News & Events

Aarti S. Madan - Associate Professor of Spanish and International Studies at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 12pm - CTIHB Jewel Box/Room 143

09/25/2024

"Exploring the Contributions of Non-Western Marxisms" Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 3pm | CTIHB Jewel Box/Room 143

09/23/2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2024 - 12pm-1pm - CTIHB Jewel Box/Room 143 Since the democratic transition in 1990, politicians and pundits have regarded Chile as one of the most successful Latin American countries. Economic performance has been remarkable, democracy has been stable, and most social indicators (including poverty and extreme poverty) have improved. However, since the mid-2000s, social protest and malaise have increased, reaching a peak in October 2019 when Chile experienced a wave of nationwide mobilizations known as the estallido social (social explosion) that lasted several weeks and almost brought the government to its knees. In a desperate effort to bring mobilizations to an end, most political leaders, including those who were the gatekeepers of the status quo, agreed to begin a process of constitutional change. For some, the objective was to tackle the most salient people's grievances; for others, the aim was to draft a Constitution to erase authoritarian legacies. However, more than four years later, after two unsuccessful attempts, constitutional change did not occur. This presentation explains why Chile, an allegedly prosperous country, entered a deep political crisis and the (possible) reasons behind the dramatic constitutional process failure that ensued.

03/19/2024

Friday, February 16, 2024 - 10am-11:30 - LNCO 2120 Acquired Alterity provides a history of the Japanese-language literary activities of early migrants to Brazil, examining bookstores, serialized newspaper fiction, original creative works, and critical apparatuses. It challenges the dominant mode of literary study, in which texts are often explicitly or implicitly understood through a framework of ethno-nationalism. Self-representations by writers in the diaspora reveal flaws in this prevailing framework through what Edward Mack calls “acquired alterity,” in which expectations about the stability of ethnic identity are subverted in surprising ways. These flaws destabilize cultural analyses that make peoplehood constructs the ultimate objects of literary knowledge production.

01/17/2024

Thursday, November 16, 2023 - 3:30-5pm - LNCO 2110 Silence and Shame in Kingo Nonaka's Memoir: From Captain in the Mexican Revolution to Enemy of the State

11/30/2023

Wednesday, November 1 - 12pm-1:30 - CTIHB Jewel Box/Room 143

11/30/2023

On April 4th the Center for Latin American Studies hosted award winning author and illustrator Raúl the 3rd. During the visit Raúl the 3rd conducted two school visits and one talk open to the public. The two school visits engaged students from four title one schools impacting over 500 elementary school students. Each student that attended received a copy of his most recent title Tacos Today. He discussed how he relies on his experiences growing up bilingual/bicultural on the El Paso/Juarez border as inspiration for his award-winning children's picture books.

04/14/2023

March 22, 2023 - 12pm-1pm - CTIHB Jewel Box 143

03/14/2023

Women in Mexico gained the right to suffrage in Federal elections in 1953. We propose a conference to commemorate the 70th anniversary of this event and to celebrate the history of women, gender, and sexuality in Mexico and the Mexican diaspora.

03/10/2023

Thursday, March 30, 2023 - 3:30-5pm - LNCO 2110

02/28/2023

Friday, March 24, 2023 - 3:30-4:30 - CTIHB Jewel Box 143

02/28/2023

Event Date and Time: Wednesday, March 15, 12pm-1:30, CTIHB Jewel Box 143

02/28/2023

110 Years of Mexico in Utah

12/13/2022

Paul Hart

12/13/2022

The Politics of the Mexican Border

12/13/2022

Dr. Gareth Williams: "The Collapse of the Living, or, Infrapolitics in the Age of Dismemberment"

12/13/2022

The University of Utah, in partnership with Brigham Young University, has been awarded $7 million from the U.S. Department of Education to support international education and language study over the next four years. The Title VI National Resource Center and Foreign Language and Area Studies grants will provide funding directly to the Center for Latin American Studies, Asia Center and their BYU counterparts and will earmark $4.5 million for student scholarships. This is the fourth time the Asia Center has been awarded these four-year grants and the third time for the Center for Latin American Studies.

08/23/2022

Each year, we coordinate thisevent for our International & Area Studies’ students in conjunction with the Career and Professional Development Center at the University of Utah, to highlight the global careers, international experiences, and language skills of individuals working in globally focused roles, and how those skills and experiences have benefitted them in the workplace. Because we want to highlight and elevate the voices and experiences of marginalized individuals in the U.S. (e.g. racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, etc.), we will also ask questions about how their identity has impacted their work.

04/07/2022

Although many people assume that Mexico, with its strongly Catholic social orientation, would be a place of entrenched historic abortion prohibition. In fact, social and religious opposition to abortion is a fairly recent phenomena in Mexico. This presentation traces the legal history of abortion in Mexico from the viceregal period right up to the present moment.

04/07/2022

Join us for an info session to learn more about CLAC!

04/07/2022

Professor Bessa Antunes will discuss the current status of indigenous peoples’ rights as construed by South American constitutional courts, with emphasis on the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF). He will situate those rights within the context of human rights, environment, and indigenous peoples in Brazil.

04/06/2022

Alberto Lopez is a Mexican, Mayan Tzotzil from Aldama, Chiapas. He is a world renowned fashion designer who shares his talent and devotion to his cultural heritage.

03/28/2022

Alberto López Gómez, a Tzotzil designer from Magdalenas Aldama, Chiapas, México, is known worldwide for his beautiful weaving and clothing design and for breaking barriers as a male weaver.

03/21/2022

Cecil Taylor’s experimental jazz exhibited a particular sensibility for transmedial and trans-sensory experience. It is therefore no coincidence that Argentinean writer César Aira would turn to the iconoclastic musician to stage his own version of transmedial aesthetics. In this talk, Professor Graff Zivin examines the incorporation of Taylor's method and aesthetic into Aira's work.

03/21/2022

El Consulado pretende conmemorar tal fecha con la organización de múltiples eventos culturales, incluyendo un conversatorio, un artículo académico publicado bilateralmente (MX-EU), un número especial para la revista ORBEM.

03/10/2022

This series brings together community experts and educators to broaden diversity and equity in K-12 social studies and STEM classrooms. These workshops are presented in partnership with Artes de México en Utah, an organization dedicated to building communities united by cultural connections through art, and complement NHMU’s latest special exhibition: The Nature of Color.

03/03/2022

The Observatory of the Binational Relationship Mexico-USA, the University of Utah, the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City, and the Diplomatic Historical Archive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mexico invite young researchers from all levels of higher education to submit a research work on the relevance and history of diplomatic and consular relations between Mexico and the United States.

03/01/2022

Este encuentro busca hacer un diálogo sobre la cultura náhuatl para discutir sobre los temas actuales, donde el invitado especial conversará sobre sus orígenes y su labor realizada a lo largo de las décadas en el activismo de las lenguas indígenas en los medios de comunicación de México.

02/04/2022

While a significant amount of research has examined the conditions giving rise to legal and policy reform on violence against women (VAW), there is less understanding of whether or not new VAW laws have been accompanied by changes in behavior and attitudes. Has the adoption of VAW legislation—a huge priority of feminist movements since the 1970s—produced social change? This paper presents evidence for a cautiously optimistic assessment of the power of VAW laws to alter social norms, based on analysis of four waves of survey data from Mexico.

01/28/2022

This talk seeks to show and discuss my current dissertation project related to the Nahua culture, from Chicontepec located in the north of Veracruz, Mexico, known as huasteca veracruzana.

01/27/2022

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) scholarship, a program of the U.S. Department of Education, provides financial support toward tuition and fees to eligible undergraduate students interested in studying Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese, Ecuadorian Quechua, Hindu-Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Nahuatl, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Samoan, or Vietnamese.

01/11/2022

Take a look at the CLAC courses being offered this spring semester!

01/11/2022

View highlighted courses being offered this spring semester!

11/24/2021

Come learn more about the interdisciplinary Latin American Studies MA at the University of Utah, which emphasizes advanced language study and breadth of area studies.

11/17/2021

Join us this November 2021 for our International Education week events.

11/13/2021

Each year International and Area Studies in conjunction with the Career and Professional Development Center at the University of Utah coordinates our Going Global event to highlight the global careers, international experiences, and language skills and how those skills and experiences have benefitted them in the workplace.

11/10/2021

Take a look at all the exciting events International and Area Studies has been hosting and sponsoring this academic year.

11/04/2021

The Consulate of Mexico in Salt Lake City in coordination with the University of Utah and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents the virtual event "The Florentine Codex: Life and Artof the Nahuatl world."

11/03/2021

Filméxico, Salt Lake Film Society's annual celebration of contemporary Mexican cinema, will happen virtually this year, November 12 through 18!

10/29/2021

Come learn more about Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) scholarships! The online application will be available in November 2021 and is due on Friday, January 28, 2022.

10/25/2021

Este encuentro busca hacer diálogo entre académicos sobre la cultura náhuatl para discutir temas actuales e históricos. En esta presentación se invitan a tres especialistas en la materia quienes se destacan por sus investigaciones en el ámbito histórico, en los estudios mesoamericanos y los estudios coloniales sobre México.

10/20/2021

In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, recognized nationally Sept. 15-Oct. 15, Humanities Radio will have two episodes examining various aspects of Hispanic/Latinx heritage. In the first episode featured below, Danielle Olden, assistant professor of history explores National Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month—its origins, transformation and shortcomings.

10/19/2021

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Utah holds an annual Brown Bag Lecture series as part of its Summer Nahuatl Language and Culture Intensive Program. In an effort to create a network of indigenous studies scholars, CLAS organizes weekly Brown Bag Talks with a variety of speakers.

10/19/2021

Did you miss any of our events this year? Would you like the chance to watch them again? Click here to find the YouTube links.

10/19/2021

The U’s International and Area Studies programs wish to convey our belated support and recognition of Juneteenth, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865.

10/19/2021

The Office for Global Engagement is pleased to award a 2021 Global Learning Across Disciplines (GLAD) Grant to Ivis Garcia, Assistant Professor, City & Metropolitan Planning and Center for Latin American Studies afficiliated faculty member and Divya Chandrasekhar, Associate Professor, City & Metropolitan Planning.

10/19/2021

Take a peek at some of the courses being offered this semester.

10/19/2021

Join the Hispanic Reading Room at the Library of Congress and Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) in a virtual celebration of children’s and YA Latin American and Latinx literature.

10/19/2021

Join the Glendale Branch of the Salt Lake City Public Library for an evening with the powerful Aida Salazar, author of Land of Cranes and the Moon Within.

10/19/2021

Learn more about global opportunities on campus, such as majors, learning abroad, scholarships, internships, and more. Get your passport stamped and receive free international food.

10/19/2021

Many countries have a long history of excluding poor people from politics. Holzner and co-author Carew Boulding find, however, that in recent years a majority of Latin American countries have achieved near equality of participation across wealth groups, and in some cases poor people participate more than wealthier individuals. How can this be? Voice and Inequality provides important insights about how the elusive goal of political equality can be achieved even in contexts of elevated poverty and inequality.

10/19/2021

On Sept 15-16, Dr. Cintli and Tania Pacheco will speak to this ancient story - found in several Mexican Indigenous codices - including La tira de la peregrinacion - that speak to their departure from Aztlan and Chicomoztoc, the seven caves. They will speak to whether this migration actually began in the Salt Lake region. This program is made possible with support from the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Utah, Antelope Island State Park, and Utah Humanities.

10/19/2021

Join us on August 6th for our last Summer 2021 Nahuatl Brown Bag event. This event will be presented by Mtra. Irma Xóchitl Cuauhtémoc Xicoténcatl, Originaria de Cuauhtlancingo, Puebla, presenting on Persistencia de topónimos y antropónimos and Martín Tonalmeyotl, Originario de la Chilapa Guerrero, presenting on Poesía contemporánea en lengua náhuatl.

10/19/2021

Alanna S. Radlo-Dzur is an art historian of Indigenous arts in the Americas, specializing in post-classic and early colonial Nahua communities of central Mexico. She is a research specialist at the Getty Research Institute and a doctoral candidate in the Department of the History of Art at Ohio State University.

10/19/2021

Dr. Jeff Pynes has a BA in Linguistics from UC Berkeley and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Utah. He has conducted a variety of research projects including field work with several North and Central American indigenous languages, most notably Nahuatl and Shoshone.

10/19/2021

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Utah holds an annual Brown Bag Lecture series as part of its Summer Nahuatl Language and Culture Intensive Program. In an effort to create a network of indigenous studies scholars, CLAS organizes weekly Brown Bag Talks with a variety of speakers.

10/19/2021

This presentation uses a story map created in collaboration with the UW-Madison Nelson Institute and the Ho-Chunk Nation to outline three methods for honoring Indigenous language, place names, and histories through cartography.

10/19/2021

In partnership with the Consulate of Mexico in Salt Lake City, join us for a virtual discussion with experts as they discuss two indigenous language groups, Ute and Nahuatl.

10/19/2021

In this conversation we will discuss the underlying problems that have led people to protest in Colombia, the government’s response to these (and other) mobilizations, and the potential pathways that all the actors involved could take to start resolving the conflict.

05/20/2021

Check out what CLAS has been up to this year!

04/26/2021

Congratulations to our amazing faculty on their awards, publications, and accomplishments this past year. The teaching and research of LAS - affiliated faculty covers all of Latin America and spans academic disciplines across the University. These are just a few examples of the work that they do.

04/26/2021

We want to recognize and congratulate all the FLAS recipients awarded during the Summer 2020 and Academic Year 2020-2021 for being selected for these nationally competitive fellowships.

04/26/2021

Congratulations to Melanie Montelongo-Bernardino for receiving the Latin American Studies 2021 Student of the Year award! Melanie is graduating as a triple major in Latin American Studies, International Studies, and Spanish.

04/26/2021

Junko Yokota, Hans Christian Andersen Award jury president, and Roger Mello, winner of the 2014 HCA Illustrator Award talk about how winning this award has led to increased international attention through exhibitions, collaborative book creations, and jury work.

04/07/2021

Chile, where Huichaqueo was born, embraces a racialized concept of citizenry, waging a covert and overt war on the Mapuche people. In retaliation for the defense of their territories against deforestation and other forms of extractivism, the Chilean state continues to prosecute Mapuche activists under a counter-terrorism legislation introduced by the military dictatorship.

04/02/2021

Since 1990, spending on large infrastructure projects has increased across Latin America. This trend is puzzling because it comes at a time of democratization and decentralization thought to hinder investment in long-run and spatially concentrated projects. This talk explains the over-time growth in investment by highlighting the financialization of infrastructure.

03/17/2021

We coordinate our Going Global event each year for our International & Area Studies’ students in conjunction with the Career and Professional Development Center. This year we want to highlight the global careers and international experiences and language skills of BIPOC individuals and how those skills and experiences have benefitted them in the workplace.

03/03/2021

Join award-winning performance historian Brian Eugenio Herrera to engage in a lively interactive discussion. Professor Herrera will invite questions from our virtual audience members to guide a collaborative conversation about the state of US Latinx theatre and performance today.

02/24/2021

This webinar seeks to create a dialogue between Nahua scholars from the Municipality of Chicontepec, northern Veracruz, around their current research involving topics such as language, health, religion and contact with mestizo cultures. Scholars will talk and reflect on contemporary Nahua culture, focusing on the Nahua communities of the Municipality of Chicontepec.

02/19/2021

The Center for Latin American Studies and the Hinckley Institute of Politics have invited Ezequiel González-Ocantos to discuss his current book project discussing Operation Lava Jato. Operation Lava Jato started in Brazil as a money-laundering case and quickly turned into a full-blown judicial anti-corruption crusade with far-reaching political implications across Latin America.

02/19/2021

A short discussion with Julián Herbert about his journey and literature.

02/11/2021

Did you miss any of our events this year? Would you like the chance to watch them again? Click here to find the YouTube links.

02/04/2021

The Center for Latin American Studies and Creative Writing at the University of Utah are partnering together to bring you readings, Q&A sessions, and a roundtable discussion with our invited authors. Learn more about the authors, when they will be speaking and where on this site.

01/29/2021

This program will tackle the history of Utah before statehood, when it was Mexican territory, focusing on the significance of this history and what it means to Utah today.

01/08/2021

Join us for two info sessions to learn more about what CLAC is, how to find and register using CLAC attribute, what classes are being offered this semester, and what the student experience and advantages are in taking a CLAC section. Our CLAC coordinator will be able to answer any questions you may have.

01/08/2021

Learn about our Philosophy courses - PHIL 1005: Introduction to Philosophy (Español) and PHIL 3086: History of Latin American Philosophy

12/14/2020

The Center for Latin American Studies is excited to share with you our inaugural newsletter!

11/23/2020

International and Area Studies (Asia Center, Center for Latin American Studies, International Studies, and Middle East Studies) will be hosting six events during IEW. Make sure to check out what we are offering below and on the IEW website.

11/16/2020

The M.A. in Latin American Studies is a flexible interdisciplinary degree that allows students to design a program of study that fits their academic, career or professional goals.

11/12/2020

Please join CLAS the Premiere Night film, Identifying Features, a Sundance 2020 film on November 13 at 7pm & 9pm. Along with access to this fantastic Sundance film you will receive access to a pre-recorded discussion with the filmmakers moderated by CLAS director, Claudio Holzner.

11/12/2020

The Asia Center and Center for Latin American Studies have partnered together to bring you a Covid series dedicated to informing you about how Covid has impacted politics in Latin America, first-hand experience in Wuhan from a physician on the ground, India's response to the virus, and how Indigenous communities have been impacted. If you were unable to attend, check-out the YouTube links below.

11/12/2020

Come learn more about the interdisciplinary Latin American Studies MA at the University of Utah, which emphasizes advanced language study and breadth of area studies.

11/12/2020

Learn more about how Covid has impacted Indigenous communities in Columbia and Brazil. Learn more about our speakers and what they will cover during the discussion below. This event will consist of a 20 minute discussion with each speaker followed by a Q&A.

11/12/2020

Join us for an info session to learn more about what CLAC is, how to find and register using CLAC attribute, what classes are being offered in the Spring, and what the student experience and advantages are in taking a CLAC section. Our CLAC coordinator will be able to answer any questions you may have.

11/12/2020

Join us for a panel discussion and networking event with employers across industries and disciplines to learn where your degree can take you.

10/29/2020

Join us for a virtual info session to learn more about the FLAS scholarship! Please email ias@utah.edu for Zoom information.

10/07/2020

In this panel discussion, presenters will address different ways that social justice is sought for Latinx and Hispanic Americans. Panelists consider questions such as: What achievements have been made in the last 70 years for Latinx and Hispanics in America? What types of racism and prejudice do Latinx and Hispanic Americans face today? How do we, in our own communities, encounter and address racism and strive for social justice?

09/29/2020

Welcome Professors Laura Gamboa and David De Micheli to the Center for Latin American Studies.

09/02/2020

08/31/2020

The Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City will be hosting a virtual Culture Series that will be taking place every Thursday evening this month.

08/12/2020

Created in a year-long partnership with Artes de México en Utah, the UMFA presents a unique series of classes designed to explore Mexican history through art. The series consists of three sessions in June, July, and August, each with a unique artistic focus. Taught by Susan Vogel and Fanny Guadalupe Blauer, the final lesson in August will focus on Manifest Destiny.

08/05/2020

Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) at the University of Utah helps students apply their proficiency in a second language to courses in a variety of majors. The languages offered in fall 2020 include Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.

08/03/2020

Congratulations to IAS Affiliated Faculty Members Annie Isabel Fukushima and Maile Arvin, Asian Studies, and Jason Burrow-Sánchez, Latin American Studies, for being selected for the Presidential Leadership Fellows Program.

07/31/2020

Join us for the 2020 Utah Summer Nahuatl Language & Culture Program’s Closing Event for an evening of Poetry, storytelling, and music from our esteemed guests!

07/30/2020

This essay takes up the early political projects of the Chicano movement. “Nations, Nationalisms, and Indígenas: The Indian in the Chicano/a Revolutionary Imaginary,” serves as a point of entry for the discussion of indigeneity from the vantage point of Chicana/o political identities.

07/30/2020

History is said to always be written by the victors. In the case of The Florentine Codex, also known as General History of Things in New Spain, it was written primarily by Nahua intellectuals, although with some Spanish influence. Book 12 in particular contains accounts of the series of events that culminated in the collapse of the Mexican Empire, La Conquista. There are academic publications that emphasize the complexity of this collapse, emphasizing the resistance of the Mexica Empire and the crucial alliances between various original groups and the Spanish. Despite the availability of this information, the Conquest of Mexico is taught in Mexican primary education through a lens that describes the total defeat of the original groups by the Spanish, portraying them as defenseless. It could be said that the Mexican educational system projects a victim mentality and feeds a contemporary hatred towards the Spanish in today’s youth.

07/27/2020

Nahuatl is a language of the Yutonahua linguistic trunk distributed throughout regions of Mexico and ranks first with nearly 2 million speakers. Each Nahua territory has its own historical and cultural processes, which implies not only dialect variations, but also distant times and precise places, where they had developments consistent with geography and socialization processes with other indigenous peoples.

07/21/2020

Artes de Mexico en Utah and artist, activist and educator Vicky Lowe, created a resource packet with content knowledge, activities, writing prompts, videos and PowerPoints for teachers to explore the meaning & cultural importance of corn to the indigenous peoples of the Americas as part of their curriculum. Resources are in English and Spanish, check them out by following this link.

07/15/2020

This presentation focuses on demonstrating and analyzing the religious work carried out by the motiochihuanih (Lit. ‘people who become gods) who are the traditional catechists and rezanderos in the Chicontepec communities. During these devotions, motiochihuanih sing and pray Catholic prayers in Nahuatl, derived from authentic translations. Today they represent religious models for the tlaneltocanih “believers.”

07/06/2020

Justyna Olko is professor in the Faculty of “Artes Liberales” at the University of Warsaw and director of its Center for Research and Practice in Cultural Continuity. She specializes in ethnohistory, sociolinguistics, contact linguistics, language endangerment and revitalization as well as decolonizing research practices, with a special focus on Nahua language and culture. Olko is also involved in a program for revitalizing the Nahuatl language and works with researchers and activists committed to revitalizing endangered languages of ethnic minorities in Poland.

07/06/2020

CLAS at U of U congratulates Manette and Alice two rising seniors in the Granite School District on a website they developed as part of Utah History Day.

06/25/2020

Created in a year-long partnership with Artes de México en Utah, the UMFA presents a unique series of classes designed to explore Mexican history through art. The series consists of three sessions in June, July, and August, each with a unique artistic focus. Taught by Susan Vogel and Renato Olmedo-Gonzalez, in July's lesson we will discuss the history of Mexican muralism.

06/19/2020

Created in a year-long partnership with Artes de México en Utah, the UMFA presents a unique series of classes designed to explore Mexican history through art. The series consists of three sessions in June, July, and August, each with a unique artistic focus. Taught by Susan Vogel and Renato Olmedo-Gonzalez, the first lesson will be centered around Utah-born art activist Pablo O’Higgins.

06/16/2020

CLAS is happy to sponsor the 3rd Annual Nahuatl Conference at UCLA! This webinar features new research on Mesoamerica by 3 teachers and 4 advanced students of the Nahuatl language.

05/26/2020

CLAS is pleased to announce the 2020 Tinker Foundation and CLAS Field Research Grant recipients. We are impressed with these students’ innovative topics and the groundwork they have already carried out to ensure their research trips will be successful.

05/13/2020

The Center for Latin American Studies office is proud to celebrate José Miguel David Chacón-Valdez who is receiving the 2020 Student of the Year award - congratulations!

05/06/2020

Two students from the Center of Latin American Studies and International Studies have received Fulbright Grants! Congratulations to Rogelio Brambila and Caitlin Silianoff!

05/05/2020

Introductory Nahuatl language classes will be offered at Salt Lake Community College through a partnership with the University of Utah's Center for Latin American Studies.

04/22/2020

CLAS affiliated professor, Shane Macfarlan, receives the Sustainability Leadership Award which recognize excellence in leadership for the health of our community and planet.

04/08/2020

Carolina has been active in CLAS initiatives and we are very proud to celebrate in her successful PhD defense in World Languages & Cultures!

04/02/2020

CLAS and the Honors college are partnering to launch a Spanish speaking Living Learning Community in the Honors Dorms, starting Fall 2020.

02/10/2020

The Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) is pleased to announce that the 2020 Summer Intensive Nahuatl Language and Culture Program will be held from June 15th - July 31st and is now accepting applications!

01/29/2020

Meet the films submitted by Mexican directors/filmmakers that will be featured at the Sundance Film Festival from January 23-February 2. Conoce las propuestas del cine mexicano que estarán presentes el festival de cine de Sundance del 23 de enero al 2 de febrero.

01/29/2020

The Center for Latin American Studies is grateful to all our partners who helped create the 2019 Indigenous Language Celebration held in this past month. The event was a huge success with more than 400 people participated in a total of 13 total events, read more about this amazing event!

12/13/2019

The University of Utah offers federally funded Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships. The award is open to students in any department who will include language and area study in their course load.Applications are due January 31st for both Summer 2019 and Academic Year 2020-2021 awards.

12/02/2019

Wednesday, Nov. 20th, 4:30-6:30PM. Hear from professionals about their global careers and how to get started!

10/22/2019

FLAS Scholarships are open to U of U students in any department (except the School of Medicine) for the study of a less commonly taught foreign language and related area studies.

09/25/2019

The University of Utah Nahuatl Instructors presented at the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 2019 Congress in Boston, Massachusetts.

07/02/2019

Cartaya’s visit coincided with the launch of a new children’s literature resource shared among the three collaborators: Reading for Empathy, Awareness, and Diversity with U (READ-U).

07/02/2019

May 17-18, 2019 at Broadway Centre Cinemas. Admission is free!

05/14/2019

The Thomas McGann Award is presented by the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies.

05/06/2019

Christopher T. Lewis, assistant professor of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, has been awarded the University of Utah’s Early Career Teaching Award.

05/01/2019

"Migration in the Americas: A Panel Discussion about Borders, Humanity, and the State." Thursday, March 28th, 2019.

03/15/2019

Wednesday, March 27th 4:30-6:30PM hear from professionals about their global careers and how to get started!

02/14/2019

Come experience a lesson in one of the following less commonly taught languages: Cambodian, Vietnamese, Nahuatl, and Portuguese.

02/14/2019

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) application for summer 2019 and academic year 2019-2020 awards is now available and entirely online! The due date is January 25, 2019.

11/30/2018

The Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Utah is proud to announce Eliane (Lili) Bueno as the 2018 Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) Teaching Award for K-12 Educators

11/29/2018

Tuesday, Nov. 13th, 4:30-6:30PM Hear from professionals about their global careers and how to get started!

10/29/2018

The grant supports international education and language study.

09/26/2018

FLAS Scholarships are open to U of U students in any department (except the School of Medicine) for the study of a less commonly taught foreign language and related area studies.

09/20/2018

Visiting Nahuatl instructors offer a glimpse into their living indigenous culture while also teaching verb conjugation and grammatical rules for possession to students enrolled in the summer Nahuatl program at the University of Utah.

08/02/2018

In spring 2018, the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at the University of Utah successfully secured a federal STARTALK grant from the National Security Agency to fund summer teacher and student programs for the study of Portuguese.

06/15/2018

Chemist, researcher, and most fluent non-native speaker of Nahuatl in the U.S., Brisa is graduating with a bachelor of arts degree in Latin American studies and a bachelor of science degree in chemistry.

05/02/2018

Christopher T. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, is the winner of the 2018 Ramona W. Cannon Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities.

03/16/2018

Intensive Nahuatl language study at the University of Utah - Summer 2018!

02/27/2018

We are excited to announce that Jose Chacon, a double major in Latin American Studies and Political Science, has received the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State.

01/03/2018

Jason Chen was recently featured in the U.S. Department of Education’s blog, ProFellow, where they highlight recipients of government-funded fellowships.

12/05/2017

The Middle East Center and the Center for Latin American Studies will be hosting a symposium comparing the heartlands of the Inca and the Assyrian empires.

12/04/2017

The Fulbright Program offers teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Open to faculty across all disciplines.

11/15/2017

sabel Dulfano, Associate Professor in World Languages & Cultures, will be honored as one of seven 2017 Beacons of Excellence at the University of Utah.

10/27/2017

FLAS scholarships are open to U of U students in any department (except the School of Medicine) for the study of a less commonly taught foreign language and related area studies.

10/13/2017

Associate professor of History, Bradley Parker, has been awarded a $200,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant to study Inca and Wari Imperialism in Peru.

10/13/2017

Kaitlyn Klein and Giulia Soto have both been recognized Meet the amazing Humanities Graduates that will be recognized s exemplary College of Humanities' graduates!

09/12/2017

Check out the wall cases on Levels 1 and 2 at the Marriott Library to see students' work! The students from SPAN 4900, "Indigenous Writing and Culture," contributed to the display.

09/12/2017

The Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) has recognized University of Utah faculty member Christopher T. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Portuguese & Brazilian Studies in the Department of World Languages & Cultures, with its Junior Faculty Teaching Award.

09/12/2017

Faculty receiving funding from Latin American and Brazilian Studies are researching a variety of topics in countries from Argentina to Peru.

08/16/2017

The Brazil Scientific Mobility Undergraduate Program has allowed thousands of Brazilian students to study in universities across the U.S. The University of Utah has hosted 74 of these students, many of whom are studying science, technology, engineering and math. Click here to read more!

08/16/2017

Jack Longino, a University of Utah biologist, has identified 33 new species of predatory ants in Central America and the Caribbean, and named about a third of the tiny but monstrous-looking insects after ancient Mayan lords and demons.

08/16/2017

The Latin American Studies Program now has an Honors track! Ask your advisor for information on how to pursue an Honors degree in Latin American Studies.

08/16/2017

This fall, we have a new course, focusing largely on Latin America - BIOL 3450. This is a great opportunity for some of you to branch out of your comfort zone. This class is geared towards biology and non-biology majors. No prerequisites required!

08/16/2017

Nahuatl (also known as Aztec) represents one of the most important indigenous languages of Latin America, spoken by more than 1.5 million people in Mexico today. Quechua represents a major language of the Andean region, presently with more than 10 million speakers.

08/16/2017

Christopher Lewis received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Romance Languages and Literature with an emphasis in Luso-Brazilian Studies...

08/16/2017