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CLACX awards over $75,000 to 16 students for research, language study in summer 2022
May. 23, 2022—Sixteen students received CLACX funding to study languages or conduct research in Latin America during Summer 2022. Carlos Caballero (English and LAS major), Faith Viers (LAS major), Safi Chalfin-Smith (Tufts University; Political Science and International Relations major), and Emilu Warwick (University of Virginia; doctoral student in Foreign Affairs) received summer FLAS funding to study Portuguese through...
Frist Art Museum brings Cuban art to Nashville
May. 2, 2022—Nashville’s Frist Art Museum hosted On the Horizon: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Pérez Art Museum Miami from January through May 2022, featuring approximately 70 works by 50 Cuban artists, including María Magdalena Campos-Pons (Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair of Fine Arts), Yoan Capote, Los Carpinteros, Teresita Fernández, and Zilia Sánchez. The concept of “horizon” was used...
CLACX hosts sixth annual Haiti Week
Feb. 28, 2022—Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latin Studies (CLACX) hosted its 6th annual Haiti Week February 22–24 to foster discussions about Haitian literature, culture, and immigration in historic and contemporary contexts. “This week was an opportunity to reflect on the global reach of Haitian history and culture. We want students to know more about...
CLACX announces 6th annual Haiti Week
Feb. 14, 2022—Vanderbilt’s 6th annual Haiti Week to begin Feb. 22 Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX), Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center (BCC), Caribbean Students Association (CSA), and Center for Second Language Studies (CSLS) will host the 6th annual Vanderbilt Haiti Week Feb. 22-24. “This week is an opportunity to reflect on...
CLACX welcomes visiting doctoral student André Botton
Nov. 16, 2021—The Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX) is pleased to welcome visiting doctoral student André Botton to the Vanderbilt community. Botton, a PhD candidate in Theory of Literature at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, will be advised during his exchange at Vanderbilt by Emanuelle Oliveira-Monte, Associate...
Assistant Professor search for anthropologist who conducts research on Latinx migration
Sep. 20, 2021—Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science: Social Sciences: Anthropology Learn more and apply here Location Nashville, TN Open Date September 11, 2021 The Department of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor who conducts research on Latinx migration, with a focus on Latinx children and youth. We are open to...
In Memoriam: Manuel de Jesus Tahay Gomes
Sep. 8, 2021—En memoria de Manuel de Jesus Tahay Gomes Con mucha tristeza anunciamos que Manuel de Jesus Tahay Gomes falleció el 15 de agosto de 2021 en Guatemala debido a complicaciones de COVID. Conocido por muchos como Tat Wel, era una persona extraordinaria, un líder respetado por su comunidad y un maestro querido. Nacido el 19...
Hostile Terrain 94 Exhibit
Aug. 12, 2021—A Participatory Art Installation Project Examining the Humanitarian Crisis at the US/Mexico Border September 7 – October 5, 2021 · Sarratt Gallery, Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN Sponsored by Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies; Department of Anthropology; borders of citizenship group; and the Sarratt Gallery at Vanderbilt University Página en español...
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 at Vanderbilt
Aug. 11, 2021—At Vanderbilt University, the Student Center for Social Justice & Identity curates a calendar of events related to Hispanic/Latinx heritage, featuring programs from across campus and the Nashville community. Explore the 2021 Hispanic Heritage Calendar of Events at Vanderbilt University here, curated by the Student Center for Social Justice & Identity HHM 2020:#somosVU As in...
CLAS merges with Latino/a Studies, renamed Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (CLACX)
Aug. 10, 2021—New leader’s vision for Center for Latin American Studies will build on institution’s historical success while combining with Latinx studies Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American Studies will expand its purview—merging with the Program in Latino and Latina Studies—and will be led by Celso Castilho, associate professor of history, 2021 Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow and faculty...