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Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies

The Americas are home to almost a billion people, speaking over 450 indigenous and European languages. The history and diversity of Latin American, Caribbean and U.S. Latinx environments, cultures, and people continues impacting studies and policies on race, class, gender and human rights today. 

An Open Letter in Support of Black Lives Matter.

The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLaS) at Bowdoin fosters a deeper understanding of the diverse cultures and complex historical and contemporary relationships of Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Latinas and Latinos in the United States.

An Immersive Experience

The Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies (LACLaS) Program supports concerts, theme dinners, film screenings, symposia, service-learning projects, debates, and teach-ins organized by various student organizations, faculty, campus divisions, and neighborhood associations. Every semester speakers who are experts in a field related to the courses being offered—or who are directly involved with social, political, academic, or cultural activities in Latin America—are invited to campus.
Upcoming Event

Bowdoin Museum of Art Exhibition
Andean Modernities / Contemporary Art: Cultural Transformation in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia
, Becker Gallery

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Listen to NPR podcast with alumna Kathryn Leifheit linking evictions with COVID deaths
NPR: Researcher Finds Evictions Are Associated With More Than 10,000 Deaths From COVID-19
LAS Research Awards
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