University of Florida Center for Latin American Studies

10/15/2026

Our own distinguished professor emerita Carmen Diana Deere was recently featured on the Colombian podcast A Fondo in conversation on her latest book, "First-Wave Feminism and Women’s Civil and Political Rights in South America." You can watch on YouTube or listen to the audio version (both en español) on your podcast platform!

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10/13/2026

A big THANK YOU to Dr. Omri Elmaleh for last week's COLOQUIO talk, "Brazil as a Middle Eastern Arena: Jews, Palestinians, and Lebanese Long-Distance Nationalisms," and to Dr. Andrew Janusz for providing commentary! We'll see you Friday in the Keene Faculty Center (Dauer Hall) for this week's COLOQUIO!

10/08/2026

NEXT FRIDAY, we'll see you in the Keene Faculty Center at 4:00 pm for the COLOQUIO "Nowhere to Go: Cuba's State Against Nation," a conversation with Lillian Guerra and Ricardo Herrero. 🇨🇺 Bringing together history and policy, Professor Guerra and Mr. Herrero explore Cuba's "cambio sin cambio," and what possibilities for change remain for Cubans on the island.

10/07/2026

A big OBRIGADO to Dr. Michele Luz for the COLOQUIO talk, "The people in the kaleidoscope: Bolsonarist discourse in light of contemporary populist theories," and to everyone who attended! 👏 This Friday is Homecoming, so we'll see you on the 16th for the next COLOQUIO on the schedule 😁

10/06/2026

➕ Did you know we have an undergrad/MALAS combined degree option? Our "4+1" program allows undergraduate students to pursue a MALAS degree in addition to their BA or BS, with just one more year of study.

➕ Undergrads, if you're interested in adding a MALAS degree via the 4+1 option, come to our info session on Tuesday, October 13 at 4:30 pm in the O'Neill Reading Room, Pugh Hall!

10/02/2026

See you today at 4:00 pm!

This Friday, we welcome Omri Elmaleh for the COLOQUIO talk, "Brazil as a Middle Eastern Arena: Jews, Palestinians, and Lebanese Long-Distance Nationalisms," co-sponsored by the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies! 🤓 Dr. Elmaleh will be joined by our affiliate faculty Andrew Janusz (Political Science), who will serve as commentator. See you Friday at 4:00 pm!

10/01/2026

10/01/2026

See you tonight, 6:00 pm at the Harn!

We're thrilled to co-sponsor tomorrow's lecture, "After Utopia: Feminist Practice in Contemporary Cuban Art," with guest speaker Dr. Jasmine Kaur Chohan, Assistant Curator of Contemporary British Art at the Tate Britain! 🎨

In her lecture, Dr. Chohan will explore how contemporary Cuban women artists have developed new artistic approaches that engage with questions of spirituality, ecology and historical memory. After the lecture, enjoy a reception and the chance to view the Layered Lives exhibition of contemporary Cuban women artists. 🇨🇺

Don't miss it! See you at the Harn at 6:00 pm tomorrow evening. 🤓

09/30/2026

We're thrilled to co-sponsor tomorrow's lecture, "After Utopia: Feminist Practice in Contemporary Cuban Art," with guest speaker Dr. Jasmine Kaur Chohan, Assistant Curator of Contemporary British Art at the Tate Britain! 🎨

In her lecture, Dr. Chohan will explore how contemporary Cuban women artists have developed new artistic approaches that engage with questions of spirituality, ecology and historical memory. After the lecture, enjoy a reception and the chance to view the Layered Lives exhibition of contemporary Cuban women artists. 🇨🇺

Don't miss it! See you at the Harn at 6:00 pm tomorrow evening. 🤓

09/29/2026

This Friday, we welcome Omri Elmaleh for the COLOQUIO talk, "Brazil as a Middle Eastern Arena: Jews, Palestinians, and Lebanese Long-Distance Nationalisms," co-sponsored by the Bud Shorstein Center for Jewish Studies! 🤓 Dr. Elmaleh will be joined by our affiliate faculty Andrew Janusz (Political Science), who will serve as commentator. See you Friday at 4:00 pm!