January 8-March 9, 2019
This exhibit at Walker’s Point Center for the Arts (Milwaukee), cosponsored by CLACS, is a panorama of contemporary printmaking in the Americas—46 artists from 20 countries explore the theme of mining from colonial times to the present. … Continue Reading »
2019 Summer Teacher Institute
July 10-12, 2019
A generation has passed since the 1987 Central American peace accords which promised to end the civil wars and lay the foundation for democratic practice in the region. El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, however, are today some of the world’s most violent societies. The current migration crisis highlights the fragility of institutions…… Continue Reading »
LACUSL Lecture Series
The First LACUSL Lecture series of the Spring 2019 semester will occur Friday January 25th, 2019 at the American Geographical Society Library in the Golda Meir library. “Bringing Memory Home or a Journey of Rebuilding : The Digital Repatriation of the Archive … Continue Reading »
Making Sense of Brazil’s Presidential Elections
November 14, 2018
Join us for a panel discussion on the recent election of Jair Balsonaro in Brazil. … Continue Reading »
Black Consciousness: Racial Inequalities in Brazil
November 5, 2018 (5pm)
With Professor Marcelo Paixao from the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) at the University of Texas at Austin and Teresa Lozano Long from the Institute for Latin American Studies (LLILAS) at the University of Texas in Austin.… Continue Reading »
Brazil Initiative Workshop: Call for Submissions
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is pleased to launch a Brazil Initiative for WI and the Upper Midwest. The Brazil Initiative is designed to serve as a regional network to promote scholarship, … Continue Reading »
LACUSL Speaker Series Fall 2018
Fall 2018 LACUSL Speaker Series Announced
This year’s LACUSL Speaker Series honors Professor Howard Handelman’s (UWM professor 1970-2006) lifelong contributions to learning and promoting the study of Latin America and the Caribbean.… Continue Reading »
When Words and Images Matter: Challenges to Our Time
On October 27, 2017, Former Haitian Minister of Culture and Director Raoul Peck and Former French Minister of Justice and Human Rights Activist Christiane Taubira met to discuss the topic “When Words and Images Matter: Challenges to Our Time”. The … Continue Reading »
NCCLA Annual Conference
October 12-13, 2018
The North Central Council of Latin Americanists will hold its annual conference October 12-13, 2018 at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. This year’s theme: “The Role of Latin American Studies in Breaking Barriers and Bridging Divides.” … Continue Reading »
Fiesta Mexicana
Saturday, August 25, 2018
For the third year in a row, CLACS will participate in Milwaukee’s Fiesta Mexicana with a tableful of hands-on arts activities for all ages. Join us between 12noon-7pm.… Continue Reading »