Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

09/04/2026

Professor Carlos Ramos-Scharrón (LLILAS / Geography & the Environment) is part of a team that studies climate change and its effects in Puerto Rico, in association with the Caribbean Collective Action Network (CCAN), a branch of NOAA. The work of the team is featured in this Spanish-language piece in The Daily Texan.

Nota del editor: Algunas entrevistas para esta historia se realizaron en inglés y luego se tradujeron al español; su contenido ha permanecido inalterado. Investigadores de UT están estudiando cómo los huracanes y otros fenómenos meteorológicos extremos están transformando el paisaje y las com...

09/03/2026

Help us give the warmest welcome to our Fall Tinker Visiting Professor, Aldo Marchesi, Professor of History at the Universidad de la República in Uruguay and founder of the Institute for Research on Social Justice and Inequality, and to our new postdoctoral fellow, Alejandro I. Virué, a native of Argentina and a PhD graduate of Princeton University's Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

09/03/2026

A porcupine came to visit us on our side of campus!!
What name do you suggest for this little fellow?

09/02/2026

Congratulations to our alumnus, Douglas Mercado, on his appointment by Governor Abigail Spanberger to serve on Virginia’s Office of New Americans Advisory Board.

We are proud to see his leadership and dedication to supporting immigrant and refugee communities recognized at the state level.
https://www.governor.virginia.gov/newsroom/news-releases/2026/august-releases/name-1123036-en.html

09/02/2026

Les invitamos a nuestra nueva serie de charlas y talleres "El archivo como práctica: en homenaje a Ángel Rama- Reflexiones sobre el Archivo de Literatura Latinoamericana."

Esta serie tiene como eje una reflexión sobre el archivo de la literatura latinoamericana no como un depósito de textos, sino como un conjunto de operaciones críticas a través de las cuales se construye el sentido histórico de la literatura y la cultura latinoamericanas. Haciendo alusión al centenario del natalicio de Ángel Rama, una referencia esencial de la teoría y la crítica cultural latinoamericana, la serie comprende cuatro charlas y dos talleres sobre las formas en que el archivo articula la relación de la literatura con la cultura, la política y la sociedad.

Pasen a ver nuestro calendario para confirmar las fechas de cada evento:

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/events/

08/29/2026

New edition of Musics of Latin America,

This new edition, edited by Prof. Robin Moore, is important because it transforms Musics of Latin America from a traditional printed textbook into a free, fully digital, and interactive learning resource, making it much more accessible for educators, students, and the public. https://musicsoflatinamerica.org/

08/27/2026

Say hello to our new PLAN II intern, Christian Hinojosa! 👏 Welcome to the LLILAS team, Christian!

Christian is pursuing dual degrees in Plan II Honors and International Relations & Global Studies, complemented by a minor in Portuguese and a certificate in Security Studies.

Christian is an Undergraduate Fellow at the Clements Center for National Security and an analyst with the Intelligence Studies Project, where his research focuses on the Western Hemisphere and Indo-Pacific. His interests span military affairs, organized crime, political psychology, and leadership decision-making.

His internship with LLILAS will help further develop his regional expertise and analytical skills.

08/27/2026

LLILAS Benson is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 15th Field Notes Student Photography Exhibition. UT students in any discipline are invited to submit original work related to Latin America, US Latinx communities, and the Black diaspora in the Americas. The deadline for submissions is September 14, 2026.

Upload photos and information here: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9KRdYDPkYj8weKG

This annual exhibition highlights the importance of student research, work, and volunteerism across the spectrum of fields in Latin American, Latinx, and Black diaspora studies. The images do not necessarily have to come from Latin America, as long as the theme is related to the broader Latin America/Latinx/Black Diaspora subject areas.

Questions? Please contact Adrian Johnson,

Image: "La Charra," by Dominique Bejarano (2023)

Benson Latin American Collection

08/26/2026

Students, faculty, and staff from UT Austin and UT El Paso (UTEP) came together with community members from the El Paso–Juárez–Las Cruces metro area for the Mapping Borderlines Archives Institute, which took place on the UTEP campus earlier this month. Read about this event: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/news/llilas-benson-collaborates-with-ut-el-paso-at-border-mapping-institute

UTEP College of Liberal Arts Chicana/o Studies at UTEP Chicano Studies, Languages and Linguistics at UTEP PCL and the UT Libraries Benson Latin American Collection

08/25/2026

Join LLILAS Benson for the first in a series of four events honoring the legacy of Uruguayan scholar, writer, and literary critic Ángel Rama. All events in Spanish without interpretation.

https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/llilas/events/pl-aacute-tica-el-archivo-de-rub-eacute-n-dar-iacute-o-en-la-era-digital

Department of Spanish and Portuguese at The University of Texas at Austin