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A Conversation With Professor Abelardo Rodriguez
Dr. Rodríguez Sumano (CLAS ’02) will discuss the material and cultural power of the United States as a superpower in transformation as well as the United States’ imperial…
November 7, 2025
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CLAS and the Georgetown Americas Institute: “Democratic and Legal Regression in the Americas”
Democracy is in crisis in the Americas, as it is around the world. Simultaneously, the rule of law has been and remains weak in the region. How are these phenomena related, how…
October 30, 2025
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“Institutional and Political Crisis in Peru”: LAC Moments
Alberto Vergara, professor of social and political science at Universidad del Pacífico (Lima, Peru); Cynthia McClintock, professor of political science at George Washington…
October 26, 2025
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CLAS-Funded Research Showcase: LARS
Both presenters will discuss research they have completed with the help of CLAS research funding. Georgetown University doctoral candidate Pedro Lara de Arruda presents his…
October 19, 2025
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“Migrant Archives”: LARS
Georgetown University doctoral candidate Zyanya Dóniz Ibañez presents her research on “Memory Archives: Violence, Memory, and Displacement in Valeria Luiselli’s Lost…
October 14, 2025
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CLAS in Brussels
Javier Ochoa (CLAS ’20) and Alberto Maresca (CLAS ’25) met in Brussels earlier this month to exchange notes about their experience in CLAS. Javier is an Emergency…
October 13, 2025
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“On the Move: Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean”: Book Talk
Andrew Selee and Valerie Lacarte book, “On the Move: Migration Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean,” is the first comprehensive exploration of how nations throughout…
September 27, 2025
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“Balancing Powers? Courts and Presidents in Brazil and the U.S.”: LAC Moments
This LAC Moments will feature a comparative discussion of courts and presidents in Brazil and the United States. Discussants include: Luciano da Ros, assistant professor in the…
September 21, 2025
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Priscila Putzulu (LAS ’26): Energy, Justice and Community at Casa Pueblo
At Casa Pueblo — a renowned community-based organization dedicated to environmental justice and energy sovereignty — Priscila conducted research on renewable energy models,…
September 6, 2025
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CLAS Welcomes Ambassador Dessima Williams
CLAS proudly announces that this Spring semester we are hosting former Ambassador Dessima Williams, SFS’ first Visiting Distinguished Professor of Global Perspectives. A long…
February 2, 2023