Book Talk: José M. Alamillo presents Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora Please join us online when José M. Alamillo, professor and chair of the Chicana/o Studies Department at CSU Channel Islands, presents his new book, Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora (Rutgers University Press, 2021). Spanning the first half of […]
Join us for the CCAS 2021 Virtual Commencement! The commencement webpage will go live at 10:00 am PT on Saturday, June 12. This is a pre-recorded event.
Please join us for the first meeting of the Fall 2021 Race, Ethnicity and Immigration Colloquium, presented by IGS and co-sponsored by the Center for Race & Gender at UC Berkeley. Professor Leisy J. Abrego (UCLA) will give a talk titled "My mother, the painter: Storytelling in Central American Studies." For more information on the […]
Join us for an invocation to the four directions and calling of the spirits collective ofrenda guided by Prof. Martha Ramirez- Oropeza.
You are invited to an online event honoring our ancestors and acknowledging the devastating losses the Latinx and other racialized communities have endured during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This reflective event will feature artwork, performances, and critical analyses by faculty, students, and community members. Open to the public! Register here: https://bit.ly/2XqWpCP
IAC Fall Forum featuring guest speakers. UCLA Institute of American Cultures When: Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 3–4 PM (PST)IAC Fall Forum 2021_Depts flyer RSVP link: https://uclaea.zoom.us/webinar/register/5816343257350/WN_k2pSc104RciBB2KmU1jaJw
Join us for a virtual book talk with Dr. Michelle Téllez on Friday, February 4th from 11:00am - 12:30pm. This event is sponsored by the UCLA Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and the Center for Mexican Studies. Dr. Michelle Téllez is Associate Professor of Mexican American Studies and Gender Studies at the […]
Mark your calendar and let your friends know that we will be having an Info Session to inform students about the requirements for our Central American Studies minor on Monday, February 13 from 1:00-2:00 pm either in person in Bunche 7386 and via zoom https://ucla.zoom.us/j/3803275880 If you or your friends are looking for a minor, […]
PH.D GRADUATE JACK CARAVES presents for The Department of Gender Studies Trans*Formative Spirituality in Trans Latinx Lives: Cultivating Spirituality, Resistance, and Hope on the Path of Becoming Monday, March 13th 3:30-5pm YRL Presentation Room Description: Drawing on life history interviews and survey data with trans Latinx adults in Los Angeles, this talk examines how trans […]
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Hello new and continuing students and community members, We cordially invite you to the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies Open House! We are having our Open House in person, in front of UCLA Bunche Hall elevators, on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Please join us and bring your […]
We cordially invite you to the Inaugural Afro-Isthmus Symposium with invited guests: Marielba Herrera (ES) & Heriberto Erquicia (ES). Date: Thursday, November 2th, 2023 Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Location: Collins Room Alumni Center (UCLA) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Lunch and light refreshments will be provided for symposium and mixer […]
Hello CCAS community members, We cordially invite you to Dia De Los Muertos! Guided by Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza with over 230 students. Date: Sunday, November 5th, 2023 Time: 4:00 pm - 8:30 pm Location: 685 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291
We cordially invite you to the Oceanic Studies Book Forum with invited guests: Alfred Flores (Harvey Mudd College) & Christen Sasaki (UC San Diego). Moderated by Genevieve Carpio, Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Central American Studies. Date: Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 Time: 12:00 am - 1:30 pm Location: UCLA James West Alumni Center - Founders […]
We cordially invite you to Artist Talk: Joey Terrill! Artist and retired Director of Global Advocacy & Partnerships for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Joey Terrill, speaks about his life's work as an artist and activists focusing on issues facing queer Chicano communities in Los Angeles and beyond. Date: Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 Time: 7:30 pm […]
We cordially invite you to a CCAS Talk by Cynthia Vázquez: Title: "We Start at Dusk:" Peon Playing and the (Re)connect of Kumeyaay Transborder Sovereignties on the U.S./Mexico Border Abstract: The U.S./Mexico border serves as a buffer zone where various state-level legalities are enforced, and it is constantly under surveillance by the U.S. and Mexico […]
You are cordially invited to the UCLA Art History Department’s annual Patricia McCarron McGinn Lecture featuring Charlene Villaseñor Black, Professor of Art History and Chair of the Chicana/o and Central American Studies Department at UCLA. Professor Villaseñor Black will present her talk entitled “Art against Necropolitics” on Monday, March 4 at 5 PM in the Optimist Room of the Luskin Conference Center. This […]
We cordially invite you to a CCAS Talk by Dr. Francisco J. Galarte: Title: "Dolorous Gender" Abstract: This lecture builds upon the work in Brown Transfiguration: Rethinking Race, Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Chicanx/Latinx Studies by proposing the affect of dolor as a conceptual framework for analyzing and theorizing the psycho-sexual affective registers of racialized […]
IN PERSON- RSVP, please click here The Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies is pleased to co-sponsor a gallery talk at the Fowler Museum featuring Professor of Art History and Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Associate Director of the Chicano Studies Research Center Charlene Villaseñor Black and Lilly Endowment Curator of Art and Religion Patrick A. […]
The Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies is presenting two remote Admission Information Sessions on the Ph.D. program. During the Ph.D. information session, we will discuss the admission process and program requirements. Please RSVP using the links provided. 2025 CCAS Ph.D. Admissions Information Sessions Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Time 9:30 am -11:00am ZOOM […]
Join us on November 3rd, from 5:00-8:30 pm, for Dia De Los Muertos. Guided by Professor Martha Ramirez-Oropeza. Location: 685 N Venice Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291
Book Talk: Laura Chávez-Moreno Presents "How Schools Make Race" Event Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm Event Location: CSRC Library - 144 Haines Hall Laura Chávez-Moreno, assistant professor in the departments of Chicana/o and Central American Studies and Education, will present her new book examining the pivotal role schools play in shaping concepts of […]
Book Talk: Dr. Christopher Loperena Presents "The End of Paradise" Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm Place: CSRC Library - 144 Haines Hall Christopher Loperena is Associate Professor in the Ph.D. Program in Anthropology at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His research examines Indigenous and Black territorial struggles, land, extractivism, […]
The Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies at UCLA invites you to the symposium Archival Futures: The Ephemera of Art, Mobility and the Isthmus. This day-long event will feature scholars, community archivists, artists and intellectuals based in Los Angeles and abroad to deeply engage the archives as those produced and looked after by Central […]
The Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies is presenting an Admission Information Session for the Ph.D. program. Please help us by sharing our flyer with anyone interested in applying to the Ph.D. Program. During the Ph.D. information session, we will discuss the admission process and program requirements, and we will answer any questions. Please RSVP using the links provided.
RSVP Link Please join us for a celebration of Profe Gaspar De Alba's incredible career and lasting legacy at UCLA. Let's celebrate her research and impact! Hosted by the UCLA Center for Musical Humanities in partnership with the Dean of Social Sciences and the Department of Chicana/o and Central American Studies, “Queering Sor Juana” will […]
