than 80 faculty members at Indiana University teach and conduct research on the region, with especially strong expertise on Mexico, Central America, the Andes, the Southern Cone, the Amazonian Region, and Brazil. Learn More.
Important Announcements
Interested in knowing about IU faculty research in Latin America?
Join CLACS students, faculty, and friends at the Latin American Research Forum, an inter-disciplinary lecture series led by many recognized IU professors.
Lectures occur on Mondays from 1:00-2:15pm in Ballantine Hall 011
(unless otherwise noted)
Jeff Gould comments on the current political situation in Honduras
Pete Guardino on the H1N1 experience in Mexico
Eden Medina interview on computing technologies in Allende's Chile
News
Current graduate students check out the upcoming Spring courses.
Stay Updated on the News and Events involving CLACS
To have your name added to the CLACS listserve send an email to clacs@indiana.edu and make sure to include your relationship to the University in your email (i.e. undergraduate, graduate, faculty, friend, etc.).
New Internship Databases
Students and recent Graduates interested in internships in the United States and Latin America should reference this newly compiled list of opportunities.
Geography and History of the World Workshops for K-12 Teachers
Want to Study Abroad in Latin America?
Study Abroad 101: Information Session every Wednesday 4pm
in Franklin 303.
Events
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Laura Lewis (Indiana University-Bloomington)
Professor Lewis will be giving a lecture titled "Border Crossings: Southern Guerrero, Migrations, and Black-Indianness". The talk will be held at the Dept. of Folklore & Ethnomusicology (501 North Park) at 3:30pm.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Diana Taylor (New York University)
Professor Taylor will be presenting a lecture titled,"Trauma as Durational Performance: A Walk Through Villa Grimaldi with Pedro Matta" in Morrison Hall, Room 007 at 6:30pm. A reception will follow in the upstairs lobby of the Classroom Office Building (800 E. 3rd St.)
Thursday, November 12, 2009
J. Michael Dash (New York University)
Professor Dash will be giving a talk titled, "Location Matters: Grounding Creolization in the Caribbean Imagination." The talk will be held in the Oak Room of the IMU from 4:30-6pm.
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