Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program

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Our students and scholars explore a range of disciplines including Anthropology, Art History, English, History, Spanish and Portuguese, Sociology and Political Science.

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Upcoming Events

Oct

2026

Entangled Landscapes: Freedom and Sovereignty in the Caribbean - ...

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston

Join us for Entangled Landscapes: Freedom and Sovereignty in the Caribbean, a conference in memory of Doris L. Garraway.

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Latest LACS News

LACS Professor of History Lina Britto on the crisis in Venezuela

Prof. Britto and “war on drugs” Again on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight

Congratulations to LACS affiliated faculty Nathalie Bouzaglo for being selected as a 2025-2026 Kaplan Institute Fellow and to LACS Grad Student Sofía Sánchez for being selected as a 2025-2026 LACS Franke Graduate Fellow!

Jorge Coronado (Northwestern University) awarded a 2025 Franklin Research Grant from the American Philosophical Society

Valeria Coronel (FLACSO Ecuador) begins residency at Northwestern

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