Connecting the Americas

The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLxS) promotes the study of the histories, cultures, societies, and political systems of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Latinx populations globally. Our curricular offerings and extracurricular activities provide undergraduate and graduate students with opportunities to explore the rich political, aesthetic, intellectual, and scientific traditions of the region.

  • Degrees Offered BA
  • Major Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies
  • Minor Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies

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Coloniality of Power meets Dependency Theory

Mergenthaler 366 The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies presents Inés Valdez (Political Science, Johns Hopkins University) and Segundo Montoya Huamaní (Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Perú) for […]

Interpretive Conflicts over Mariátegui’s Marxism

Macaulay 101 The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies presents Segundo Montoya Huamaní (Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Perú) for a book presentation: Interpretive Conflicts over Mariátegui's […]

Mapping Scenarios

Bloomberg 272 The Program in Latin America, Caribbean and Latinx Studies is glad to present Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director of the Department of Social Inclusion at the Organization of American States […]

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LACLxS Summer Research Grantees 2025

The Program in Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLxS) is delighted to announce the Graduate Student Research Grantees for the Summer of 2025. LACLxS grants support summer research and travel […]

CFP: Unraveling the Archive

The Program in Latin America, Caribbean and Latinx Studies is pleased to share The Call for Papers for a Graduate Conference entitled Unraveling the Archive, scheduled for April 11-12, 2025 at JHU.  […]

LACLxS Work-in-Progress Seminar

The Program in Latin America, Caribbean and Latinx Studies is glad to present The LACLxS Work-in-Progress Seminar, run by graduate students Bruno Franco (MLL) and Matheus Mendoça (Sociology), where students […]