Latin American Studies News
16 August 2023Students Catalogue Public Art at HWS
Two students explored the history of the Colleges’ public art this summer.
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1 June 2023Institute for Global Studies Announced
Serving as the home for nine departments and programs, the new Institute for Global Studies provides a unified center for different departments and programs, making access between them easier and more efficient.
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23 March 2023Hiking Torres del Paine
While studying abroad, Litzy Bautista ’23 and Samuel Calderon ’23 completed a 4-day hiking trek in Chilean Patagonia.
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1 September 2022Students, Faculty Reflect on Brazil Program
Led by Associate Professor of History and Latin American Studies Colby Ristow, students in the abroad program to Brazil spent the summer studying the influence of the African diaspora on everyday life in Rio de Janeiro, how Afro-Brazilian culture became synonymous with Brazilian National Culture and whether the state’s embrace of Black culture has produced a better quality of life for Brazil’s Black population.
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20 June 2022Brathwaite ’22 Presents Honors Research
A recent conference showcased the unsung expressions of Guyanese feminism that Kaitlyn Brathwaite ’22 studied as part of her Honors project.
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1 September 2021Platt '21 Starts Career at Maier Anderson
Audrey Platt '21 has landed a position at Maier Anderson, a fundraising firm that works with justice-focused nonprofits and political candidates. Graduating with a B.A. in political science and Lat
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20 April 2020Bamah '22 Interns with Queens DA Office
Following his first year on campus,political science major and public policy and Latin American studies double minor Michael Bamah '22 spent the summer interning with the Queens, New York, District Attorney's Office working in the domestic violence bureau.
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