Latin American studies is an interdisciplinary program that draws from a variety of departments, including anthropology, art history, environmental studies, history, political science, Romance languages, and sociology. Our award-winning researchers engage in grant-funded research and have authored many publications.
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Our faculty members are dedicated to studying Latin America in a modern, global context. Their wide-ranging research spans academic fields and historical eras.
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ANTHROPOLOGY, HISTORY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES - The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation announced this year's Outstanding Research Awards, many of which went to College of Arts and Sciences faculty members: Professor Carlos Aguirre (history and Latin American studies) and Assistant Professor Gabriel Sanchez (anthropology).
WOMEN'S, GENDER AND SEXUALITY STUDIES -Isabel Millán, an assistant professor, recently published the book Coloring Into Existence: Queer of Color Worldmaking in Children’s Literature.
BIOLOGY, LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, GLOBAL STUDIES - Two UO students have been awarded prestigious Udall Undergraduate Scholarships, a first for the university and all the more rare because it is the second award for one of the Ducks.
