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Andor (2022): An interview with director Vitor Vilaverde
On April 25, CLAS will be showing the documentary, Andor (2022), as part of the ongoing film series on Latin American subjectivities in situations of conflict. The documentary follows…
Capoeira in the Classroom series takes Afro-Brazilian culture to local schools
By: Leila Vieira and Julio Beltrán
Developed from a collaboration between the Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) and the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS), the Capoeira in…
The Rise of Chinese Influence in Latin America
By: Ella Meyer, CLAS student intern, Spring 2023
In 2013, China announced the creation of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as One Belt One Road or the New Silk Road. BRI is…
CLAS Supports 2023 Ohio Latin Americanist Conference
The first Ohio Latin Americanist Conference (OLAC) was held at The Ohio State University in 2002, and every year since Ohio State's Center for Latin American Studies has played a pivotal…
January 8th: Political Polarization in Brazil
By: Ella Meyer, CLAS student intern, Spring 2023
On January 8th, 2023, supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed Brazil’s Praça dos Três Poderes, which houses the…
Latin American Research Highlight: Prof. Nora Bello
Statistical capacity building -- an Ohio State-Uruguay partnership
By: Ella Meyer, CLAS Student Intern, Spring 2023
Dr. Nora M. Bello, professor of statistics and systems modeling…
Portuguese Program Examines Pedagogical Practices
With significant contributions from CLAS Student Intern Zoey Wurgess
OSU's Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) is home to one of the strongest Portuguese language programs…
SOM & CLAS Partner for Exchanges with Brazil
The School of Music and Center for Latin American Studies have created an academic artistic partnership that will span the next two academic years in an effort to strengthen ties between Ohio…
Congratulations To Our Fall 2022 Whitten Scholarship Awardees!
Each semester the exceptional work and research that student curators undertake with the Kawsay Ukhunchay: Andean & Amazonian Indigenous Art & Cultural Artifacts Research Collection is…