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The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at UCB is dedicated to promoting research

05/14/2026

CLACS Working Group applications are now open!

Every year, the UC Berkeley Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies sponsors working groups comprised of UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students (graduates and/or undergraduates) who gather regularly to discuss and share research on topics of mutual interest. Working group research topics should be related to Latin America and/or the Caribbean and activities should not be limited to social engagements. CLACS provides funds of up to $1000 and offers support for group meetings, events, and other activities.

Applications are due May 26th!

For more information, visit here: https://clacs.berkeley.edu/funding/clacs-grants/working-groups

05/13/2026

Read the latest publication to the CLACS Blog!

In July 2025, four members of the Coletivo de Tradutores Berkeley-Brasil (Berkeley Brazil Translators Collective) — Derek Allen, Ana Claudia Lopes, Liam Seeley, and Luíza Bastos Lages — traveled to Brazil. They went to experience first-hand some of the realities that they worked on translating as part of Revista Pihhy, a project presenting Indigenous knowledge by Indigenous authors in English

To read the publication, visit here: https://clacsberkeley.blog/2026/05/01/translation-in-goias/

05/12/2026

CLACS is excited to announce that applications for the 2026-2027 Graduate Affiliate is now open!

The Affiliated Graduate Student Program supports the research of advanced graduate students at UC Berkeley. We hope that through an affiliation with CLACS, graduate students can further their research and develop relationships with colleagues across departments and disciplines.

Applications are due May 26th!

For more information and how to apply, visit here: https://clacs.berkeley.edu/people/graduate-affiliates

05/11/2026

CLACS Event Series Grants are now open!

Event Series Grants offer up to $6,000 for events organized by groups of graduate students and CLACS-affiliated faculty members in the 2026-27 academic year.

Applications are due May 26th.

For more information and how to apply, visit here: https://clacs.berkeley.edu/opportunities/event-series-grants

05/07/2026

Watch the newest video on our Youtube Page!

Abelardo de la Cruz (UNC-Chapel Hill) discusses Nahua religion in the region of Chicontepec (northern Veracruz, Mexico), also known as the Huasteca Veracruzana. In this region, there is a select group of people known as motiochihuanih (prayer specialists), whose main labor is to pray Christian prayers and to carry out several rituals associated with the local religion called el costumbre (the custom).

This event was part of the Mesoamerica: Disrupting Narratives, Past and Present event series, supported by CLACS. Co-sponsored by the Mexican Studies Working Group.

To watch the video, visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4nFbH_1vY

05/05/2026

Join us for the "Digital Ecologies Spring 2026 Student Showcase."

The Digital Ecologies Working Group, led by Deibi Sibrian (Ph.D. student in ESPM), brings together graduate students, undergraduates, and faculty to examine the socio-environmental impacts of digital transformations across Latin America, with a current focus on El Salvador. This student-led showcase presents interdisciplinary research on cryptocurrency-driven urbanization, the reversal of El Salvador’s national mining ban, and the rise of AI infrastructure.

Using methods such as remote sensing with Google Earth Engine, sentiment analysis, and visual ethnography, apprentices and graduate collaborators share findings on how digital industries are reshaping ecosystems, land governance, and community health. The showcase will highlight innovative student research and invite discussion on pathways toward environmental justice and regenerative digital futures.

Presented by the Digital Ecologies Working Group, supported by CLACS.

For more information about this event, visit here: https://events.berkeley.edu/clacs/event/319247-student-showcase-digital-ecologies-working-group

Student Showcase | May 8 | 1 pm | 2334 Bowditch Street, Berkeley

04/27/2026

CLACS is hiring for the 2026-2027 year!

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies is looking to hire three Undergraduate Student Assistants to assist with general program support, including but not limited to: managing and creating content for our social media platforms; assistance with preparation and ex*****on of virtual and in person public events and conferences; reception responsibilities (receiving visitors in our office); assisting with publicity for CLACS events; updating the CLACS database and website content; recording and creating videos for general dissemination; assisting staff with general administrative and research tasks.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to Julia Byrd, [email protected](link sends e-mail). Applications without cover letter and resume will not be considered. This position is only available to students with a Work-Study award.

For a full description of the position, please search for Job #5575528779 on the Work Study Program website.

For more information, visit here: https://clacs.berkeley.edu/people/opportunities

04/20/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our event with Christen Smith!

This event was part of the CLACS Series New Vocabularies, New Grammars: Améfrica and was presented in collaboration with the Center for African Studies.

We hope you enjoyed the conversation and look forward to seeing you at future CLACS events.

Check out what’s coming up next by visiting here: https://events.berkeley.edu/clacs

04/18/2026

Join us for, "Sanctions Against Cuba and the Current Crisis."

This hybrid in-person/virtual panel discussion is an opportunity to learn about the devastating impact of U.S. imposed sanctions against Cuba and the escalating crisis in the country. The speakers will focus on the many ways that sanctions affect daily life for Cubans and will provide an on the ground report back on the current situation. This conversation is especially important right now as the energy and humanitarian crisis intensifies amid the fuel blockade and the U.S. government’s recent threats of regime change on the island. The panel discussion will be followed by a Q&A session from the audience. The event is in English and is free and open to the public

For more information about this event and to register, visit here: https://events.berkeley.edu/sp/event/319318-sanctions-against-cuba-and-the-current-crisis-an

Panel Discussion | April 24 | 1pm | 5125 Dwinelle Hall, UC Berkeley and Zoom

04/17/2026

Watch the newest video on our Youtube Page!

In October 2002, the U.S. wanted the U.N. Security Council to sanction its invasion of Iraq. Adolfo Aguilar Zinser, who was then Mexico's Permanent Representative to the United Nations and sat on the Security Council, helped lead resistance to that demand. He spoke for CLACS on November 18, 2002.

Visit here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btcOaj0C3LU

04/16/2026

Join us for, "Mexico's Democracy at Risk: Luis Ugalde in Conversation with Eduardo Garcia."

Mexico's democracy is experiencing profound changes following a constitutional amendment affecting the independence of the country's judicial branch. Concerns are rising about its autonomous institutions, including the electoral system, falling into the government's hands. Join IIS in examining these changes and the dangers facing Mexico's democracy and economic development.

Eduardo García (Visiting Professor, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism) has spent more than three decades combining an economics background with a multifaceted journalism career to help local and international audiences make sense of Mexico's business, economic, social, and political landscapes. García served as chief of Bloomberg’s Mexico City bureau and founded the country's first digital financial publication, Sentido Común, today known as Axis Negocios. Luis Ugalde, director of Integralia Consultores, will lead the conversation.

This event is presented by the Berkeley Institute of International Studies. Co-sponsored by CLACS and the Graduate School of Journalism.

For more information about this event, visit here: https://events.berkeley.edu/events/event/318859-mexicos-democracy-at-risk-judicial-and-electoral

Conversation | April 23 | 3:30pm | 223 Philosophy Hall, UC Berkeley

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