CLACX

For more than 75 years, Vanderbilt has been a pioneer in the study of the Americas, forging new paths to innovate, shape, and advance the field. Now, the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies once again finds itself at the forefront, driving important changes in education, research and programming, both at the university and across the country. Read More

Join Vanderbilt University Press, the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies and the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries for the book launch of Journey without End: Migration from the Global South through the Americas. The event will be on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Central Library Community Room and online via Zoom. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies, Student Center for Social Justice and Identity, and Immersion Vanderbilt will host a discussion and book signing featuring Vanderbilt undergraduate student Pedro Rosales-Diaz, author of Dreams Through Shadow and Light, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Multicultural Community Space. Read More

Join Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (CLACX) as it hosts new Vanderbilt faculty with research interests that intersect Latin American, Caribbean and/or Latinx studies. Lunch will be provided at each talk, and no RSVP is required. Read More

Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies will host a public symposium, “Critical Field Reflections: The Project of Connecting Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies,” Sept. 22–23. The two-day program will feature book talks, presentations and a roundtable discussion with scholars from UC Davis, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, SUNY Buffalo and UCLA. Read More

Join Vanderbilt’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (CLACX) as it hosts new Vanderbilt faculty with research interests that intersect Latin American, Caribbean and/or Latinx studies. Lunch will be provided at each talk, and no RSVP is required. Read More

Join the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies and several student organizations on The Martha Rivers Ingram Commons for paletas from local Latinx business Las Paletas on Friday, Aug. 26, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. All Vanderbilt community members are welcome to attend. Read More

A pair of U.S. Department of Education grants totaling $1.7 million awarded to Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies will allow for innovation in curriculum and promotion of public awareness about Latin America.  Read More

Vanderbilt University’s Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies will host a welcome event on Zoom for Latinx students new to the university on Wednesday, Aug. 10, from 7 to 8 p.m. CT. CLACX invites transfer and first-year students to join for an hour of connections and community building. Read More

Join the Frist Art Museum and the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (CLACX) at Vanderbilt University for a virtual panel on Thursday, March 24, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. CT inspired by the exhibition "On the Horizon: Contemporary Cuban Art from the Pérez Art Museum Miami." Read More

The "Modernismo à Brasileira: 100 Years Since the Semana de Arte" panel featuring Vanderbilt University faculty and students will be in Garland Hall, Room 209, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22. Read More

A panel of four noted scholars who are drawing on and contributing to the environmental humanities will come together on Feb. 16 for a discussion co-hosted by the Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities and the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies. Read More

Jason De León, creator of the "Hostile Terrain 94" exhibit and founder of the Undocumented Migration Project, will give a free lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. in Sarratt Cinema. A public reception will precede his talk beginning at 5:15 p.m. in Sarratt Gallery. Read More

Join the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (CLACX) for a timely panel discussion focused on the current political and social unrest in Cuba. The event will be held on Thursday, Aug. 26, beginning at 2:10 p.m. in the Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center Auditorium. Read More