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Latin American and Latino Studies

Latin American and Latino Studies Program
Mailstop 036
Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02454
office phone: 781-736-2293

Professor Javier Urcid, chair
phone: 781-736-2223
e-mail: Urcid@brandeis.edu

Marilyn Brooks, administrator
phone: 781-736-2293
fax: 781-736-2273
email: Mbrooks@brandeis.edu


Latin American and Latino Studies Program
Economic, political and cultural relations between the Americas and the growing importance of the Latino presence in the USA have made Latin American and Latino Studies crucial fields of inquiry for numerous disciplines.

Brandeis University offers students the opportunity to examine South America, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and the Latin American diaspora in the United States through interdisciplinary study in eight university departments. By adding the possibilities of Boston-area internships and study abroad, this wide variety of courses and experiences will prepare our majors and minors for careers in various fields relating to Latin America.

Our new name: We have changed our name from Latin American Studies to the Latin American and Latino Studies Program. This change reflects the hemispherical and transnational nature of our program that includes countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and their diaspora in the USA.

"He dicho Escuela del Sur; porque en realidad, nuestro norte es el Sur. No debe haber norte, para nosotros, sino por oposición a nuestro Sur. Por eso ahora ponemos el mapa al revés, y entonces ya tenemos justa idea de nuestra posición, y no como quieren en el resto del mundo. La punta de América, desde ahora, prolongándose, señala insistentemente el Sur, nuestro norte. [Joaquín Torres García. Universalismo Constructivo, Bs. As. : Poseidón, 1941]
América del Sur, 1946 Joaquin Torres García. Image taken from: http://www.museum.oas.org/permanent/
constructivism/torres_garcia/writings_by.html