Welcome to CLAS
When CLAS opened its doors in 1959, just months after the Cuban Revolution, it was one of the first Latin American Studies programs in the United States.
It has continued to be a leader in area studies, bringing together scholars and practitioners from Washington D.C. and the region to serve as adjunct faculty.
CLAS offers summer programs in Brazil, Chile and Colombia, and encourages undergraduate study in Ecuador and Argentina.
M.A. students at CLAS reflect a broad range of international and domestic backgrounds and experiences.
CLAS’s faculty brings together diverse scholarly interests with a focus on Latin America from the Washington D.C. area.
CLAS News
Human Rights and the Question of Genocide in the Guatemalan Civil War
On October 25th, the Center for Latin American Studies hosted priest and anthropologist Father Ricardo Falla, S.J. for a discussion about the 1982 San Francisco Massacre in Guatemala. Though a tragedy almost three decades in the past, Fr. Falla stressed the continuing impact that memories of this massacre, and others like it, continue to have on Guatemala.
CLAS alum Antonio Quintanilla (MA’18) interviewed by NTN24
On Oct. 30, CLAS alum Antonio Quintanilla (MA’18) was interviewed by NTN24 regarding the likelihood of Brazil intervening militarily in Venezuela.
Student Writing Competition
Winning essays will be awarded the Marcos and Ida Kerschner Prize: $2,500 for first place, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place. The top submission will also be eligible for publication in Americas Quarterly. Due November 30, 2018!
Professors Erick Langer and Miléna Santoro Edit New Book
CLAS congratulates Professors Erick Langer and Miléna Santoro for the publication of a new book by University of Nebraska Press which they co-edited. The book, titled Hemispheric Indignities, is a critical anthology that brings together indigenous and non indigenous scholars specializing in the Andes, Mesoamerica, and Canada.
Sharing sad news from Georgetown CLAS
We write to share the very sad news of the tragic death of Wendy Karina Martinez, CLAS MA 2012. Let us find strength in one another, in our faith, and in the mission and sense of connectedness that unite us. And let us pray for Wendy and her family and friends at this terribly difficult time.
Anna Deeny interviews Mercedes Roffé for the Brooklyn Rail
CLAS Professor Anna Deeny interviews poet Mercedes Roffé. This interview covered Roffé’s writing process and the inspiration behind her latest work, Ghost Opera.