The Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies (CLAIS) at The MacMillan Center seeks to enhance the understanding of Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula through collaborative efforts, meaningful partnerships and exchange of ideas and research. We draw on the strengths of Yale’s pioneering departments of History, Political Science, Anthropology, and Spanish & Portuguese, among others, to offer a broad array of courses, cultural events, scholarly lectures, and academic research. CLAIS organizes several colloquia series, sponsors research abroad, coordinates outreach programs, convenes international conferences, and supports faculty activities and collaborations throughout Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula.
On the evenings of Wednesday, April 10, and Thursday, April 11, 2024, the Loria Center for the History of Art became a hub of cinematic exploration and feminist discourse as it proudly hosted the Colectivo Cine Mujer Film Screening. This pioneering...
On Wednesday, March 27th, the Council on Latin American & Iberian Studies (CLAIS) at the Yale MacMillan Center invited Dr. Irma Alicia Velásquez Nimatuj to give a lecture on the sociopolitical contexts that drove Guatemalan indigenous...
Professor Moira Fradinger has been awarded the prestigious René Wellek Prize for her book, Antigonas: Writing from Latin America. The René Wellek Prizes recognize outstanding books in the discipline of Comparative Literature. Please read more about...
Iniciativa Proxima, an organization established in 2020 with support from Yale University, helps young Brazilian students emerge as leaders in the field of biomedical sciences. Founded and led by Marcelo Dietrich, Associate Professor at the Yale...
