On October 31st the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Haitian Creole Program hosted a webinar entitled The Genesis of Creole Languages and Historical Developments. This seminar was organized by Websder Corneille, Lecturer of Haitian Creole at IU, and came at the end of October’s Creole Heritage Month, coinciding with UNESCO-proclaimed International… Read more »
Outreach
CLACS Celebrates 60 Years at Indiana University Bloomington
On April 18th, 2024, we celebrated 60 years of CLACS at IU Bloomington! Originally founded as the Latin American Studies Program at Indiana University, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies has supported outreach initiatives and educational programming focused on highlighting Latin American and Caribbean topics and communities in a global setting. Since 1963,… Read more »
2024 World Conference on Transformative Education in Puerto Rico
CLACS was thrilled to support the third World Conference on Transformative Education (WCTE) last month in San Juan, Puerto Rico! This conference, organized by the Global Institute for Transformative Education (GITE) in conjunction with Nuestra Escuela in Puerto Rico, welcomed participants from all over the world to discuss various ways of transforming educational practices to better reflect the needs… Read more »
CLACS & Quechua: What we’ve been up to lately…
Over the last few months, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies has been working hard to bring Quechua back into the core programming of the department. This movement follows Dr. Serafín Coronel-Molina’s induction as the Director of CLACS late last year. Dr. Coronel-Molina, an Indigenous Peruvian Quechua scholar, has taken large strides for… Read more »
Indiana University and Indiana State University professors join CLACS for a panel on politics and economics in South America
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies proudly hosted a panel in partnership with Indiana State University and the IU Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) on Thursday, February 22 titled “The Intersection of Politics and Economics in South America: Focus on Paraguay, Brazil, and Bolivia.” The panel featured three speakers: Dr…. Read more »
Lecturing Artist Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo shares work in documenting Indigenous fights to save the Earth
CLACS is thrilled to host Alexandra McNichols-Torroledo in sharing her selected collection with Indiana University and the surrounding community from January 25-March 1 at the Gayle Karch Cook Center in Maxwell Hall. McNichols-Torroledo, a Colombian photographer and multimedia artist, has spent the last 13 years of her life documenting Indigenous communities in North and South… Read more »
Winners of Photo Contests 2023
Exciting News! The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies has announced the winners of its highly anticipated photo contest. After a long and arduous judging process, the winners have finally been selected. The competition, which has become a long-standing tradition, recognizes the best photographs of Latin America and the Caribbean, showcasing the region’s beauty… Read more »
CLACS 2023 Reception
Last Thursday, April 13th, the Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) department at Indiana University held its 2023 Reception. The event was filled with food, happiness, and friends as people from different areas of expertise and interests around IU gathered to share and celebrate Latin American and Caribbean topics. The reception provided a great opportunity… Read more »
CLACS at the HLS 2023 Day
On Saturday March 4th 2023, the Center of Latinamerican and Caribean Studies was pleased to share with prospective HLS students (both transfers and incoming freshmen). We are sharing with the upcoming students and their parents our center programs, events, classes, languages, courses, and minors. Was an exciting experience to see many people interested in our… Read more »
CLACS and Cafezinho: Carnaval edition!
On February 22nd 2023, CLACS and Cafezinho* had their first event partnership of the semester: Cafezinho Carnaval edition! In this event, the Portuguese-speaking community at IU and Bloomington had the opportunity to make their own Carnaval masks and learn how to dance samba with Laís Lara Vanin and Gabriella Bain. Both are members of the… Read more »