CLAIS at Yale University

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

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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: https://t.co/toLSO5Hjsw

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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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Join us for a talk by Philipp Lojak on music, environment, and postcolonial power in the Amazon.
📅 Wed, Feb 11
🕛 12–1 PM
📍 Luce Hall 202
✨ Part of the Brazilian Studies Lecture Series ✨

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Join us for the first lecture of our Spring Latin American History Speaker Series featuring Rafael Chambouleyron (Universidade Federal do Pará).

🗓 Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026
⏰ 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
📍 Rosenkranz Hall, Room 202
📌 115 Prospect St, New Haven

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📜 Brazilian Studies Lecture Series
Join us for a fascinating talk with Ana Valdez (University of Lisbon) as she explores “The Clavis prophetarum and the life of António Vieira, SJ between Europe and Brazil”
🗓 Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025
🕛 12:00–1:30 PM