CLAIS at Yale University

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”

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.

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

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

🇵🇹 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!

🇧🇷 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

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.

📚 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

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

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: macmillan.yale.edu/latam/stories/…

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.

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.

🚨 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

🎬 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 !

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

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

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

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 ✨

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

📜 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