2025-11-17
- The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois hosted a special breakfast for members of the Puerto Rican community at UIUC, bringing together students, faculty, staff, and community supporters. The gathering created a space to connect, celebrate Puerto Rican culture, and highlight the university’s ongoing engagement with Latine and Caribbean communities...
2025-11-17 - On October 20, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois hosted a compelling virtual talk titled Ser Mujeres en la ESMA / Being Women at ESMA, moderated by Mayki Gorosito, former Executive Director of the Museo Sitio de Memoria ESMA in Buenos Aires. The event highlighted the experiences of 3 women who survived Argentina’s notorious...
2025-11-17 - On August 28, the Krannert Art Museum (KAM) reopened with the debut of its reinstalled exhibition, Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600. The gallery showcases more than 700 objects, from ceramics and textiles to metalwork, representing centuries of old Andean artifacts with a renewed focus on their cultural, historical, and social contexts. The exhibit emphasizes the fragmented...
2025-09-17 - Assistant Professor of Studio Art, Dr. Cristóbal Bianchi (Art & Design), together with the Colectivo Casa Grande, recently inaugurated the art installation Panóptico at the Palacio Pereira Art Gallery in Santiago, Chile.Funded by a $25,000 grant from Chile's National Endowment for the Arts (FONDART), with additional support...
2025-09-16 - The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) is dedicated to advancing the scholarly study of the history of American foreign relations. Through research sponsorships, annual meetings, and publications, SHAFR promotes the study, advancement, and dissemination of knowledge in this field. Its online platform, SHAFR.org, showcases...
2025-07-11 - Carlos Molina, Quechua instructor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was recently featured on Nuqanchik, a national Quechua-language news program in Peru. In the interview, he discusses the Qinti Project, an initiative that promotes the teaching and learning of Quechua in the U.S., and introduces the upcoming Ayni textbook, a collaborative, open-access resource for Southern Quechua...
2025-07-09 - Join us to celebrate the grand reopening of the museum, including premiering new exhibitions—Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600, created with partners in Peru, and an introduction to New York-based contemporary artist Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s, plus a new installation of the historical...
2025-07-09 - On March 15, more than 200 Venezuelan immigrants were accused of engagement in gang activity and deported from the U.S. — not to Venezuela, but to El Salvador, some 1,600 miles away from their home country. Ellen Moodie, an anthropology professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is the author of “El Salvador in the Aftermath of Peace:...
2025-05-29 - We’re thrilled to share new photos from the LAST 395: Archaeology Field School in Peru, where students are currently conducting hands-on research at the archaeological site of Cerro Blanco, a historic Chancay Administrative Center in central Peru.Led by Professor Kasia Szremski, the program combines classroom learning with immersive fieldwork, giving students the...
2025-03-20 - The IGI Series on Global Responsibilities brings multidisciplinary and global perspectives to major contemporary questions. For calendar year 2025, our spotlight is on Palestine in the world today.The events in this series are being sponsored by the following: Center for Advanced Study; Center for African Studies; Center for East Asian & Pacific Studies; Center for Global...
2025-03-17 - On March 7th and 8th, CLACS hosted the 51st Annual Midwest Conference on Andean & Amazonian Archaeology & Ethnohistory. The conference provided a space for scholars to share their current research on Andean and Amazonian studies. We sincerely thank all presenters, participants, and attendees for their valuable contributions. Featured...- 2025-02-14 - On Friday, February 7th, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) held its annual Student Graduate Research Fellowship (SGRF) Conference at the Campus Instructional Facility (CIF). The event brought together students from various fields to explore pressing topics surrounding Latin American and Caribbean societies, policies, activism, and environmental...
2025-02-03 - En respuesta a la creciente preocupación y confusión que existe entre las comunidades a las que servimos, deseamos informarles que hemos creado un nuevo espacio en nuestra página web llamado "Community Resources", el cual se encuentra bajo la sección de "Resources". Allí podrán encontrar varios enlaces para acceder a...
2025-01-16 - In a recent article, Kasia Szremski, Associate Director of CLACS at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, was interviewed about a groundbreaking study that used a laser-based technique to reveal intricate tattoos on mummies from Peru’s Chancay culture. Published on January 13 in PNAS, the study unveiled fine details of tattoos previously obscured by time. Szremski...
2025-01-08 - UI SYSTEM/ INCMNSZ JOINT RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CALL FOR PROPOSALS Initiative Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative The University of Illinois System and The National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, INCMNSZ-Mexico have established a joint seed research grants program for one year, starting with the academic year...