What has blackness historically meant in the Dominican Republic? And, what does it mean to be Dominican, both on the island and within the diaspora? These are two of the questions that Yale professor Dixa Ramírez tackles in her new book, Colonial...
Scholars of twentieth-century European literature have long considered the importance of youth and youth culture within modernist literature. In a recent book, Professor Leslie Harkema seeks to bring turn-of-the-century Spanish literature into this...
There was a time when Albert Laguna thought his father was the funniest man in the world. Until, that is, he began to research the topic of popular culture in Cuba for his recently published book and realized that his father had been stealing quite...
On February 16, the Council for Latin American and Iberian Studies at the MacMillan Center held a round-table discussion entitled “Rebuilding Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.” The discussion brought together four speakers from various disciplines...
Elisabeth Jean Wood, newly named as the Franklin Muzzy Crosby Professor of the Human Environment, focuses her research on political violence, particularly sexual violence during war; the emergence and resolution of civil wars; collective action and...
“The State of Anticorruption Efforts: Lessons from Latin America” conference, presented by the Oscar M. Ruebhausen Fund & Latino Law Students Association, will analyze the state of anticorruption efforts in Latin America, looking at cases and...
Prominent and emerging filmmakers from Latin America will gather on campus Nov. 15-19 to discuss their latest work during the annual Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale (LIFFY).
Produced by the Council for Latin American and Iberian Studies...
