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Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies

Luce Hall, 34 Hillhouse, 432.3422

Chair
Gilbert Joseph (History)

Professors
Rolena Adorno (Spanish & Portuguese), Richard Burger (Anthropology), Hazel Carby (African American Studies; American Studies), Carlos Eire (History), Roberto González Echevarría (Spanish & Portuguese), K. David Jackson (Spanish & Portuguese), Gilbert Joseph (History), Paul Kennedy (History), Vera Kutzinski (American Studies; African American Studies; English), Joseph LaPalombara (Political Science), Juan Linz (Political Science; Sociology), Josefina Ludmer (Spanish & Portuguese), Enrique Mayer (Anthropology), Mary Miller (History of Art), Gustav Ranis (Economics), T. Paul Schultz (Economics), Stuart Schwartz (History), James Scott (Political Science), Robert Thompson (History of Art), Bryan Wolf (American Studies; English)

Associate Professors
Philip Levy (Economics), Patricia Pessar (Adjunct, American Studies)

Assistant Professors
Jose Cheibub (Political Science), Guillermo Irizarry (Spanish & Portuguese), Kellie Jones (History of Art), Jaime Lara (Divinity), Cristina Moreiras Menor (Spanish & Portuguese), M. Victoria Murillo (Political Science), Stephen Pitti (History), Linda-Anne Rebhun (Anthropology), Lidia Santos (Spanish & Portuguese)

Lecturers
Antonio Ladeira (Spanish & Portuguese), Jordano Quaglia (Spanish & Portuguese), Thomas Siccama (Forestry & Environmental Studies)

There is no advanced degree in Latin American Studies at Yale, but students may draw upon resources of many departments of the University to make Latin America a field of concentration while working toward the Ph.D. in a conventional discipline. In addition, a graduate program in International Relations offers an M.A. degree centered on political science and economics with possibilities for a Latin American emphasis, and the Department of History and the Council on Archaeological Studies offer M.A. degree programs that allow a Latin American concentration. In all cases, the University's Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies can assist the graduate student in designing a balanced and coordinated curriculum. The council supplements the graduate curriculum with term-long, thematically integrated lecture series and special seminars and other lectures by visiting speakers, with screenings of Latin American films, and by organizing conferences on campus. The council also serves as a communications and information center for a vast variety of enriching events in Latin American studies sponsored by other departments, schools, and independent groups at Yale, and as the link between Yale and Latin American centers in other universities, and between Yale and educational programs in Latin America itself.

The Latin American Collection of the University Library has approximately 435,000 printed volumes, plus newspapers and microfilms, CD-ROMs, films, sound recordings, maps, and musical scores. The library's Latin American Manuscript Collection is one of the finest in the United States for unpublished documents for the study of Latin American history. Having the oldest among the major Latin American collections in the United States, Yale offers research opportunities unavailable elsewhere.

Program materials are available upon request to the director of graduate studies of the department of intended specialization. Information about supplemental resources in Latin American studies should be addressed to the Council on Latin American and Iberian Studies, Yale University, PO Box 208206, New Haven CT 06520-8206; e-mail, latin.america@yale.edu; Web site, www.yale.edu/las/.

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