CLLAS Vision: Putting Latino/a and Latin American Studies in Conversation
Global economic and cultural processes as well as shared histories connect Latin American and Latino/a communities. Integrating the study of Latino/a communities in the United States with analysis of the histories, politics, cultures, and societies of Latin America offers unique opportunities for analyzing a wide range of themes including colonialism, race, ethnicity, education, gender, nationalism, globalization, immigration, economic development, and more. The proposed Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies (CLLAS) at the University of Oregon provides an interdisciplinary intellectual space for putting Latino/a and Latin American Studies in conversation with one another. The primary purpose of CLLAS is to facilitate collaborative research, scholarship, intellectual community, and community outreach focused on Latin America and U.S. Latino/a populations.
Overall Goals
1. To create a cohesive Latino/a and Latin American Studies research program which integrates faculty research and teaching interests with a strong minor, major and undergraduate course offerings linked to an interdisciplinary Master’s Degree.
2. To build signature foci through faculty research clusters, conferences, speakers series and other events, and systematic coordination of research, teaching, and study abroad offerings and opportunities.
3. To establish strong links to the local Eugene/Springfield Latino/a community as well as to Latino/a and Latin American communities state-wide.
Director
- Lynn Stephen, Anthropology (CAS)
Advisory Board
- Carlos Aguirre, History (CAS)
- Cecilia Enjuto Rangel, Romance Languages (CAS)
- Pedro García-Caro, Romance Languages (CAS)
- Michael Hames-García, Ethnic Studies (CAS)
- Katie Lynch, Environmental Studies (CAS)
- Ernesto Martínez, Ethnic Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies (CAS)
- Gabriela Martínez, Journalism and Communication
- Michelle McKinley, School of Law
- Marcela Mendoza, Center for the Study of Women in Society
- Edward Olivos, Education
- Tania Triana, Romance Languages (CAS)
- Analisa Taylor, Romance Languages (CAS)
- Stephanie Wood, Center for the Study of Women in Society, Wired Humanities Project