Center for Latin American Studies at Ohio State

“Anthropophagy – cannibalism – had long been used to mark Indigenous peoples as savage and uncivilised. Andrade seized the accusation and turned it into a principle.” aeon.co/essays/anthrop…

Earlier this summer CLAS partnered up with Capoeira Columbus to host Bora Vadiar Ohio, a capoeira workshop that brought together over 60 participants from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and had guest instructors from California. Read more about this event at go.osu.edu/BoraVadiarRecap

It's always such a pleasure to host students on campus for Latin America Day!

CLAS intern and International Studies major, Caleb Ferroniere has written a story for us titled "A Right-Wing Turn in The War on Drugs," focusing on Colombia, El Salvador and Ecuador. Read it at go.osu.edu/RightWingDrugW… to learn more about what's happening in Latin America!

Join us THIS SATURDAY for a free capoeira workshop open to the community. No prior experience necessary. 📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026 ⏰ 11 am - 12:30 pm 📍Barnett Collaboratory; Sullivant Hall 141 (1813 N High St) Learn more at go.osu.edu/CapoeiraJune27

Tomorrow @CFAES_OSU, the Lal Carbon Center & CLAS are hosting Dr. Yuri Lopes Zinn for a lecture on Nitrogen and soil organic carbon sequestration and stabilization mechanisms. 📅 Tuesday, June 23, 2026 ⏰ 1 p.m. 📍Kottman Hall, Room 333 Learn more at clas.osu.edu/events

@osu_pharmacy Find more info at go.osu.edu/AIdrug

oin CLAS and @osu_pharmacy tomorrow for a lecture on how drug utilisation research and pharmacoepidemiology are evolving within an AI-augmented framework for health decision-making. Free and open to the public! 📅 Tuesday, June 16, 2026 ⏰ 11 a.m. 📍103 Parks Hall

Five Buckeyes awarded Fulbright U.S. Student awards to conduct research: entomology in Chile, anthropology in Poland, ethnographic family studies in Canada, genetic dermatology in South Africa, and cervical cancer screening in Brazil. @FulbrightPrgrm oia.osu.edu/news/2026/05/2…

On this episode of Buckeyes Abroadcasts, hear how architecture Sabrina Li interacted with both ancient and modern marvels on the Landscapes and Architecture of Mexico: Mexico City Study Tour program over spring break 🇲🇽🎙️ bit.ly/3Ps7oXQ #BuckeyesAbroad @KnowltonOSU

A Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad grant supported @SPPO_OSU faculty Anna Babel’s study of Bolivian migrants in Spain, focusing on how migrants perceive differences between Bolivian Spanish and European varieties of Spanish. @ECAatState @mbg_csic oia.osu.edu/news/2026/05/1…

@WexArts @CompStudOSU You can read her review at go.osu.edu/echoes-review, featuring quotes from @CompStudOSU professor Dr. Liliana Gil. If you're curious, interested, or intrigued you can still catch the film at @WexArts until July 26.

For her final story as CLAS intern, Gabrielle DeMarco wrote a film review of "echoes of a wet finger" by Vitória Cribb. In this film, we observe the main character, Tixa, as something of a human-reptile hybrid existing in her own solitary but technological universe.

On the most recent episode of Buckeyes Abroadcasts, hear Jada McCall's experience on the Mosaic Brazil: Career Development and Community Impact program over spring break 🇧🇷🎙️ Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4umcrb4 Soundcloud: bit.ly/42cbFS3 #BuckeyesAbroad @ASCatOSU

@FRITatOSU Click below to read Evan's reflection on his experience and the opportunity to use the language in real-life situations. go.osu.edu/Evan-Curitiba

In Spring 26, Evan Beard, a fourth-year student double majoring in Linguistics and Romance Studies, minoring in International Relations and FLAS Fellow for Portuguese, has been working as a Portuguese language intern with the Greater Columbus Sister Cities International program.

Funding to cover transportation between the School of Music and the off-site locations is available. Apply at go.osu.edu/desdeelprincip…

The School of Music is looking for a part-time undergraduate student assistant to help with the Desde el principio project. This is a project that offers Latin American music classes for infants (aged 0-36 months). Total hours of work expected throughout the summer is 75 hours.

The Center for Latin American Studies invites Ohio State graduate students to submit a proposal for a graduate lecture during the Autumn 2026 semester. Deadline for proposal submission is May 30, 2026. Learn more at go.osu.edu/CLASGradLecture

Soledad Benitez Ponce, @osuplantpath @CFAES_OSU, has been awarded a 2026-2027 #Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Colombia to research “Studies on the distribution of purple top disease of potato relatives in Colombia” at @lamilitar. @FulbrightPrgrm oia.osu.edu/news/2026/04/2…